Osram Opto Semiconductors and Arquiled partner on all-LED supermarkets in Portugal 02 Feb 12
New supermarkets owned by the Jerónimo Martins Group have been equipped with intelligent LED fixtures from Arquiled that use LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors. |
LED North America provides all-LED lighting for Outpost Solar’s headquarters 25 Jan 12
LED North America has turned the headquarters building for Outpost Solar in Pulaski, TN, into an all-LED facility. |
Philips and DOE discuss the LED L-Prize lamp, due on sale in February 24 Jan 12
A joint webcast presented by the US DOE and Philips provided more details of the testing process that was applied to the Philips L-Prize-winning LED lamp, which the company will sell beginning in February for $50. |
CRS Electronics rolls out Energizer LED lamps to Canadian Tire 17 Jan 12
Energizer-branded LED lamps will be manufactured by CRS and supplied to Canadian Tire, a major North American retailer. |
Terralux linear LED module targets new luminaire designs and retrofits 10 Jan 12
A new linear LED module family from Terralux includes 4-, 6-, and 8-inch models and targets both new SSL luminaire designs as well as retrofits of existing fixtures such as wall sconces and ceiling fixtures. |
BLS reports LED-T8 energy savings in New Zealand installation 03 Jan 12
Business Lighting Solutions has partnered with Schneider Electric to install LED-based retrofit lamps for T8 fluorescent fixtures at an Air New Zealand facility delivering more than 50% energy savings. |
Fraunhofer and LEiDs create cloud-like ceiling from LEDs 03 Jan 12
A new ceiling tile system uses RGB and white LEDs with diffusers to simulate clouds overhead inside an office environment. |
Cooper SSL helps City Furniture achieve LEED Silver in superstore 13 Dec 11
Cooper Lighting has supplied indoor and outdoor LED lighting for City Furniture's new 94,000-square-foot superstore delivering an energy reduction of 60% and LEED Silver compliance. |
Utility offers instant rebates on LED lamps 12 Dec 11
Puget Sound Energy, a utility based in Washington state, has introduced an instant rebate that provides up to $10 off the purchase of LED lamps to residential customers. |
South Africa to benefit from influx of Philips LED lamps 01 Dec 11
Philips is working with a South African utility company to distribute 200,000 LED lamps to commercial and professional users throughout the country. |
Samsung brings LED retrofit lamps to US market 25 Nov 11
Samsung Electronics is now offering LED lamps in the US, which are available through the retail store Lowe’s, while Toshiba has introduced two omnidirectional A19 lamps. |
MaxLite announces support for Redwood Systems SSL-control platform 21 Nov 11
MaxLite has announced plans to offer versions of its LED-based MaxLED luminaires that are compatible with the DC-powered Redwood Systems networked lighting platform. |
China unveils plans for incandescent lamp phase-out 05 Nov 11
China will stop imports and sales of incandescent lamps beginning with 100W lamps from October 2012. |
Cooper and Long Island Power promote residential LED lighting 02 Nov 11
The Long Island Power Authority and Cooper Lighting, in conjunction with nine electrical distributors, are promoting Energy Star-qualified SSL to residential customers. |
DOE issues call for nominations for NGL indoor competition 01 Nov 11
The 2012 Next Generation Luminaires design competition has been broken into outdoor and indoor luminaire competitions with different dates. The first deadline for indoor luminaires is Dec 16. |
LED room at Chicago MSI explores color perception 25 Oct 11
An interactive “Colors From Light” room at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has utilized 18,000 RGB LEDs to illustrate how people perceive colors and color changes. |
Focus on: Indoor lighting applications (MAGAZINE) 20 Oct 11
In the world of LEDs, we see many outdoor lighting applications. But the conditions that LEDs experience indoors are not necessarily as predictable as one might expect. For instance, LED fixtures inside an indoor sports arena face different design criteria than LED luminaires that will illuminate a poultry farm. LAURA PETERS reports. |
Unique desk lamp designs combine LEDs with heat pipes, and OLEDs with carbon fiber (MAGAZINE) 20 Oct 11
Two desk lamps make the best of LED and OLED technology, respectively, although their price range is probably out of the reach of most consumers, writes TIM WHITAKER. |
Bridgelux and Martini provide LED lighting to grocery stores in Italy 12 Oct 11
Coop grocery stores on the Adriatic Coast in Italy recently installed LED lighting fixtures from Martini Lighting, which are built using Bridgelux Décor LED arrays. |
Osram LED spotlight achieves 124,000 cd at 7.5 degrees in lab 16 Sep 11
Researchers from Osram are claiming record-breaking performance for an LED spotlight including a luminous intensity of 124,000 cd at 7.5-degree coverage angle. |
Zeta develops LED lamp with UK funding 16 Sep 11
After winning a UK government funding competition last year, Zeta LED has built an LED lamp with a unique approach to thermal management. |
Nualight acquires retail accent lighting company Lumoluce 13 Sep 11
Nualight, a specialist in LED lighting for the food retail sector, has acquired Lumoluce, a retail accent lighting company. |
DOE Gateway report shows superior quality of LED lamps when illuminating artwork 07 Sep 11
The latest Gateway demonstration involving 32 track lights that illuminate artwork found more suitable light quality with LED lamps over CFLs, but with a long payback period. |
Sealed LED lighting units from MHA reduce hospital-acquired infection rates 02 Sep 11
Sealed LED lighting units protect patients from harmful bacteria, while providing uniformly-distributed dimmable light.
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Europe says goodbye to 60W incandescent lamps 01 Sep 11
The European phase-out of low-efficiency lamps, which began two years ago, now encompasses clear 60W incandescent lamps. |
LSG and Dixon Technologies to offer low-cost LED lamp in India 30 Aug 11
To be priced at less than $15, the Definity 60W-equivalent replacement lamp will be jointly manufactured by Lighting Science Group and electronics manufacturer Dixon Technologies, first targeting the LED lighting market in India beginning year-end 2011. |
Cree acquires lighting manufacturer Ruud and BetaLED subsidary 17 Aug 11
Cree has acquired Ruud Lighting, including its specialist LED brand BetaLED, for $525 million and plans to operate the acquisition as a subsidiary of Cree Lighting. |
Food displays in 800 Co-op stores get Nualight LED lighting 16 Aug 11
Nualight has signed a multi-million dollar deal to install LED lighting in the refrigerators and freezers of 800 Co-operative food stores in the UK. |
Cree announces blue LED and remote-phosphor licensing program 09 Aug 11
Royal Blue XLamp XT-E LED targets remote-phosphor SSL applications, and Cree is offering licenses for its remote phosphor-technology for ready usage by lamp and luminaire vendors. |
GNC stores upgraded with Lighting Science Group’s LED lamps 08 Aug 11
The largest retailer of health and wellness products in North America, GNC, has installed LED lamps from Lighting Science Group in stores throughout the US and Canada. |
Lunera offers leasing options, rebate locator for commercial builders 08 Aug 11
Designed to reduce the initial cost of LED lighting systems, Lunera introduced a leasing program that allow positive cash flow in the first year, and a rebate locator on its website tracks down local rebates. |
Opinion: the L Prize and the LED lamp market 06 Aug 11
The award of the L Prize to Philips for its 60W-replacement LED lamp leaves a few unaddressed issues, writes TIM WHITAKER. |
LED modules bring new light to Boise YMCA aquatic center 05 Aug 11
Custom LED retrofits from SimplyLEDs and Bridgelux rejuvenated a Boise, Idaho aquatic center while reducing energy usage by 80 percent. |
Retail shoppers respond to lighting with superior color rendering 04 Aug 11
A recent study by an independent researcher evaluating the attention-grabbing potential of retail displays determined a correlation between color-rendering ability and lure-ability. |
Philips wins L Prize for 60W-replacement LED lamp
03 Aug 11
Philips Lighting North America has won the 60W-replacement LED lamp category of the US Department of Energy’s L Prize competition.
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ilumisys and LEDdynamics partner on LED fluorescent tube replacements 02 Aug 11
LEDdynamics has licensed technology from ilumisys for LED fluorescent tube replacements. |
Cree develops prototype LED lamp that delivers 152 lm/W 02 Aug 11
A proof-of-concept LED lamp produces 1330 lm while consuming 8.7W, and has a unique appearance. |
Can LED lamps beat the products they replace? 22 Jul 11
Panelists at the US DOE SSL Workshop discussed a Caliper study on LED replacement lamps purchased at retail, which found the LED lamps generally did not meet the performance of the benchmark lamps. |
LFI shows LED skeptics remain and OLED still trails 21 Jul 11
LEDs and OLEDs dominated the exhibits at Lightfair, but the conference sessions showed that both technology roadblocks and skepticism from lighting professionals remain in place. |
US House votes down incandescent bulb-ban bill 13 Jul 11
The US House of Representatives failed to pass the “Better Use of Light Bulbs Act,” which aimed to repeal the 2007 legislation that will mandate more-efficient replacements for 100W lamps, such as LED-based lamps, beginning next year. |
GE plans to submit 60W-equivalent LED lamp for DOE’s L Prize 01 Jul 11
GE Lighting and Cree have collaborated to develop a 60W-equivalent lamp with conventional looks that will be submitted to the DOE L Prize competition. |
TV maker Vizio unveils LED lamp line-up 28 Jun 11
Building on its success in LED-backlight TVs, Vizio will enter the LED lighting market in Q4 2011. |
LED Replacement Lamps: Sears, Macy’s, Japan market, LSG, legislation 07 Jun 11
Sears in Canada and Macy’s in the US are both undergoing major LED retrofit programs. Meanwhile the LED lamp market in Japan is growing fast, LSG has produced 1 million lamps in the first quarter of 2011, and US legislators are seeking to reverse the incandescent bulb ban. |
Osram Opto unveils small LED for linear lighting 31 May 11
Small Duris E 3 LEDs with wide beam pattern are optimized for linear and planar SSL applications where people don’t perceive the individual point light sources. |
A-lamp LED products highlighted at Lightfair 23 May 11
Lightfair 2011 delivered LED-based lighting innovation in many forms with A-Lamp products taking center stage due to the inherent ability of the products to work in existing sockets. |
LED T8 replacement lamp products featured in DOE Gateway report 19 May 11
A recent DOE Gateway report highlights T8 replacement lamp products, including lighting and economic performance as well as potential energy saving opportunities. |
Samsung announces entry into US LED lighting market
17 May 11
Samsung has introduced a range of LED lamps into the US market, enabled by the company’s vertically-integrated manufacturing capabilities. |
Acuity Brands launches Acculamp brand of LED lamps 13 May 11
Acuity has unveiled its first line of LED lamps as a result of its collaboration with the company behind the Megaman brand. |
LSG plans intelligent LED lamp for Android @ Home 10 May 11
Google has announced a new home-automation and control platform called Android @ Home and Lighting Science Group plans to deliver a compatible wirelessly-controllable LED lamp by the end of the year. |
High-voltage LEDs offer optimum solution for indoor retrofit lamps (MAGAZINE) 26 Apr 11
High-voltage (HV) LEDs have a turn-on voltage that is closer to the mains supply than conventional high-current LEDs. This eliminates components, notably the driver, and offers other advantages, as Epistar’s ALEXANDER WANG explains. |
Cree delivers LED alternative to linear fluorescent fixtures 26 Apr 11
Cree’s CR SSL luminaire designs deliver 90 to 110 lm/W efficacy utilizing LEDs that radiate upwards into a mixing chamber and reflector that distributes light through a diffuser. |
Switch Lighting announces unique LED replacement lamps 22 Apr 11
Replacement lamp design relies on inert liquid for cooling allowing Switch Lighting to drive the LEDs at higher current achieving greater brightness with fewer components. |
LED lights illuminate paintings in London’s National Gallery 19 Apr 11
LED lighting will augment natural lighting from an adjustable roof-light system, improving the quality of the lighting scheme while reducing energy consumption. |
Cree launches new LED components, arrays, and modules 18 Apr 11
The CXA2011 LED array simplifies high-brightness lamp designs, The LMH6 module delivers 2000 to 2900 lm with 230V input, and the XLamp XM-L brings EasyWhite color mixing technology to a smaller component package. |
Digital Lumens secures $10 million B-round funding for LED-based Intelligent Lighting System 12 Apr 11
Startup Digital Lumens has received $10 million in second-round venture capital funds to extend sales and distribution and further product development of its LED-based Intelligent Lighting System. |
Digital Lumens supplies LED lighting systems for 7 Americold warehouses 29 Mar 11
Groom Energy has installed Digital Lumens systems in three Americold facilities and will bring SSL technology to four more cold-storage warehouses. |
Brillianz supplies LED luminaires to jewelry retailer F. Hinds 28 Mar 11
Brillianz has developed the BayLite range of down-lights and track lights for the high-end retail display market. |
Totalight offers free LED lamps 25 Mar 11
Customers can receive free LED lamps and then make regular payments over a two-year period based on the energy savings achieved.
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Osram Sylvania claims PAR38 LED lamp record 22 Mar 11
A laboratory prototype PAR38 LED lamp has demonstrated an output of 1650 lm with an efficacy of 68 lm/W and a CRI of 92. |
Nexxus Lighting's Array LED light bulbs to be sold at Lowe's 18 Mar 11
Beginning June 2011, a range of Nexxus LED lamps will be available on Lowes.com and in Lowe’s stores. |
ExCeL London Exhibition Centre chooses Dialight LED lighting to meet energy-efficiency targets 14 Mar 11
Around 200 high-bay LED fixtures have replaced high-pressure sodium lamps, providing improved light quality and significant energy savings. |
SIL delivers LED driver advancements and enabling technology demos 01 Mar 11
Major IC makers including Texas Instruments, NXP, Marvell, On Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, and Microsemi announced new SSL driver technologies at Strategies in Light, and complementary enabling technology was prevalent on the exhibit floor. |
Future and Oree sign distribution deal for planar LED lighting 18 Feb 11
Oree’s LightCell technology is now available to lighting designers and manufacturers via Future Lighting Solutions. |
CRS Electronics signs license agreement with Energizer 15 Feb 11
CRS will manufacture Energizer-branded MR16, PAR20, PAR30 and PAR38 LED lamps. |
DOE report estimates energy savings for LED lighting 04 Feb 11
SSL in 12 key applications saved 3.9 TWh of electricity in 2010 and the DOE projects more than 290 TWh in savings were the studied applications converted completely to LED sources. |
Tyco launches modular SSL system product family 31 Jan 11
Tyco’s Nevalo SSL family of products includes LED modules, drivers, cabling, optics, and thermal components that luminaire makers can combine, yielding products in form factors such as downlights and spot lights. |
Cree demonstrates 60W-equivalent LED retrofit lamp 27 Jan 11
LED-based A-lamp achieves Energy Star requirements for 60W replacement lamps, but Cree hasn’t formalized plans to bring a product to market. |
Digital Lumens LED lighting wins with food distributors 26 Jan 11
Quandt’s Foodservice and United States Cold Storage install Digital Lumen’s LED-based Intelligent Lighting Systems and Relamp LED offers new financing option for the SSL system. |
Lighting for Tomorrow 2011 competition focuses on SSL 24 Jan 11
The American Lighting Association and the Consortium for Energy Efficiency launched the 2011 Lighting for Tomorrow competition at the Dallas Lighting Market with a focus on lighting controls and LED-based solid-state lighting. |
Intematix delivers remote-phosphor optics family 17 Jan 11
Luminaire makers can rely on blue LED lights sources and use Intematix’s phosphor-coated optics to offer products such as downlights in color temperatures ranging from 2700 – 4000K. |
DOE temporarily suspends the PAR 38 L Prize competition 06 Jan 11
Effective immediately the DOE has closed the L Prize competition for PAR 38 SSL retrofit lamps, but plans to reopen the competition with modified requirements at Lightfair International in May 2011. |
Indoor Lighting: Vanderbilt University classrooms, Pasadena library get LEDs 04 Jan 11
Vanderbilt University installs LED retrofit lamps in a classroom building, eliminating 34 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions while LEDtronics supplied SSL retrofit lamps to the Pasadena, California Central Library. |
California implements new light-bulb laws 03 Jan 11
California has introduced a new standard for 100W incandescent lamps, one year ahead of the rest of the USA. |
Hotel SSL retrofit delivers 1.1-year payback 14 Dec 10
A DOE Gateway demonstration project in a San Francisco hotel shows LED retrofit lamps deliver 70% energy savings and a quick 1.1-year payback period on the investment. |
SAP installs LED lighting system from Redwood at Palo Alto campus 14 Dec 10
An LED-based lighting system will reduce energy usage and operational costs for software company SAP, but it was not the most effective green technology that the company installed. |
Chicago Field Museum accent lighting featured in DOE Gateway report 24 Nov 10
A study of LED track lights used to replace halogen accent lighting has indicated significant energy savings and an overall payback period of around 3 years. |
Universal Display and Acuity tackle OLED commercialization with DOE grant 03 Nov 10
Acuity will design and fabricate OLED lighting fixtures that utilize Universal Display’s UniversalPHOLED technology tapping $2 million in DOE funds. |
Rensselaer installs LED retrofit bulbs in campus building 02 Nov 10
Despite much higher upfront costs, the Rensselaer Smart Lighting Research Center expects to realize savings within 12 to 16 months with LED retrofit bulbs. |
GE prototype LED lamp matches 100W PAR38 output 26 Oct 10
Researchers leverage advanced active cooling scheme to demonstrate an LED lamp that matches the 1500-lm output of 100W halogen PAR38 bulbs. |
Seoul Acriche LEDs light Oak Ridge ZEBRAlliance house 24 Sep 10
The DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory held a ribbon cutting to celebrate completion of four energy efficient homes constructed under the ZEBRAlliance project and Seoul Semiconductor announced that its Acriche LEDs were used in SSL throughout one of the homes. |
Best Buy installs LED replacement lamps from CRS Electronics 21 Sep 10
The retailer will install 35,000 MR16 LED lamps at various locations. |
Sharp launches LED-based ceiling SSL in Japan market 25 Aug 10
Ceiling-mounted LED-based fixtures measure 43-mm thick and offer remote-controllable dimming and color-temperature features. |
Digital Lumens supplies Intelligent Lighting to Maines warehouse 25 Aug 10
Maines Paper & Food Service deploys LED-based SSL with integrated network and control capability to slash lighting energy usage by 87%. |
Cree and Habitat for Humanity build all LED home 11 Aug 10
Using all LED-based SSL in the new Habitat for Humanity home will save $250 in electricity costs per year. |
San Diego State installs Lithonia LED luminaires in lecture hall 11 Aug 10
Lecture-hall SSL installation represents San Diego State University's first LED lighting project and was undertaken as a long-term approach to energy savings. |
Optiled and Cree light Singapore public housing with LEDs 03 Aug 10
Optiled will ultimately supply 64,000 SSL luminaires based on Cree LEDs to light the Jurong Town public housing estate in Singapore. |
LedEngin closes Series D funding round led by NGP 20 Jul 10
Fourth-round funding will allow LedEngin to broaden its product portfolio, and boost manufacturing capacity. |
Sharp and Panasonic boost brightness in LED retrofit lamps 15 Jul 10
Sharp introduced upgraded LED retrofit lamps for standard A-lamp and E17 compact applications while Panasonic has introduced new luminaires that can serve as a T8-fluorescent-fixture replacement. |
Louvre Museum renovation to include Toshiba LED lighting 01 Jul 10
The Louvre Museum will undergo a renovation project featuring Toshiba LED lighting, according to a new partnership agreement between the two entities. |
ASSIST alliance develops new metric for color properties in retail lighting 17 Jun 10
RPI's Lighting Research Center publishes a new volume in the ASSIST Recommends Series that defines a two-metric approach for specifying light sources to illuminate, and provide good color rendering of retail goods. |
Ikea will lead US retailers in phasing out incandescent lighting 16 Jun 10
Beginning August 1, 2010, Ikea will begin a transition away from incandescent lighting to CFL, LED, and Halogen bulbs and plans to stop selling the older bulbs by the end of the year. |
Letter to the Editor: Lighting Science press release 16 Jun 10
The DOE’s James Brodrick comments on a recent press release about an LED lamp claimed to be equivalent to a 60W incandescent. |
Ringdale and Sojitz partner on LED luminaires for the Japanese market 01 Jun 10
Sojitz Systems will manufacture and sell Ringdale's ActiveLED luminaires for applications including street lighting, building exteriors, warehouses, offices and retail spaces. |
Cleantech reports lighting controls energy savings 24 May 10
Research reveals that lighting control schemes can reduce commercial building energy consumption 35% – 55 %, and technologies such as LED lighting could add to the savings. |
Daintree Networks gets funding for smart commercial lighting 31 Mar 10
Lend Lease provides $8 million that Daintree will utilize to develop wireless network technology and intelligent commissioning software for commercial lighting. |
Digital Lumens promises 90% energy savings via networked LED lighting 16 Mar 10
Start-up company will target industrial environments such as warehouses and rely on network control and efficient LED fixtures to achieve savings. |
Redwood Systems brings network-powered approach to LED office lighting 08 Mar 10
A shared power source and luminaire connectivity and control hold the promise of energy savings in new or remodeled office environments. |
IC vendors tout LED backlight and luminaire drivers at Strategies in Light 22 Feb 10
Power and analog semiconductor specialists see market opportunity in supplying constant-current driver ICs for LED lighting. |
Quantum dots begin to impact backlight and general illumination applications 09 Feb 10
Nanosys targets LED-backlit applications while QD Vision will focus initially on LED-based general illumination. |
When considering an LED retrofit or incentive policy, do your research (MAGAZINE) 03 Feb 10
Evaluation of 250 LED bulbs and fixtures from 23 leading vendors indicates that LEDs offer compelling payback periods when compared to conventional incandescent and halogen lighting solutions. However, as DAVID RAEZER and ROMAHLO WILSON describe, LEDs are not yet competitive as replacements for compact fluorescent, metal halide, and linear fluorescent lights. |
Lyon illuminates European view on LED lighting (MAGAZINE) 03 Feb 10
European directives, LED standards, color quality and technological innovation were among the main subjects discussed at December’s ForumLED in Lyon, France, writes TIM WHITAKER. |
Specifiers require clear guidelines to understand LED capabilities (MAGAZINE) 03 Feb 10
Providing useful information, managing client expectations and cutting down the hype remain key tasks for the LED lighting community, says TIM WHITAKER. |
Focus on OLEDs (MAGAZINE) 02 Feb 10
Examine OLED lighting, funding, R&D, materials, and fabrication news. |
Lumiotec plans to sample an OLED sample kit with panel, controller, and AC adapter 27 Jan 10
Joint venture moves forward toward OLED panel production with high volume slated for 2013. |
Zumtobel Group enters the LED lamp business 22 Jan 10
Zumtobel has formed Ledon Lamp GmbH as a sales company for LED lamps, and has announced a development partnership with Lemnis Lighting B.V. |
Zumtobel LED technology lights hip Austria board shop 20 Jan 10
Newest Moreboards snowboard and skateboard shop in Kufstein, Austria relies solely on LEDs for low-power store lighting. |
Renaissance and University of Illinois reveal LED lighting in Krannert Center 19 Jan 10
LED luminaires will offer substantial annual savings in energy consumption and cost by replacing 625 incandescent fixtures in a concert venue. |
GE forms GE Lighting Solutions, merging LED and fixture businesses 19 Jan 10
Existing commercial sales channels will smooth the way for transition to energy-efficient LED alternatives to traditional lights |
Starbucks converts US stores to LED lighting 17 Nov 09
After converting 1000 stores in the US to LED lighting, using LED products from GE, Starbucks plans to do the same in a total of 8000 stores worldwide by the end of 2010. |
Cree demonstrates record-breaking LED lamp 02 Nov 09
An A-19 LED lamp demonstrated by Cree has an output of 969 lumens at 102 lm/W efficacy. |
News in brief: Tyntek, Ubilux, Hong Hai, LED lamp in Japan 26 Oct 09
Tyntek’s acquisition of Ubilux will create Taiwan’s third largest LED chip maker, while LED lamps are flying off the shelves in Japan. |
First US commercial LED-lit building opens in Auburn, WA 16 Oct 09
The Marvel Food and Deli has utilized LEDs for both interior and exterior lighting, with positive feedback from the public and only 9 kW of power consumption.
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Crown pub moves to all-LED lighting as part of Blue Sky overhaul 13 Oct 09
A pub in the UK has reduced its energy consumption by 30% following an overhaul by Blue Sky Energy Solutions, which involved a switch to LED lighting inside and out. |
Osram Opto Semiconductors lights entire reception building using LEDs 01 Sep 09
The recently-completed reception building in Regensburg is one of the first buildings in Germany to be lit inside and out exclusively by LEDs. |
Survey indicates 72% of contractors specify LED lighting for building projects
08 Jul 09
Contractors cite LEDs’ energy and maintenance savings and longevity in their recommendations, but still desire more SSL education. |
Designing with LED directional lights: the importance of delivering lux on target 27 Apr 09
The quality of light and the amount of light reaching the targeted area are the most important factors in directional lighting applications, explains Quata Ocano. |
Osram Sylvania opens SSL research center, receives $2M DOE award 09 Apr 09
The award will allow the company to fund an LED replacement for a halogen MR-16 spotlight and research on phosphors for white LEDs. |
DOE honors Philips Color Kinetics for R&D of LED replacement bulb
23 Mar 09
The award recognizes an LED PAR 38 replacement lamp for use in commercial interiors and to be launched in late 2009.
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LED retrofits offer clear and effective benefits 02 Mar 09
LED replacements for fluorescent tubes provide energy savings without costly infrastructure changes, writes Dave Simon.
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DOE releases summary results from Round 7 of Caliper testing 23 Feb 09
The report describes a steady increase in efficacy and color quality for SSL outdoor lighting, downlights and replacement lamps, but half the products are still hyped or under-reported in literature. |
ETC enters LED lighting market by buying Selador product line 20 Feb 09
The purchase includes the x7 Color System and technology, Paletta and Lustr products, and the new Vivid LED fixture series. |
DC power distribution favors LED lighting (MAGAZINE) 18 Feb 09
A low-voltage DC power standard could accelerate the conversion to LED lighting and create an enabling infrastructure for the workplace, writes Brian Patterson and Paula Ziegenbein. |
Philips targets education in Africa with LED-based lights
16 Feb 09
The solar-powered reading light will be available in a standard version and a slimmed down version with a target consumer price of < $15.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Nualight helps to reduce energy costs across Marks & Spencer grocery stores 11 Feb 09
LED lighting systems are helping to reduce the energy consumption and improve the visual appeal of food displays for a major UK retailer. |
Cooper Lighting’s LED downlight earns Energy Star Listing 04 Feb 09
Cooper claims that its product is the first LED downlight to meet stringent Energy Star requirements developed by the U.S. DOE. |
Seoul Acriche lights National Museum of South Korea 28 Jan 09
Interior lightings fixtures have been installed in the cultural center of the museum. |
DOE publishes Caliper report on LED linear replacement lamps 19 Jan 09
Results: LED technology is not yet ready to displace linear fluorescent lamps as replacement light sources in recessed troffers for general interior lighting.
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Cree provides the US Pentagon with 4200 LED luminaires 08 Jan 09
Government studies conclude that the LED lighting installation will have a payback of <4 years and is estimated to save 140 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. |
Philips products to illuminate world's first entirely LED island-"nation" 02 Dec 08
A three-acre island off the Connecticut coast will achieve net zero energy as its property is converted exclusively to LED lighting.
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PhotonStar develops color changeable, intelligent luminaire 01 Dec 08
PhotonStar LED Ltd has demonstrated a prototype luminaire with high efficiency and high Ra of 96 at 2700K, and a tunable white color temperature range of 2500K to 10,000K. |
Three universities give LEDs good grades 13 Nov 08
Cree Inc. has announced the results of LED lighting installations at three universities.
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Casino saves 2 million kW-hrs with LED retrofit 10 Nov 08
Lime Energy's LED retrofit project is expected to deliver energy savings of $200,000 per year to Harrah's Valley Center, CA, casino and resort.
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DOE releases Gateway demo report on residential LED lighting 07 Nov 08
Testing results of LED downlights and undercabinet lighting include energy savings, improved illuminance uniformity and positive builder feedback.
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Focus on Architecture
05 Nov 08
Recent NYC waterfalls, and German indoor and outdoor facades use LEDs creatively. |
Last Word: LEDs reach residential lighting market
05 Nov 08
Terry McGowan, director of engineering of the American Lighting Association (ALA), says it is vital that the residential lighting market is understood by LED manufacturers.
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Philips UK focuses on LEDs for professional indoor luminaires 05 Nov 08
Philips Lighting in the UK plans to completely transform its professional indoor luminaire business from conventional to LED light sources. |
Walgreens orders LED technology for refrigerated cases in 2009 stores
03 Nov 08
Power Secure International says its EfficientLights' technology will reduce the stores’ refrigerated case lighting energy use by 70%.
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Nualight provides energy-efficient LED lighting to Tesco 20 Oct 08
The deal will see Nualight’s Vantium Porto LED product retrofitted in all doors in the frozen display cases across 111 Tesco stores in Ireland. |
Zumtobel to sell Cree LED lighting fixtures in Europe 15 Oct 08
Zumtobel hopes to sell 50,000 recessed downlights from Cree in the first year of an agreement between the two companies. |
Sainsbury's stores adopt Philips LED lighting system for freezers 15 Oct 08
Around 15,000 LED lighting modules have been installed in freezers in 350 stores across the UK. |
Philips’ LED lights showcase future of home lighting at New York museum 12 Oct 08
From July 20 to October 20, an experimental house at the Museum of Modern Art features LED lighting from Philips Color Kinetics.
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New York architect firm, LSG to build prototype LED streetlights
23 Sep 08
Under a $1.175M contract, OVI and LSG will produce and test 6 LED
prototype streetlights for New York City, reports Julie MacShane. |
TECH NOTES: LEDs - coming soon to a street light near you 18 Sep 08
The performance, design and cost benefits of power LEDs in street lighting provide a persuasive value proposition, according to Philips Lumileds. |
RS Components lights head office with Dialight LEDs 16 Sep 08
Dialight has supplied more than 100 LED lamps to RS Components to reduce bulb maintenance, save energy and provide better quality light. |
Nine LED streetlights to undergo year-long test in US suburb 16 Sep 08
Xcel Energy has installed prototype LED streetlights in a neighborhood in Brooklyn Park, MN, to test their ability to survive harsh weather, provide adequate light, and please the residents.
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Roadway lighting report sheds the wrong light on LEDs 28 Aug 08
A report on roadway lighting, issued by a municipalities group in Ontario, has been called into question due to the accuracy of its comments on LED technology, reports Brian Owen. |
New York architect firm, LSG to build prototype LED streetlights 26 Aug 08
Under a $1.175M contract, OVI and LSG will produce and test 6 LED prototype streetlights for New York City. |
Market research indicates increasing use of HB-LEDs in lighting 18 Aug 08
In a new report, Strategies Unlimited says the 2007 market for HB LEDs used in lighting applications reached $337M, up from $205M in 2006.
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Nexxus Lighting sees $3.8M revenue, $1.3M net loss for 2Q08 14 Aug 08
Due to acquisitions and pool/spa lighting sales, Nexxus Lighting showed increase in 2Q08 revenue over 1Q08, but also had a $1.3M net loss due to product and internal development.
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Grand Rapids LED streetlights need more spread on sidewalks, but new models on way 12 Aug 08
The Grand Rapids, MI, mayor has commented that some of the new LED streetlights outside his home do not spread illumination far enough back behind the pole to light the sidewalk. |
Sharp to introduce 11 new commercial LED fixtures on September 1
07 Aug 08
Sharp is introducing 6 new downlights and 5 new oblong/square energy-efficient LED fixtures for factories, offices, and commercial spaces to the Japanese market. |
Virginia electric utility launches pilot LED streetlight program 04 Aug 08
Manassas, Virginia, is aiming for new LED lights to cut down light pollution and discourage vandalism and other crimes. |
New Jersey utility to evaluate LED street lighting 15 Jul 08
PSE&G is partnering with four cities in New Jersey to evaluate LED lamps for effectiveness and energy savings. |
German bank refurbishes lighting, saves money, with LED luminaires 07 Jul 08
The Lemgo Savings Bank plans to save 70% on its energy bill while easing navigation through specialized areas with new Zumtobel LED downlights, spotlights and recessed floor luminaires.
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GE expands into outdoor LED lighting with two new fixtures
01 Jul 08
GE Lighting Systems has debuted the first two of many upcoming outdoor LED lighting systems: the LED StreetDreams post-top fixture and an outdoor area light.
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Philips claims first with office building entirely lit using LEDs 26 Jun 08
Philips Lighting France will light an office building in Paris using LED fixtures to achieve both functional and decorative lighting. |
Cities realize advantages of LEDs 25 Jun 08
The LED street light demonstration in the city of Oakland highlighted many of the benefits that LED lighting can bring to municipalities, writes Kevin Orth.
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Texas supermarket chain to use GE LED refrigerated display lighting 24 Jun 08
United Supermarkets has replaced Lumation LED lighting in 47 stores to save $633,000 in energy and maintenance costs.
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Osram Opto unveils LED street lamp project in mainland China
23 Jun 08
Shenzhen SED Industry Co.'s light fixtures containing Osram LEDs will illuminate roads in Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park.
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Carmanah partners with Beta to develop solar-powered LED area light
22 May 08
Caramanah's new fixture combines its solar engine with a specially-developed BetaLED luminaire. |
Strategies in Light 2008 focuses on emerging LED applications 14 May 08
The ninth annual get-together for the LED industry highlighted the development of LED technologies and standards that are driving us into new and emerging markets, not least general illumination. Tim Whitaker reports from Santa Clara. |
Study finds US consumers warming to LEDs for energy-efficient lighting 01 May 08
A new study says 87% of consumers would be willing to try LED technology for some or all of their home lighting.
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Cree launches LED University program 25 Apr 08
A group of five universities has committed to evaluating and deploying LED lighting to reduce costs and environmental impact. |
Philips unveils LED-based solutions for general lighting at Light+Building 08 Apr 08
New LED-based luminaire systems are being introduced for use in home, office, and retail applications. |
Zumtobel Group teams with Cree to boost innovative LED lighting 08 Apr 08
A new Zumtobel LED Division will implement CREE technology in general lighting products and when entering new market segments.
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IHOP restaurants install fixtures from Cree LED Lighting 01 Apr 08
Several restaurants have installed six-inch LED downlights, which were judged as superior to CFLs. |
ilumisys and State of Michigan partner in LED lighting research 28 Mar 08
LEDs will replace fluorescent lighting in a State of Michigan office building, allowing research data to be gathered.
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Boston's Old North Church embraces Philips LED technology 05 Mar 08
Boston's oldest church building implements LED lighting to properly accentuate historic architecture while minimizing energy consumption. |
Essentials of designing efficient luminaires with LEDs 21 Feb 08
A systems-level approach for LED luminaire design is required to achieve all the expected benefits of solid-state lighting. Gerry Negley and Antony van de Ven of LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. explain. |
Dialight Lumidrives collaborates with Illuma Lighting 13 Feb 08
The new IllumaLED range should provide Lumidrives with access to the professional lighting and wholesale market. |
Toronto condominium adopts LED lighting 08 Jan 08
In a first of its kind, LED lighting has been employed to illuminate the interior corridors throughout a 44-floor condominium building, writes Brian Owen, our Canadian Columnist. |
EcoLEDLighting gains BSI seal of approval for LED downlights 17 Dec 07
EcoLEDLighting says that testing by the British Standards Institute shows that its LED downlights are the first of their type to comply with Part L of the UK Building Regulations. |
Lumecon, Relume to supply 1000 LED street lights to Ann Arbor 14 Dec 07
The City of Ann Arbor has placed an order for 1000 LED street lights that consume less than half the power and last five times longer than the lights they will replace. |
LED streetlighting: the Light at Night Falls Bright 07 Dec 07
Welland, Ontario has launched the first phase of its LED lighting scheme and has installed 47 luminaires from Relume, writes Brian Owen. |
LLF reports 113.6 lm/W from warm-white LED lamp 29 Nov 07
LED Lighting Fixtures Inc has built a prototype LED-based PAR 38 lamp that produces 659 lm from 5.8 watts of wall-plug power, with CCT of 2760 K and CRI of 91.2. |
Banff investigates environmentally friendly LED street lighting 06 Nov 07
A pilot project in the Canadian town in association with Osram will help identify the advantages of LED outdoor lighting. |
Cree installs LED lighting in all its facilities 02 Nov 07
As part of its LED Workplace initiative, Cree will convert all of the lighting at its facilities to LED lighting. Part of the project has been completed, and energy usage has been cut by 48%. |
LED streetlights to take over downtown Ann Arbor 17 Oct 07
Ann Arbor plans to become the first US city to convert 100 percent of its downtown streetlights to LED technology, with the installation of more than 1000 LED fixtures. |
Beta LED fixtures chosen for Sentry facility 11 Oct 07
LED lighting has been chosen for the exterior of a new manufacturing facility built by Sentry Equipment. |
Advanced LEDs and E.ON target LED street lighting 11 Oct 07
E.ON will bid for projects to install lighting schemes using LED luminaires from Advanced LEDs, which has also signed an agreement with Enfis. |
US bill declares "lights out" on inefficient lighting 18 Sep 07
The Energy Efficient Lighting for a Brighter Tomorrow Act calls for a phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps beginning in 2012. |
Interview: Christopher Ruud of Beta Lighting 28 Aug 07
Outdoor LED lighting fixtures from Beta LED were among the highlights of Lightfair International 2007. Christopher Ruud, Executive Vice President of Beta Lighting, tells LEDs Magazine how his company came to introduce LED fixtures, taking advantage of the positive benefits of LED technology. |
Welland is Well Lit with LED street lighting 20 Aug 07
The City of Welland, Ontario is undertaking a pilot program to evaluate LED street lighting, which could possibly lead to the installation of more than 6500 luminaires in future, writes Brian Owen. |
LEDs boast more than energy efficiency and durability 14 Aug 07
The wide range of colours available from LEDs, their versatility, their compact size and ease of installation give architects, designers and installers the freedom to devise completely new lighting solutions, as Ian Cathcart, OSRAM's LED systems manager, explains. |
LED lighting control device operates with DMX fixtures 18 Jul 07
LUX Italia has developed a sophisticated and user-friendly lighting control device that uses DMX to operate multiple LED fixtures. |
Marks & Spencer selects NuaLight’s LED lighting system 04 Jul 07
LED lighting from NuaLight is being installed in temperature-controlled food display cases in Marks & Spencer stores in the UK and Ireland. |
Warm white Cree LEDs illuminate Croatian Riviera 26 Jun 07
Schreder has installed outdoor LED lighting fixtures based around warm-white XLamp LEDs from Cree. |
Museum shines warm LED lights on antiquities 15 Jun 07
A museum in Glasgow is able to display sensitive antique objects for the first time by using purpose-built LED lighting modules. |
LED lighting shows maturity at Lightfair 14 Jun 07
If anyone thought LED lighting was going to be a short-lived phenomenon, the recent Lightfair International trade show in New York City should have convinced them otherwise. LEDs were everywhere, and more importantly the LED fixtures on display showed a new level of maturity, writes Tim Whitaker.
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Cree XLamp LEDs illuminate Beta LED fixtures 13 Jun 07
A series of outdoor lighting fixtures from Beta Lighting are built around cool-white power LEDs from Cree. |
LED lighting installed at New York City ad agency (update) 01 Jun 07
Gallium Lighting has supplied LED downlights for general illumination in a New York office space. |
Solid-state lighting market poised for dramatic growth
17 May 07
Improvements in white LED performance and price will attract the attention of larger lighting companies, LED-based fixture designs will become more efficient, and solid-state lighting products will greatly increase their penetration of the mainstream general illumination market, predict Robert Steele and Vrinda Bhandarkar of Strategies Unlimited. |
Hunter seeks realistic LED performance data 15 May 07
The keynote speaker at Strategies in Light did not hold back in his view that the LED industry needs to urgently address the inaccurate representation of LED performance in the industry. |
LED streetlights help Toronto become brighter and greener
01 May 07
An installation of 16 LED streetlights in Toronto's Exhibition Place demonstrates reduced energy usage and improved light quality.
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Survey shows LEDs improve public’s perceptions of city safety 02 Apr 07
The LED City initiative in Raleigh, NC, has been shown to yield benefits beyond energy efficiency.
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Philips leads Ban the Bulb call in North America 15 Mar 07
As part of an industry drive towards energy-efficient lighting in North America, Philips will phase out incandescent bulbs by 2016. |
LED streetlights help Toronto become brighter, greener 01 Mar 07
An installation of LED streetlights in Toronto's Exhibition Place is expected to cut costs and reduce greenhouse emissions. |
AGI and Lighting Science develop in-store LED retail displays 26 Feb 07
LED fixtures enable long-life retail displays that avoid damage due to heating. |
Power Integrations design kit enables EMC-compliant LED lightbulbs 22 Feb 07
An ultra-small power supply unit is designed to fit into an LED lightbulb socket, and enables LED lightbulbs to meet EMC requirements. |
From fossil fuels to solid state for household lighting: a "small" solution for a large problem 20 Feb 07
For a number of years, Light Up The World Foundation has been at the forefront of efforts to bring LED lighting to the developing world. LEDs Magazine spoke with LUTW founders Dave Irvine-Halliday and Ken Robertson to get an update on the Foundation's activities. |
Raleigh and Cree build LED City to evaluate LED lighting 12 Feb 07
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina has teamed with Cree to launch the LED City, and will evaluate multiple types of LED lighting fixtures and installations. |
LED Lighting Fixtures unveils LED-based recessed downlight 08 Feb 07
The first product from LLF will be a warm-white downlight with an efficacy of approximately 60 lm/W, and will directly rival 65-watt incandescent alternatives. |
NuaLight and Astron install LED lighting in retail display cases 08 Feb 07
Astron Engineering now uses LED technology supplied by NuaLight to illuminate its salad bars for displaying fresh produce. |
Gallium Lighting introduces high output white LED downlight 01 Jan 07
A new 16-LED downlight offers performance comparable to 18-26 watt compact fluorescent luminaries. |
On the verge: LEDs ready to challenge incumbent light sources in the street lighting market 26 Oct 06
Street lighting is fast emerging as a potentially strong market for LEDs, particularly now that devices have reached a level of output and efficiency to make them viable replacements for incumbent lighting technologies. |
