With changing local and national energy codes and legislation

Luxonic Lighting pioneers technologies in interior lighting design whilst considering the life cycle of a product from its concept through to its end-of-life. Luxonic’s sustainable approach ‘Eco-Design’ is an effective environmental management system that maintains performance and energy efficiency whilst ensuring productivity, orientation and safety for the user. It allows customers and companies to purchase and use Luxonic products in an equally sustainable way.

Cooper Lighting announced that its Halo brand of recessed, track and surface lighting products has once again been named the Brand Leader in lighting by Builder magazine. Awarded for the fifteenth consecutive year, Halo was given top honors, sweeping all four lighting categories including Brand Familiarity, Brands Specified/Used in Past Two Years, Brands LED high bay light Used Most, and Quality. The company will be featured in Builder’s April issue.

“We are honored that the builder community continues to recognize Halo as their preferred choice for lighting products,” says Cooper Lighting President Mark Eubanks. “Today’s legislation requires lighting products to offer great advances in energy efficiency. Cooper helps builders adhere to this changing energy landscape with innovative, top quality, reliable lighting products that will add to a home’s value.”

For 57 years, Halo has been the industry leader providing high-quality recessed downlighting, track, and surface lighting products. With changing local and national energy codes and legislation, the demand for energy-efficient alternatives is greater now than ever before. Halo’s comprehensive portfolio of LED products continues to grow, addressing the need for ENERGY STAR?, high-efficacy choices to meet today’s challenging needs. As homeowners become more receptive to new LED lighting technologies, they not only want energy-efficient solutions, but high-performing and reliable products that create a comfortable living environment.

Energy efficiency retrofits can produce big savings for commercial building owners with little upfront costs

But trying to gather the initial capital expense, which ran upwards of $500,000, for retrofitting a seemngly new, three-year old facility was of a tough sell, said Tavares. The company received a number of incentives from the local utility National Grid, including a finance program that covers 70 percent of energy efficiency upgrade costs with an option to finance the remaining 30 percent with no interest over the next two years.

“We are committed to promoting and offering programs that will help our customers save money while reducing their carbon footprint,” said Marcy Reed, president, National Grid, MA in statement about the project. “We’re proud to partner with [Atlas Box] and help defray the costs through program incentives that will make the project a reality."

Energy efficiency retrofits can produce big savings for commercial building owners with little upfront costs.FirstFuel, a Boston-based energy analytics startup, released a report revealing 51 percent of all energy efficiency opportunities could be achieved through low and no-cost operational improvements. They calculated the savings over the entire U.S. commercial building market as a $17 billion opportunity for operational improvements.

Buck LED Driver with power factor correction (PFC). The device uses a digital technique that allows it to automatically detect the AC input voltage condition, allowing it to create a special internal reference signal that results in high power factor correction. The FL7701 will also work from a DC input voltage condition, automatically sensing AC versus DC input voltage conditions. The traditional technique of using a transformer in an MR application incurs additional losses with the transformer conversion; this traditional inefficient method can now be replaced using the FL7701 connected directly to a DC or AC off-line input.

whilst maintaining low thermal junction temperature

After teaching at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium (Heinrich Heine High School), Bottrop secondary school from 1981 to 1997 then being a managing partner with management firm KAWEK Beteiligungs-GmbH from 1997 to 2008, Kuklies has been a supervisory board member since 1997.

Light Planet's entry focused on their innovative range of NeoBulb LED lights which are at the forefront of advanced lighting solutions; penetrating new markets and achieving significant energy savings for a wide range of industries. The fixtures are engineered using a unique heat dissipation system that allows them to operate at ultra-high power with high luminous flux, whilst maintaining low thermal junction temperature.

Reduced consumption, high performance, long life and flexibility of design position the Light Planet NeoBulb range as a directly competitive alternative to traditional high consumption lighting; challenging misconceptions around the suitability of LED retrofits, and accelerating the widespread adoption of energy efficient lighting solutions.

"LED technology represents a quick but significant win in the drive to reduce energy consumption. Our NeoBulb range is an excellent example of the rapid advances seen in this technology in recent years. We are now in a position where we can compete directly with traditional technology whilst offering considerable savings and enhanced performance. We are delighted that these developments have been recognised by the Rushlight Awards", commented Light Planet Managing Director, Simon Leggett.

Both companies fully recognise the importance of becoming a global player

California-based LED lighting manufacturer Bivar Inc and UK-based Marl International have formed an international opto-electronics partnership with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia and a portfolio of approximately 24,000 high performance LED high bay light and light pipe products. The partnership will supply and support customers around the world through a global network of agents and distributors.

Before signing the partnership, the CEOs of the two companies, Tom Silber, President of Bivar and Adrian Rawlinson, Managing Director of Marl International spent two years looking at how the two companies can most effectively combine their strengths to the benefit of both sets of existing and potential customers. Both companies fully recognise the importance of becoming a global player, and the agreement is the first phase of an exciting joint strategic plan.

Commenting on the relationship, Tom Silber, President of Bivar said, “We value our strong relationship with Marl and share in the excitement at what we can create together. I’m confident customers will benefit from greater accessibility to our products and solutions.”

Adrian Rawlinson concluded, “The similarities between Bivar and Marl are uncanny, the synergies and potential are phenomenal.  Our collaboration is particularly exciting because it’s bilateral.  We will be promoting availability of Bivar products in the UK and Europe whilst Bivar are accelerating development of Marl products in North America.”

The two companies first initiative is “moving light to the front of the panel” with the launch of an enhanced product range of panel mount indicators and flexible light pipes with a wide variety of features and options based on metal and cost effective nylon housings.  The dynamic nature of the collaboration also enables both organisations to encourage enquiries for custom solutions.

the new LED is suited to be driven by a high current

At the show, Tamura and Koha showcased two kinds of white LEDs that use 0.3 x 0.3mm and 2 x 2mm blue LED chips, respectively. Their driving currents are 400mA and 6A. The brightness of the LED high bay light the 2 x 2mm chip is about 500lm. And the companies aim to increase it to 2,000 to 3,000lm, which is difficult to realize by using a sapphire substrate.

With a blue LED chip formed on a sapphire substrate, it is necessary to use the "horizontal structure," in which anode and cathode electrodes are horizontally arranged because a sapphire substrate is an insulator. On the other hand, a β-type Ga2O3 substrate has a high electrical conductivity and allows to use the "vertical structure," in which anode and cathode electrodes are formed on the top and bottom sides of an LED chip.

Compared with the horizontal structure, the vertical structure makes it easier to reduce element and heat resistances and to realize an even current distribution. The smaller the element and heat resistances, the smaller the amount of heat generated by an LED chip. Therefore, the new LED is suited to be driven by a high current.

Though GaN substrates are also suited for making high-output LEDs, β-type Ga2O3 substrates realize lower costs, Tamura and Koha said. Currently, GaN substrates are manufactured by using a vapor-phase epitaxial method called HVPE. On the other hand, β-type Ga2O3 substrates are manufactured by the melt growth method, which is theoretically suited for improving the quality of substrate and increasing substrate size.

No more halogen. No more Sparsam low-energy bulbs. No more fluorescent lights. We’re putting all our development and design efforts behind LEDs because we think  everyone  should be able to afford to illuminate their lives with the most sustainable lighting available.”

LED reflector lamps also offer a longer operating life

Using an innovative approach that factors in energy efficiency, light quality, cost, and consumer appeal, three energy efficiency leaders -- IEE, TopTen USA, and Ecova -- teamed up to provide consumers with a list of the Top Ten PAR 30 LED reflector light bulbs on the market today.

The study focused on LED high bay light (parabolic aluminized reflector) lamps because of their significant potential for energy savings with consumers. With approximately 150 million incandescent or halogen lamps in use in U.S. households, the potential energy savings in switching to long-lasting LED reflector lamps is vast.

DEFINITY products from Lighting Science are leading-edge LED replacement lamps that deliver performance and affordability to consumers. The advanced lamp line is a result of an LED system design that encompasses efficient energy saving power supplies, unique thermal solutions to foster exceptionally long lamp life and a top-tier optical system that results in spectacular light quality.

"Our goal was to make it easy for consumers to find the best LED reflector lamps," said IEE Executive Director Lisa Wood, "and by best, we mean the most efficient, cost-effective, as well as consumer-friendly available."LED reflector lamps are typically 360 percent more energy efficient than halogen reflector lamps. LED reflector lamps also offer a longer operating life -- typically in excess of 30,000 hours versus 2,000 hours for a halogen lamp. And the light that LEDs cast can be just as warm, focused, and dimmable. But with hundreds of LED products to choose from, finding the best products is a challenge. Now, consumers have a guide to the top performing LED lamps.

offers optics design professionals greater design freedom

Companies and manufacturers that sign up for the program will receive testing kits as well as collateral and technical support from Soraa to test the MR16 lamps with their fixtures. After this process, “validated fixtures will be listed on Soraa’s website, cross-referenced with the lamps with which the LED high bay light fixtures were tested. Similarly, fixture manufacturers will list the validated fixtures in their catalogs and website, cross-referenced with the Soraa lamps tested.”

LUXeXceL manufactures optical solutions using their patented “Printoptical” 3D printing process which requires no use of molds, special tooling, or post processing. This novel one step “CAD-to-Optic” process offers luminaire manufacturers significant cost reductions and time savings and offers optics design professionals greater design freedom and rapid prototyping.

FX64 Software Solutions CEO Igor Zupevc commented, “While optics design software has previously been oriented toward subtractive manufacturing methods such as diamond turning, full exploitation of the new additive manufacturing process invented by LUXeXceL demands and deserves new design tools with more advanced capabilities for parametric customization and creation of freeform, asymmetric geometries.  FX64 is proud to be among the first software firms to have recognized the potential of LUXeXceL’s innovations and is excited to become one of their first partners for development of the new web-based design software needed to provide easy access to their capabilities.”

Richard van de Vrie, LUXeXceL’s CEO, explained, “From using the commercially available LambdaSpect light simulation software from FX64 we became confident that they would be an excellent partner for development of custom software also. We are extremely pleased that Igor and his team have come to understand how our manufacturing process enables new design freedoms and we look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration with them for development of custom software to take better advantage of those freedoms.

With the Advent acquisition, QuantumClean now operates fifteen Advanced Technology Cleaning Centers and three world class ChemTrace microcontamination analytical laboratories in seven countries employing nearly 1,000 employees dedicated to providing the industry's most technologically advanced high-purity semiconductor parts cleaning and analytical services," Nicholas continues.

the LED lighting market to lift their sales

Tong, the director of the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories under the government-financed Industrial Technology Research Institute, said he expects LED lights to account for half of the global lighting business in 2020 if its current pace of growth continues.

Analysts said several Taiwanese LED product suppliers, such as Delta Electronics, Chicony Power Technology, Lite-On Technology and Edison Opto, have devoted increasing resources to penetrating the LED lighting market to lift their sales.

According to industry experts, backed by strong activity on the policy reforms front, the Rs 9,600 crore lighting industry is expecting to clock a healthy growth in 2013. Even though the industry faced some rough weather on project sales, the consumer category is said to be witnessing good growth.

Arun Gupta, global CEO, NTL Lemnis, pointed out that, the LED Industry is expected to reach around US $ 500 million by 2015 in India. Within the segment, LED street light and LED solar light's demand to increase by leaps and bounds in coming years,'' said Arun Gupta, global CEO, NTL Lemnis.

As per Elcoma, the industry body representing electric lamp and component manufacturers, the lighting industry in India is growing at nearly 17-18% per annum over the last two to three years. In order to focus attention on this industry and ensure that it derives the maximum attention by policy makers, Elcoma has established a secretariat in Delhi to follow up not only with the government, but with all concerned stakeholders and decision makers,'' said Gupta.

how much color correction would be required to produce acceptable results with that light

There has been similar enthusiasm for studio LEDs elsewhere, and they have been used in the U.S. for filming popular prime-time reality TV competitions such as "Dancing with the Stars," "America's Got Talent" and "American Idol."

But now the EBU suggests it may be premature to embrace LEDs fully in the studio, even if they are now ready for the home. Problems that have been identified include inconsistencies between factory batches, insufficient brightness and inability to spotlight subjects, especially from a great distance. A further issue is that color LED lights are prone to color shifts and inconsistencies that can be especially evident when lighting people's faces.

The EBU is not suggesting broadcasters should avoid LEDs, but urges them to recognize that many new LED lights fail to perform as well as had been expected or promised. The EBU has come up with its own recommendation to help broadcasters assess how well their television lighting performs. Called R 137, and accompanied by a software-based analysis tool, this is designed to quantify how well a set of test colors is reproduced when illuminated under a given light and viewed through a standardized camera and TV system. The software compares the differences in colors produced by the light source under test with those rendered under standard lighting conditions. It assigns a value from 0 to 100 to each light tested, and that value gives an indication of how much color correction would be required to produce acceptable results with that light.

In addition to the value assigned to the light, the software also provides additional information that can be used to advise colorists on how much correction is needed. In cases where the value assigned to a light is less than 50, the results may still be unacceptable, even given a lot of correction.

the opportunity to expand our portfolio of products in order to address the needs of our lighting customers

Philips Lumileds and Future Lighting Solutions, a division of Future Electronics, announced today they have restructured their long-standing distribution agreement. The new arrangement allows both companies to build upon their long-standing relationship while creating new opportunities for additional partnerships.

The new agreement builds on a relationship that has enabled the growth for both companies through the development of solid-state lighting solutions worldwide. "Our restructured agreement allows us to continue our collaboration with a long-term, trusted and successful partner. With the new agreement, we are able to serve the needs of our growing customer base and carry on our widespread expansion into new target markets,” said Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, CEO Philips Lumileds.

The Philips Lumileds and Future Lighting Solutions partnership will continue to provide customers with access to the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of application specific LED solutions. Philips Lumileds will now have the opportunity to distribute and sell its LED products through additional partners in various regions. Future Lighting Solutions will now have the opportunity to distribute other suppliers’ solid-state lighting lines.

“Philips Lumileds will continue to be a valued partner for us. We at Future Lighting Solutions will now have the opportunity to expand our portfolio of products in order to address the needs of our lighting customers. We are excited with this development,” said Gerry Duggan, Executive Vice President, Future Electronics.

We were absolutely thrilled to be named to Forbes' list," said Mary Pat Matheson, executive director for Atlantic Botanical Garden. "This year's show is bigger and brighter than ever, and it seems that the careful planning and hard work are paying off. The response from the public has been phenomenal!"

the automotive production line to provide a high brightness

EVERLIGHT provides components for the daytime running lamp (DRL) which is required to configure on the front lamp of automobiles started from 2011 by EU, and ’EVERLIGHT's newly launched high power LED called “Shwo D” series that had passed the AEC-Q101 test in product itself and also passed TS-16949 for the automotive production line to provide a high brightness and high quality LED for automotive makers.

For the application of infrared and sensor in mobile devices, EVERLIGHT announces its latest innovative APM-16D25 series which is a digital-output ambient light sensor with built-in IR-LED and I2C interface. It has signal processing circuit on a CMOS integrated circuit to provide light measurements over an effective 16bit dynamic range with a response similar to that of human eye. The APS-16D25 uses user-selected modulation frequency to drive the internal IR-LED and employ a noise cancellation scheme to highly reject unwanted IR noise. The APM-16D25 series has excellent temperature compensation, robust refresh rate setting without any external RC low-pass filter. The Proximity sensor of the APM-16D25 series can reveal the closeness of approaching/departure objects.

EVERLIGHT also announces the ELMM-457SURCB/A3, a display can be directly interfaced with a microprocessor can be used as a signage display in the POS system. The serial IC interface allows the display of 104 built-in characters and 24 custom user-defined characters in a 5x7 pixel format. The LED sources of this programmable for digit alphanumeric module display with a flat height of 6.5mm feature latest solid state technology in light emitting diodes and are configured in a 140 dots 4x5x7 matrix. The display in brilliant red provides excellent reliability and readability even in bright ambient light, and the device is made with water clear reflector.

In this exhibition, EVERLIGHT exhibits a high brightness signage display with EVERLIGHT Lamp LED inside that provided by EVERLIGHT’s customer. EVERLIGHT is not only providing various LED packages for different applications but also want visitor to know how well EVERLIGHT LEDs are by cooperating with EVERLIGHT’s customers. “The Right LED” can be paired with the appropriate applications to provide the best performance and quality. EVERLIGHT provides “Total Solution” for different customers in different applications that are expected to satisfy the fastest-growing global LED market.

simpler support system architecture

In addition, the retrofit will yield greenhouse gas reductions of approximately 469,003 tonnes over 20 years, an amount equivalent to removing approximately 4,295 cars from the road.

This is the latest in a series of project awards announced by the company. Recent contract announcements have included Salford (UK) consisting of 24,000 fixtures, the Dominican Republic consisting of 8,000 fixtures, and a 72,000 fixture retrofit over the next five years with New Brunswick Power.

The UV Slim LED represents our dedication in providing customers with the best UV LED technology available," says Mike Lim, Director of Global Industrial and New Business at Luminus. "Customers can tightly align the UV Slim LEDs together in order to generate the highest power-density UV LED line source available, which is especially useful for line-curing applications."

Designed with graphic arts printing in mind, the UV Slim devices also provide all of the traditional advantages of Luminus' Big Chip LED technology, including improved thermal power density and simpler support system architecture, along with delivering greater wall-plug efficiency than traditionally-sized LED dies.

This disruptive technology will help us achieve a sustainable society

After installation and commissioning the system is now ready to produce high quality GaN epi-wafers. “This is an important step for us”, Dr. NaiQian Zhang, President and CEO of Dynax Semiconductors, comments. “High power and high efficiency GaN electronic devices are the key components for next generation power management and data communications. This disruptive technology will help us achieve a sustainable society. The AIXTRON reactor is a proven system for this application".

Dr. Frank Wischmeyer, Vice President and Program Manager Power Electronics at AIXTRON, says “The Dynax technical team already has extensive experience with AIXTRON’s CCS technology. We are looking forward to supporting the customer with our expertise on accelerating the GaN power device market introduction in China.”

Compared to conventional silicon devices, GaN electronic devices provide superior performance in high frequency (RF) and power electronic applications in terms of efficiency and power density. Two major challenges however have to be met: due to the strong lattice mismatch between GaN and foreign substrates, GaN has to be grown in a special process. To compete with silicon devices, manufacturing costs have to be as low as possible which requires state-of-the-art MOCVD technology to provide high uniformity and reproducibility.

An intrinsic part of this massive reshuffle of two of the world’s largest technology brands is that lighting giant Osram will cut another 4700 jobs (12% of its workforce) by 2014, as the firm - alongside the wider lighting industry - tries to deal with global markets’ legislation- and technology-led transition from traditional lighting sources (such as incandescent and fluorescent) to solid-state technologies.

Design considerations for enhancing LED efficiency

Lumileds will offer the LEDs in 3-step MacAdam ellipse bins, tested at 85°C. Lesaicherre said that the company is not matching phosphor tiles with emitters the way it did in the original Rebel Lumiramic-based LED high bay light to reach the tight binning, but instead controlling the epitaxial (epi) process more tightly.

 Indeed, better process control is behind both the binning and the lower forward voltage. Lesaicherre said, "The conversion to 6-in substrates has really helped because we have more modern equipment." Specifically, he said they have tighter control of temperature and gas distribution in the epi process.

"We change our epi recipe every six months on average," said Lesaicherre. The Luxeon T is made with the latest recipe. Moreover, the company developed chip-architectural and packaging enhancements to maximize light output and efficacy.

The new family utilizes a chip-in-frame package with a tightly coupled optical dome. The combination of a small 2-mm2 emitting surface and properly sized dome is critical in directional applications. For more detail on that topic, see our recent article, "Design considerations for enhancing LED efficiency."

their product life cycle or the closure of smaller plants with lower sales

Due to the fundamental change in the lighting sector, Osram had already announced in January 2012 that it would adjust its capacities and in doing so adjust its workforce both nationally and internationally by the end of LED high bay light. In implementing these measures some 1,900 jobs have already been reduced worldwide in fiscal 2012, of which 300 were in German locations.

With the newly defined measures the number of employees will be reduced further by 2014, particularly outside of Germany. Based on current plans – in addition to the 1,000 jobs already communicated in January – a further 400 jobs will be affected in Germany primarily related to the sites in Berlin, Wipperfürth and Munich. The measures in Germany and internationally are aimed at plants with products at the end of their product life cycle or the closure of smaller plants with lower sales. At the same time, Osram is aiming to restore profitability with efficient structures in production, research & development, sales as well as in central functions.

“We are consequently treading the path of corporate reorganization and in doing so are entering the digital lighting age. Compared to traditional products, the depth of our added value in LED-based products will be significantly reduced. Consequently, the personnel increase in the future fields will only partially compensate for the change in the traditional business,” said Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of OSRAM Licht AG.

Osram is building up capacities in future-oriented business areas. As such the company created 200 jobs in the past fiscal year in Germany alone. During the course of the year, the company also inaugurated a new halogen production line at its Eichst?tt location with construction of a second line already underway. Osram also jointly developed a future concept with employee representatives at its Augsburg site. Key aspects of this concept are the development of the location into a center of excellence for manufacturing processes of LED-based products or the expansion of the fluorescent lamp production. Osram will invest a low three-digit million euro figure over the coming years in its LED assembly plant in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. In the final completion stage, 1,700 employees will manufacture products for key segments of the Chinese market and entire Asian region. The region will already account for around half of the global general lighting market in five years’ time.

the highest optical efficiencies in commercial recessed downlighting

Metalux’s ArcLine LED high bay light is a shallow plenum line of 1' x 1', 2' x 2', 2' x 4', and 1' x 4' architectural recessed luminaires with a depth of only 3.25 inches. The line provides seven lumen light levels, three color temperatures, and an efficacy up to 103 lumens per watt, depending on fixture and lumen packages.

The Halo Commercial product line is the first reported product to receive commercial qualification under the new ENERGY STAR? specification. The family features some of the highest optical efficiencies in commercial recessed downlighting.

The Fail-Safe HVL LED architectural vandal resistant luminaire is offered with a wide variety of options. The family is available in 8- and 12-inch widths, and lengths from one to eight feet. Several wattage and lumen packages are available in combination with five color temperatures between 2700K and 5000K. An integral occupancy sensor and emergency battery pack are also available.

The Fail-Safe UCL LED undercabinet luminaire offers a comprehensive package of features. Available in one- to four-foot lengths with two output levels per length, the UCL is available in four color temperatures between 3000K and 5000K. Aluminum or stainless steel construction is offered, with a choice of Pattern 12 acrylic or polycarbonate or linear ribbed acrylic shielding. Antimicrobial finish and integral sensors for automatic control are also available.

you paid for it; no one wanted to rent it anymore

Bright ideas are often depicted with a light bulb. And in Hollywood these days, that light is more likely to be LED than the traditional tungsten.

The industry standard is shifting as cinematographers are turning to light-emitting diodes to illuminate their sets more efficiently and with less heat than tungsten lighting, according to Variety.

But not all LEDs are created the same, so companies that rent the equipment to productions are taking a wait-and-see approach to which brand will be in demand.

“Every cinematographer is going to have their own taste for how something should look, and right now, there are still questions about LED high bay light how different brands of LED lights will interact on a set,” Chris Rogers, national account manager for Cinelease – a rental company – told Variety. “So we're waiting to see what our customers decide they like.”

New technology is a tricky business for rental companies. And digital equipment in particular poses unique problems because it is updated more frequently than mechanical equipment and has a shorter lifespan.

“People got burned with camera equipment (in 2002), because just after ‘Star Wars: Episode 2 (Attack of the Clones)’ was shot using the Sony F900, there was very little lag time until the next round of digital cameras came out,” said Johnathon Amayo, VP of production and post-production for Moviola. “So, basically, if you carried the F900, once the (lower-cost) Red came out, you had a camera that was worth one-tenth of what you paid for it; no one wanted to rent it anymore.”

The transition to LED lighting appears to be taking longer than the move to digital cameras, creating headaches for rental houses. Lighting is a new frontier that has not been fully explored. There are many options available – LED and tungsten – and the market has not yet.spoken definitively on the matter.

Supply chain needs for the next generation of passenger

Delegates will take away new insights into business development directions and technology innovations that can facilitate a more sustainable LED linear high bay light and profitable future for OEMs, suppliers and service providers.

As a former Chrysler executive in the China and Asia markets, Mr. Russo’s experience has involved successful partnership negotiation agreements, bringing new vehicle programs to market, and establishing sales / distribution infrastructure.  He will share his insights on creating a green transportation paradigm for 21st century mobility in China.

Recognised as “Fleet Manager of the Year” and representing one of the US Top 100 Fleets, Mr. Longobart has dedicated his career to the quest for safer and greener fleets.  He will explain how the telematics services revolution is benefiting municipal governments through carbon footprint reduction, cost efficiencies and increased productivity.

Drawing on his extensive automotive experience with Ford Motor, A.T. Kearney and PRTM, Dr. Xu will explore product innovation, platforming, new manufacturing approaches and supply chain needs for the next generation of passenger and commercial vehicles.

Paur is a consumer marketing, advertising and brands specialist in global automotive markets.  He will share his insights on telematics,LED high bay light including connectivity needs, consumers’ willingness to pay, as well as relevance to the vehicle purchase decision.

Delivers superior value to customers over existing products currently available

The acquisition of these assets from Twin Creeks, coupled with our operational expertise and proven ability to commercialize innovative technology will allow us to develop a new line of products that can deliver advancements in performance and value in the core markets we serve today as well as new markets that we have identified. We are particularly excited about the potential applications in the cover and touch screen markets,” said Tom Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer of GT. “This continues LED linear high bay light strategic diversification into new and promising markets with technology that delivers superior value to customers over existing products currently available.

The new contracts include retrofits to upgrade the lighting of an international Fortune 500 company, seven school systems, a large hospital complex in Kentucky, several locations at a large non-profit provider of senior living communities and the public buildings for a city in the Southeast. E

Energy Focus' SRC business has completed the audit of the facilities, inventoried their lighting systems, created an approved energy savings design for these contracts and is now procuring the materials and overseeing the lighting installations.

Joseph Kaveski, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I'm delighted to report the award of these new projects. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of our new leadership and SRC's intensified selling efforts. The LED high bay light team's focus on expanding our customer base, extending our geography and increasing customer value through EFOI's energy efficient LED lighting products is laying the foundation for further growth in 2013.

Signed a separate pact to collaborate on developing LED technology

According to Maeil Business Newspaper reported Monday, citing securities and information-technology industry officials, Samsung Electronics and Osram AG have scrapped earlier plan to set up a joint venture to develop LED technology.

"Manager-level officials here had considered the joint venture issue after a financial firm has suggested, but we stopped the discussion at an initial stage," an official at Samsung Electronics, was quoted as saying. "We have cross license contract with Osram, so will maintain good relationship with it."

Early in August, the two companies agreed to settle all of their ongoing patent suits globally, and signed a separate pact to collaborate on developing LED technology.In addition, according to Reuters, the two companies also agreed to "cross-license each other's LED patents and drop all litigation related to lighting product technology that they filed last year against each other in South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Germany."

Eye Lighting will move production of the Aphos-brand LED luminaires to its plant in Mentor and will sell the products under the Eye Lighting brand name.Tom Salpietra, president and CEO of Eye Lighting, said the Aphos line creates “greater scale for (the) business and strengthens (its) position and penetration in the fast-growing LED market.”Eye Lighting has 135 employees. In July, it opened a 2,000-square-foot luminaire design and assembly center within its Mentor building to further develop its LED and high-intensity discharge energy-efficient technologies.

The authors of the study are from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science

The nanostructures on an LED lens surface were fabricated by using a large-area nanotemplating and reconfigurable nanomolding with heat-induced shear thinning. The biologically inspired LED lens, distinct from a smooth surface lens, substantially increases light transmission over visible ranges, comparable to conventional antireflection coating. This biological inspiration can offer new opportunities for increasing the light extraction efficiency of high-power LED packages," they wrote. They noted that the conventional anti-reflection coating of existing LED lights is an expensive process. They said that conventional polymer lenses for LEDs are made by injection molding and then adding an antireflective coating with sputtering. Their method differed. They found that they could produce an anti-reflective plastic lens with just a single-step injection molding process. They said doing so meant driving down the cost of efficient LEDs. Their LED lens was made using a polyurethane-based optical resin. The authors of the study are from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Firefly Institute, Korea Basic Science Institute, and Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science.

Advanced Technologies announced on Oct. 31, that it is streamlining worldwide operations to better align its cost structure with current market conditions and enhance its ability to pursue strategic growth initiatives, including the consolidation of existing business units into a single Crystal Growth Systems (CGS) group and cost reduction actions including an approximately 25 percent reduction of the company’s global workforce.

When fully implemented, the workforce reduction is expected to reduce the company’s annualized expenses by approximately $13 million. GT expects to record restructuring charges associated with these actions in the amount of approximately $4.2 million in the December quarter.

Systems built with such devices could be more compact

One system, capable of handling 6x2-inch substrates, focuses primarily on R&D, while the other system, a CRIUS, is designed for mass production, handling up to 31x2-inch or 3x6-inch substrates in one run.

Dr. Hui Yang, Director of SINANO, reports: “Our Nano-Devices and Materials Division will use these systems to develop new applications such as gallium nitride (GaN) lasers on the 2-inch R&D system and GaN growth on silicon substrates and high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) on the CRIUS system.”

The Nano-Devices and Materials Division was established in 2006, with one of its research groups focusing on GaN-based high power light-emitting diodes (LED) and laser diodes (LDs) with an AIXTRON CCS 6x2-inch system. The division now wants to extend its expertise into the power electronics field.

GaN-based HEMTs are being widely developed on silicon as a route to mass production of high power density devices for radio frequency and power switching applications. Systems built with such devices could be more compact and more power efficient, needing less complex circuitry with fewer passive components and reduced cooling requirements.

LED lighting systems significantly lower operating costs for building owners by reducing energy consumption

Lunera’s manufacturing and design facility will bring new jobs to Anaheim over the next 18 months, and will be led by the recently expanded executive team, including, Senior Vice President of Operations, Shannon Paul Biggs, Chief Financial Officer, George Sigler, and Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, Michael Bremser. The facility expansion is part of Lunera’s integrated approach to LED fixture design, applying expert knowledge from the building/construction, lighting and semiconductor industries.

Lunera’s unique approach to LED technology blends art and science, partnering with leading chip manufacturers, and engineering the highest quality fixtures to derive the greatest efficiency out of the light fixture and its technology. In doing so, Lunera’s efficient LED lighting systems significantly lower operating costs for building owners by reducing energy consumption by more than 50 percent, reducing carbon footprints and contributing less hazardous waste.

Marvell’s ongoing collaboration with Cree is addressing major barriers to consumer LED adoption – specifically, light quality, dimming capabilities, dimmer compatibility and cost. Working together, Marvell and Cree provide incomparable LED solutions, bringing high performing and efficient lamps with advanced capabilities to market through complete reference designs primed for high-volume, low-cost production,” said Lance Zheng, Senior Technical Marketing Manager for the Green Technology Products Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. “This new joint A19 reference design, featuring Marvell’s 88EM8183 driver IC, further advances energy-efficient lighting for consumers while ensuring deep dimming and full compatibility with existing lighting infrastructures.”

“Cree and Marvell share a common goal – to drive the LED lighting revolution by improving everybody’s experience of solid state lighting,” said Mike Watson, Senior Director of Marketing, LED components, at Cree. “Cree’s XLamp? XB-D LED based on our SC3 technology platform, doubles the lumens per dollar with a smaller footprint, increased efficiency and improved light extraction. Combined with Marvell’s innovative driver technology, this joint project demonstrates an original, high performing, cost effective LED replacement lamp.”

These products will provide an ideal replacement for incandescent

In indoor applications, where warm light is particularly important, these products will provide an ideal replacement for incandescent and halogen lamps. In outdoor applications, such as road lighting, the high light output, high colour rendering and warmer appearance provides a particularly suitable replacement to SON-T street lights.

“The research and development cooperation between CREE and ALT will allow us to provide suitable products for a wide variety of customers and continue to facilitate the growth of the LED industry”, commented Aeon Lighting Technology CEO, James Laing.

We are cautious about short-term business conditions since there is still no clear sign that the economy is improving,” added Mr. Peeler. “However, the LED market is getting better – general lighting is growing, excess capacity is being absorbed, and customers are reporting more stable business conditions. An MOCVD order snap-back is inevitable as LEDs go from 5% of all lighting to over 30% over the next few years. Insatiable demand for storage will drive future hard drive industry capital expenditures and technology investments. We anticipate that Veeco’s orders will improve in the coming quarters.”

“In the meantime, we are focused on lowering our cost structure while protecting investments in R&D and new products,” concluded Mr. Peeler. “Our goal is to remain profitable while funding our future. We are market leaders with exceptional technology and customer roadmap alignment. We are well positioned for future growth as our end markets recover and the world adopts solid state lighting.”

The price of LED light sources in the future

A unique feature of the X10 is a combination of small size, state-of-the-art module efficiency over 110lm/W, the optimal price and convenient size for mounting. Optogan has already produced modules consisting of 72 items that can be easily divided into LED elements of smaller sizes and power. The X10 concept offers the maximum possible variety starting with single unit of 10 W. The biggest X10 module can provide maximum luminous flux of nearly 80,000 lumens, while the power consumption is only 720W. Due to various sizes and forms of the elements, X10 can be used for various applications, such as halogen lamp analogues, light fittings, single designer lamps, fixtures with reflectors, as well as high power industrial or street lights. The ceramic base and product material selection is based on long life performance by design.

Optogan`s X10 patented design is unique on the LED market and was developed jointly with the well-known Russian Innovation Center "Skolkovo". The pilot sample of the X10 solution was already introduced in 2011 and has by now won the recognition of the international community at the largest lighting exhibitions, such as Light & Building in Frankfurt am Main or Strategies in Light Europe in Munich. “It's great that, thanks to the material and technical base of the Innovation Centre Skolkovo our breakthrough technology does not stagnate in the laboratory, and only after a year goes to the mass market. It is a high contribution for the hi-tech industry” – emphasized Vladislav Bougrov.

Optogan`s X10 module is a new generation of integrated solutions like LED Chip-on-Board, which are the main focus of technological development of the global LED industry. As Vladislav Bugrov explained during the opening ceremony, Optogan strives “to make the transition from a single breakthrough LED, which is already implemented in the technology Chip-on-board, to the integrated lighting system, including the assembly of LEDs on a single substrate, the circuit elements and the power control (driver), as well as the primary optics. Such a breakthrough is possible due to the continuous research, conducted at the Optogan`s research and development center”. According to Bougrov, “full integration, in particular, will significantly reduce the cost of the production process, significantly decreasing the price of LED light sources in the future”.

Zhaga has made the interface specification ‘Book 3’ publicly available as free download from its website (zhagastandard.org). Book 3 defines the interface for a small, round, LED light engine suitable for spot lighting and other applications that need a point light source.

The results can start to reshape an industry

This collaboration was about giving the architecturalcommunity what it wanted—an uninterrupted ceilingand lighting system in one package that makes designer projects much easier,” says Jaime Irick, general manager forGE Lighting North America Professional Solutions. “When two innovation leaders like USG and GE come together as our teams have done, the results can start to reshape an industry.”

GE’s Lumination LED Linear Recessed Luminairesare available in four- and five-foot fixtures measuring four or six inches wide to fit Logix layouts. They consume less electricity than traditional light sources and last years longer before needing replacement.

“The continuous look of Logix panels and Lumination LED lighting is ideal for environments where a clean, uncluttered ceiling is as much a fashionable as functional solution,” says Chris Griffin, USG executive vice president, operations. “It has long been a problem to piece together a custom look without the custom price, but now specifying, estimating, ordering and constructing the ceiling your customer always wanted is simple.”

The fourth Professional Lighting Design Convention will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 31. October to 2. November, 2013, following in the footsteps of PLDC 2007 in London, UK, PLDC 2009 in Berlin, Germany and PLDC 2011 in Madrid, Spain.

the ideal way to present merchandise in the best possible lighting settings

The LEC Supermarket area helps planners get a better understanding on the impact of light on different types of food.It has been proven that lighting plays a significant role in the display of products and impacts how a product looks. An example is the use of white light—while it can make fish look fresh, it has a reverse impact on meats, which look better under yellow light.

In this area, visitors experience the ideal way to present merchandise in the best possible lighting settings. Lighting has been found to play significant role in creating a shop’s brand identity while making products look impressive and boost sales. The display demonstrates the various scenarios of lighting that would typically vary while selling ornaments and watches compared to selling clothes and gadgets.

The Zero Energy House, owned by Auckland couple Jo Woods and Shay Brazier, is being built in Point Chevalier using careful design and solar power. Zero Energy means that, over the course of a year, the house will generate as much energy as Shay and Jo will use. At times they will generate more energy than they need, and will use a grid connection to sell this surplus energy back to their electricity company.

Jo and Shay chose Philips’ lighting products for the house because the extensive range of Philips Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) met all of their lighting design requirements. The lighting for the house has been designed so that each area is lit according to its specific needs, which means that the right amount of light is delivered to make each area work as it should. The targeted lighting design strategy also meant that the number of energy efficient lights and the power of these lights was carefully considered, reducing both the cost of installing the lights in the house and also reducing the ongoing cost to operate them.

the last year is also taken as an indication that necessary improvements in size

The significant equity infusion received by the Company from this group of world-class institutional investors is expected to be sufficient to finance Lighting Science Group's strategy to achieve profitability.

As part of this transaction, the Company has agreed to appoint a Director designated by Zouk Capital to fill the current vacancy on the Board of Directors.

Currently, the report suggests the OLED market struggles on account of several separate factors. It highlights the fact that because OLEDs are classed within the luxury market the prospect of increased interest and development could be a called into question in times of reduced wealth and higher unemployment. The report also argues that potentially lucrative office lighting market is still looking very elusive.

The fact that little news has emerged from the sector in the last year is also taken as an indication that necessary improvements in size and performance have not been achieved.

commercial applications including retail stores and hotels

The prize was specifically awarded for the company's ViviLuxTM family of high-efficiency, high CRI, compact, single LED emitters which, combined with secondary total internal reflection (TIR) lenses, produce up to twice the center-beam lux of array-based LEDs with reflectors. This means that, for a given level of lighting intensity on a target area, only half the energy is required. LED fixtures based on the company's LuxiGen platform are found in entertainment lighting and commercial applications including retail stores and hotels, where well-controlled levels of directional light are needed.

Now in their sixth year, the e-Legacy awards have grown rapidly in terms of the number of entries, number of votes and its overall standing in the world of electronics. The awards have become synonymous with recognizing electronic design that saves energy and reduces CO2 emissions, or contributes to the common good of society through other aspects of a company's operations or products.

The 'Advances in Lighting' category specifically recognises energy-saving electronic design in solid-state lighting. A judging panel comprising representatives from the award sponsors, industry experts and Electronic Product Design's editorial team selected the finalists. The winners were chosen via a public online vote.

"The e-Legacy Awards newly-introduced 'Advances In Lighting' award was the most fiercely contested aspect of the competition this year which makes LED Engin's achievement all the more impressive. The company is a deserving winner and we look forward to seeing more of their innovations in the year ahead," said Alistair Winning, Editor of EPD magazine."

discuss opportunities energy efficient LED lighting solutions offer to green buildings

During the Dutch Green Building Council Week, Philips partners with the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) to discuss the rising energy costs, legislation and corporate social responsibility to ‘green up’ commercial real estate and discuss opportunities energy efficient LED lighting solutions offer to green buildings.

Philips is silver sponsor of the Greenbuilding International Conference 2012 in Brasil, and speaker of ‘The Intelligent Illumination and its Contribution in Sustainable Buildings’.

Besides sponsoring the Green Building Conference 2012 in Singapore, Philips is also key note speaker covering ‘new developments in digital LED lighting solutions which allows further embedding and integration of lighting solutions into buildings, bringing green building standards to the next level’.

Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Notification and Cooper Wiring Devices, subsidiaries of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical solutions, have been selected as Gold and Silver award winners in Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) magazine's 2012 Product of the Year competition.

it is generally understood that conventional energy conservation

According to the Energy Information Administration [EIA], on a dollar-per-unit of-production basis, the level of subsidies received by the wind and solar industries were almost 100 times greater than those for conventional energy," stated Richard Solarz, senior director of technology at LED linear high bay light and Randy Moorhead, VP for government relations at Philips Electronics, co-leaders of the group advocating for greater DOE support for SSL.

"We believe that it is generally understood that conventional energy conservation -- specifically lighting -- efforts are under-supported."

SEMI added that it hopes the meeting will help secure support for SSL beyond its funding levels of the past four years, despite the obvious and formidable pressures on national budgets. "Despite the austerity mood in Washington, SEMI is confident that increased budget requests for LED-based lighting technologies will receive considerable bicameral and bipartisan support in the legislative branch during upcoming legislative sessions," the group stated.

Philips has decided to cut 2,200 jobs at its lighting and electronic divisions to save €300m by 2014.

According to the company, the restructuring programme will affect all sectors of the electronic and lighting divisions apart from the LED high bay light research and development department.but it will not affect the jobs of those working in healthcare equipment.

enhance the performance of semiconductor chips

The Power Factor improvement which is up to 0.99, will also save costs in electricity. Conventional LED lighting products have lower Power LED linear high bay light Factors starting at 0.5 but mostly in the 0.7 to 0.8 range.

Seoul Semi’s Acrich operates effectively due to its ‘Integrated Multi-cell’ technology, which has been developed by the firm for over 10 years. As a result of this research, Acrich operates on both alternating current and direct current. What's more, it tolerates a wide range of voltages.

4W to 16W Acrich2 AC module are available now and the firm's production line is ready to manufacture large quantity orders.Customised Acrich2 solutions are also available.

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), the global investment arm of Samsung,has invested in Voltaix, a provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips, solar cells, and other electronic devices.

However, both of them have remained tight-lipped about the amount invested.

Voltaix manufactures electronic chemicals and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes at major integrated circuit fabs worldwide. The company also supplies deposition precursors for the LED high bay light production of advanced photovoltaic cells.

the greatest energy efficiency in the market

Cree’s LEDway street lights are helping to drive the adoption of LED lighting for municipalities like Oyster Bay that need to address rising energy and maintenance costs,” said Christopher Ruud, vice president global sales, Cree lighting. “With our LED linear high bay light, cities and towns don’t have to sacrifice anything for beautiful, energy-efficient light that benefits their residents and the bottom line.”

Digital Lumens has secured an additional patent for its distributed LED control technology, which continuously optimizes energy usage and forms the core of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System?. This breakthrough approach fundamentally redefines lighting to deliver the greatest energy efficiency in the market. The patent further cements Digital Lumens’s market leadership in intelligent industrial lighting.

“We’re proud that the Patent and Trademark Office continues to recognize the innovation we are bringing to the lighting market,” said Brian Chemel, co-author of the patent and CTO of Digital Lumens. “Digital Lumens invests heavily in its intellectual property portfolio to create tangible and differentiated value. For customers, this technology translates into dramatic energy savings and unprecedented operational insight that combine to raise expectations of what is possible with lighting, and to drive rapid adoption of LEDs in this massive market.”

Registered as #8,232,745 through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the patent application received prioritized review under the LED high bay light Green Technology Pilot Program, which was established to accelerate energy conservation, the development and deployment of green technologies, create green jobs and promote U.S. competitiveness in this vital sector. The technology covered by this patent is in all products the company has shipped.

the deviation is easy to perceive through different color coordinates and brightnesses

Designers and developers of lamps are often faced with the problem that the standard LED shipping dimensions and configurations of certain series types contain a product group, which can possibly include LEDs with different color and brightness levels. A highly precise sorting always presents a logistical challenge: Even the most modern LED-production is subject to certain deviations through the complex production process. Particularly by LED high bay light, the deviation is easy to perceive through different color coordinates and brightnesses. In particular if you are dealing with comparing LEDs from different producers, developers often have the difficulty as to how the LED-quality actually corresponds with the brightness and color coordinates in accordance with CIE-standard (x/y-diagram). LEDs also change their color and brightness with increasing temperature. Thus, the normal testing procedure only takes 25 ms after the LED-production so they do not warm up. In order to be able to synchronize this "measuring frame" of 25 ms exactly with the flash time, normally very extensive and expensive laboratory instruments are required.

The portable, easy to operate and inexpensive spectrometer GL Spectis 1.1 is used here: It can determine brightness values with a current duration of 25 ms and a precision of +/- 4%. A special trig-out-connection emits a signal at a fixed point of time of the measurement, for example, to an external current source so that the LED illuminates exactly during the measuring period. In this way, the user can simulate the measurement conditions that exist by the manufacturer during the production and development test.

In connection with the mobile integrating sphere GL Opti Sphere 48, the new device was designed so that it reliably measures lumen values and all photometric values of not only individual LEDs, but also other small light sources. Moreover, the system simultaneously scales the spectra. Thus, it determines reliable values for color coordinates, CCT and CRI in accordance with the CIE-standard. Through this, the radiant power and luminous flux can be determined quickly.

Different than by normal spectrometers that can only measure individual LEDs, the mini-spectrometer can take measurements for Led linear high bay light that are already found on a printed board through the integrating sphere with a diameter of 48 mm. Through this, the influences of electronic construction elements, drivers and current supplies can be determined on the spectral properties of the LEDs to be measured as well as the usage of dimmers and cooling elements.

if such lamps are used for illuminating your house

A number of retailers, particularly hardware stores, are selling rough service bulbs online.

But the National Measurement Office, the Government agency responsible for enforcing the ban on traditional bulbs, warned householders against buying the rough service versions.

An official guidance paper says such bulbs are "declared by the manufacturer as unsuitable" for illuminating household rooms and adds: "Consideration should be given to the terms and conditions of any household insurance policy if such lamps are used for illuminating your house."

A Defra spokesman said: "The final stage of the EU phase-out of incandescent light bulbs will mean that from September 1, 25W and 40W bulbs will no longer be allowed into the market. However, this does not prevent retailers selling existing bulbs they already have in stock."

DIY chain B&Q said it supports the shift away from traditional bulbs.

the material properties required by industry for lighting

The new lights are being paid for with a $3 million loan from the California Energy Commission. Although the light from the led high bay lighting looks better than before, "energy savings for us was the focus" of the replacements, he said.

The city spends $650,000 annually on street lighting energy.

"Some agencies that have switched over to LED have seen well over 60 percent savings," he said. Hayward staff members estimate the city will cut its energy consumption by about half, with the savings being used to pay off the $3 million loan.

The city is scheduled to pay off the loan in seven to 10 years, but it could be sooner if energy savings exceed 50 percent.

Canadian firm Meaglow has made a breakthrough on a low temperature Migration Enhanced Afterglow film growth technique to produce a thick InGaN layer with strong yellow emission, for increasing the efficiency and lowering production costs of green LEDs and laser diodes.

It is looking for collaboration opportunities to enhance the material properties required by industry for lighting, display, medical, and military applications and other uses.

Meaglow's Chief Scientist K. Scott Butcher, says, "It's the LED high bay light brightest p-n junction I've ever seen in my life, and its right in the green gap."

LED lighting adoption in the automotive category by the end of the decade

According to a recent market report, McKinsey & Company predicts a sharp increase in LED lighting adoption in the automotive category by the end of the decade.

In last year's automotive lighting market, LEDs claimed a 12 percent share, contributing to the overall category's revenue of $18.1 billion. By 2020, researchers expect to see LED share nearly triple to 34 percent of the overall automotive lighting market. This forecast is based on the anticipated growth in LED headlight adoption by OEMs during the next eight years.

Once automakers re-engineer a vehicle's forward lighting system to accommodate LED, OSRAM suggests that broadening the led high bay lighting application across other vehicle lines and platforms will come more easily.

India Seamless group, a Pune-based small aircraft manufacturer, has make inroad into consumer lighting business by a new subsidiary LightO Technologies which aims to penetrate the markets in India, LED high bay light, Bangladesh and Nepal.

LED solutions designed to inspire the imaginations of lighting designers

Simplifying development of products such as wall-washers, moving-head spotlights, tunable retrofits and even remote phosphor-based lamps, the LUXEON Z will give engineers a modular approach to developing entertainment, architectural and specialty lighting products. Moreover, the un-encapsulated chips can easily accommodate custom optics, eliminating the need for complex, inefficient secondary lenses. With the launch of LUXEON Z, Philips Lumileds has demonstrated its commitment to proving state-of-the-art LED solutions designed to inspire the imaginations of lighting designers.

Eco Engineering LLC, a specialized provider of energy-efficient lighting services and upgrades, identified and implemented the lighting solution for Medical Mutual of Ohio utilizing 2,600 volumetric Relight kits. The Relight kits were used to retrofit the deep-cell parabolic luminaires throughout the building’s interior. The 2’ x 4’ volumetric Relight kits feature energy-efficient RT8R recessed lighting components that were quickly and easily installed into existing fixtures, eliminating the need to break the ceiling plane.

The energy-efficient Relight assemblies are expected to reduce electrical demand from the onset of installation, including a reduction in the air conditioning load because the new lighting generates less heat. The building’s total annual energy usage is also expected to decrease by more than 50 percent, or from 2.5 million kilowatt hours to about 1.2 million kilowatt hours.

“Volumetric Relight kits are an ideal solution for renovating inefficient and outdated lighting systems,” said Kurt Vogel, Lithonia Lighting Director of Product and Market Development for Relight. “In addition to providing energy savings, the Relight kits improve the quality of lighting by delivering the ideal amount of soft, comfortable light throughout the space. The visually uncomfortable checker-board or cave effect created by parabolic and lensed troffer systems is completely eliminated.”

the island has eased the restrictions

Earlier this year, Digital Lumens was named a "Best Place to Work" by Boston Business Journal and also received a "Boston Green Business Award" from Mayor Thomas A. Menino.

Recently, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) began its fourth-time review of restrictions on Island’s Investments by Mainland Chinese as the basis of whether or not to allow mainland Chinese investors to hold more stakes in the island’s high-tech firms.

The ministry is assessing the feasibility of conditionally allowing mainland Chinese investors to hold more stakes in the island’s three strategic hi-tech industries, including semiconductor, LCD panel and LED manufacturing.

Date back to 2008, the island has eased the restrictions, in three stages, on inbound investments by mainland Chinese investors along with the improving relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.on June 1, 2009, the island has taken its first-stage liberalization, opening 205 industrial sectors to mainland Chinese investors.

They are made in the USA from imported parts

Located around the tree-lined pathways and stairs of the 1.7-acre park are 13 lampposts whose ballasted 130-watt high-pressure-sodium post-top bulbs have recently been replaced with 27-watt LED lamps from LEDtronics.

Apart from the energy savings of 103 watts per unit, the LED lamps offer much longer product lifespans than HPS or Metal Halide, resulting in reduced replacement and maintenance costs; improved visibility and enhanced night vision (as compared with high glare from HID lamps), and reduction of hot-spots, all helping with crime prevention; reduced light pollution, because light can be directed where it is needed and not into surrounding office buildings; instant illumination with no delay in re-strike, and no ultraviolet emissions that attract insects.

The installed warm-white LEDtronics acorn-style post-top lamps operate on a 100-277VAC wide voltage range and provide a uniform pattern of light. The ETL-listed units feature a ventilated assembly that maintains a cool-running lamp, and an optimized circuitry that corrects the power factor for maximum efficiency. They are made in the USA from imported parts and meet Buy American requirements within the ARRA program. The lamps come with a 5-year factory warranty.

Similar LEDtronics post-top LED lamps have been installed in neighborhoods all around Southern California, including the Pasadena Civic Center and its residential streets; Mountain Gate Park in Corona; all along Linden Avenue and the Metro station in Carpinteria; Library Park in Monrovia, and streets in Santa Ana.

parking structure luminaires to illuminate the exteriors of seven schools

Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the National Central University of Taiwan, comments, “Demand for low-cost GaN-based power devices in high-efficiency and high-power systems continues to increase. To satisfy this need we therefore plan to transfer our specially developed semiconductor materials technology to industry, for a pilot initially, and then for large-scale production. In order to succeed in this venture, the very best deposition equipment will be required, such as the AIXTRON multi-wafer MOCVD system on order. This system is an excellent match for the heteroepitaxial growth of gallium nitride structures on large area silicon wafers, with a view to providing high-performance devices as cost-efficiently as possible. Furthermore, the excellent reputation of the led high bay lighting support service gives us great confidence for this very important new project.“

The National Central University (NCU) of Taiwan has a strong global reputation for research and academic excellence. Through its cooperative education programs and research projects, cutting-edge research and innovative learning, NCU will remain a first-rate university in Taiwan and worldwide. NCU research programs are wide ranging and include complex systems, liquid-crystals, neural networks, phonon and photon lattices, semiconductors, magnetic thin-films and superconductivity.

Newport News Public School District in Virginia recently installed more than 185 Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) LED exterior luminaires, becoming the first Virginia school district in the area with a significant LED lighting installation. The district selected Cree THE EDGE® security, area and parking structure luminaires to illuminate the exteriors of seven schools: General Stanford Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, Lee Hall Elementary, Palmer Elementary, Crittenden Middle, Booker T. Washington Middle and Denbigh High.

“These energy efficient lights virtually eliminate maintenance, provide the district with dramatic energy savings and also reflect the community’s commitment to sustainability,” said Keith Webb, executive director of plant services for the Newport News Public School District. “The LED high bay light furthers our goal of enhancing and bettering the learning environment, while saving money for the schools and tax payers.”

he value chain from development and production to sales

The new assembly plant enables us to better participate in the strong market growth in China and further extend our solid position in Asia,” said Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of OSRAM AG. “Growing at a remarkable rate, Jiangsu Province’s LED industry is at the forefront in China. We will fully support Osram’s development in Wuxi with the highest quality service, and we also hope Osram can expand its investment in Wuxi to have the plant up and running as soon as possible,” said Xueyong Li, Governor of Jiangsu Province.

The contracts for the new Wuxi location were only signed in May this year. The groundbreaking now marks the beginning of the construction of the 100,000 square meter compound. Osram will invest a low three-digit million euro figure over the next five years whilst also securing comprehensive support from its Chinese partners. In the final completion stage, the new assembly plant will be able to accommodate up to 1,600 employees.

With the new plant in Wuxi, Osram is responding to the increasing demand for LED-based products in the fast-growing Asian market, thereby sustainably reinforcing its regional position in the growth region Asia. This comes against the backdrop that the LED backend capacity at the Osram plant in Penang, where chips are both produced and packaged, is expected to reach its limits within the next few years. In addition to its two frontend production plants, Osram will in future have two backend sites. “With highly skilled personnel, a good infrastructure and experienced partners, Wuxi provides the best conditions for our new LED assembly,” said Aldo Kamper, CEO of the Osram Opto Semiconductors business unit.

The Asian region already accounts for around 35 percent of today’s global general lighting market, which is expected to increase to 45 percent by 2020 according to recent studies. The Chinese lighting market alone, worth over 8 billion Euro today, is predicted to more than double by 2020. In fiscal year 2011, Osram generated about one fifth of its revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, where it employs over 16,000 employees. This workforce is larger than that of any other region worldwide, and roughly half of it is employed in China. Osram has marketed products in the region for about 80 years, covering all major stages in the value chain from development and production to sales.

displayed engineering intelligence that was simply unmatched

Browsing by competing LED Grow Light booths were many nice looking and colorful products, but none that stood out more than Hydro Grow. The sheer intensity of X2 left passers stunned that LEDs could produce such results and the modular build design displayed engineering intelligence that was simply unmatched.

As of June 30, 2012, the company’s backlog was $1.6 billion. This included approximately $758.6 million in the polysilicon segment, $137.8 million in the PV segment and $697.5 million in the sapphire segment. Included in the total backlog was approximately $149.3 million of deferred revenue.

New orders for the second quarter of calendar 2012 were $13.8 million and included $0.4 million of polysilicon orders, $8.5 million of PV orders and $4.9 million in sapphire orders. The company had $31.9 million of negative adjustments to backlog related to the termination of a single ASF sapphire contract which the company had previously indicated it anticipated due to the customer’s failure to perform.

We are pleased with our performance in the June quarter as we exceeded expectations, a notable accomplishment given the continued headwinds in the solar and LED markets that we serve,” said Tom Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer. “Our PV and sapphire businesses performed in line with our expectations while our polysilicon business out-performed with an incremental $53 million of revenue recognized in the quarter. Our total backlog remains solid and our assessment of backlog risk remains unchanged from our analysis one quarter ago.

We would like to thank Al for his contributions to the Company over the year

These quality products from Luminus Devices are currently available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites. The company’s online offerings and resources include: PTM® product training modules; TechZoneSM technology zones; Another Geek Moment videos; Digi-Key toolbar; PurchasingProSM for electronics buyers; TechXchangeSM; a Mobile and Social Center; the Scheme-it online schematic design tool; Reference Design Library; and the Dynamic Catalog.

We would like to thank Al for his contributions to the Company over the years. Al played an instrumental role leading his team and his experience, guidance and efforts will be missed," said Scott Riesebosch, President of CRS Electronics. "We wish him well in his retirement."

Rubicon says that its customers in the LED, silicon-on-sapphire (SoS)/RFIC (radio-frequency integrated circuit) and optical markets all have specific and distinct requirements for the crystal planar orientation of the sapphire products used in their applications. The new patented orientation technology provides greater precision in sapphire planar orientation and eliminates time-consuming steps by performing the orientation at the fabrication tool. The resulting efficiencies will ultimately translate into savings for customers, reckons Rubicon.

The company’s president & CEO Raja M. Parvez,said that  “Rubicon is known by many for its expertise in crystal growth technology, but our technological leadership extends from raw material through finished sapphire wafers.This patent reflects one of many technological innovations we’ve put in place to meet our customers’ exacting and evolving requirements.”

London will enjoy benefits from the deal long after the Games

Electric Vehicle Charging: 120 GE electric vehicle charging stations will support a fleet of zero-emission electric vehicles set to be used during the London 2012 Olympic Games and onward.

Olympic Stadium: GE Lighting has supplied 14,000 lamps for the 80,000 seat stadium and GE Energy’s Uninterruptible Power Supplies and large, containerized switch gear will support the ceremonies and track and field events. Along with the Stadium, GE’s temporary switchgear solution is being supplied to 17 other Olympic venues.

Olympic Village: During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a total of 23,000 athletes and officials will reside in the Olympic Village. GE Digital Energy is supplying smart meters to the residents with information about their energy use to help control energy consumption and lower the village’s carbon footprint. GE Power Controls are supplying some of the power distribution equipment to the residential apartments helping to power the Games. GE Water & Process Technologies are providing monitoring systems for storm run-off water at the Village.

London’s Tower Bridge: GE, in partnership with EDF, the Mayor of London, and the City of London Corporation, refitted London’s iconic Tower Bridge with a state-of-the-art energy-efficient LED lighting system. London will enjoy benefits from the deal long after the Games, as the new lighting system will be in place for 25 years.