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Osram Opto provides online LED ray data 30 Jun
Files that describe the emission pattern of light from LEDs and IREDs are now available online. |
DOE webcast reaffirms September 30 start for Energy Star 27 Jun
Among the significant happenings during DOE's Energy Star webcast was a statement from utility company Pacific Gas and Electric that they will not recognize products qualified under EPA's crtiteria, writes Brian Owen. |
SSL design competition now accepting submissions 26 Jun
The Next Generation Luminaires design competition, with an 'intent-to-submit' deadline of July 31, is focused on energy-efficient white light, general illumination luminaires for the commercial sector. |
Philips claims first with office building entirely lit using LEDs 26 Jun
Philips Lighting France will light an office building in Paris using LED fixtures to achieve both functional and decorative lighting. |
EPA hosts low-key webcast on Energy Star 25 Jun
The Energy Stars come out this week with separate webcasts hosted by both EPA and DOE, writes Brian Owen. |
Future Lighting donates Luxeon Rebel LEDs for solar car project 24 Jun
The U. of Minnesota student-built car will use red, amber and white LEDs for all signal, front and forward lighting to compete in the 2400-mile North America Solar Challenge. |
Texas supermarket chain to use GE LED refrigerated display lighting 24 Jun
United Supermarkets has replaced Lumation LED lighting in 47 stores to save $633,000 in energy and maintenance costs.
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Laser Focus World magazine, OIDA launch new green conference for optics 23 Jun
The new May 2009 conference and exhibition, OPTOmism: Photonics for the Green Revolution, will bring increased focus to the growing role that photonics is playing in global efforts to "live green."
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Osram Opto unveils LED street lamp project in mainland China
23 Jun
Shenzhen SED Industry Co.'s light fixtures containing Osram LEDs will illuminate roads in Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park.
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Partnerships show prototypes for LED-based home projectors and tactile displays 23 Jun
Luminus and TI have created lamp-free projectors, and Osram Opto and Design Dash Ltd. have developed image projection and IR technology for reconfigurable tactile displays.
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Fraunhofer cooperation speeds roll-to-roll fabrication of OLEDs and solar cells
22 Jun
Two Fraunhofer institutes have joined forces in the development of a technology for an organic device roll-to-roll production process. |
Toshiba reviews lighting business with emphasis on LEDs 19 Jun
Toshiba plans to stop production of filament lamps in 2010 and move towards eco-friendly lighting |
OLLA project delivers final OLED milestone 19 Jun
A pan-European OLED program has demonstrated an OLED lighting tile with an efficacy of 50.7 lm/W |
Toronto invites expressions of interest in Lightsavers project 19 Jun
Following its successful LEDiscovery event, Toronto is calling for LED lighting companies to participate in a new pilot project. |
Universal Display pushes white OLEDs to 100 lm/W
19 Jun
Made using the company's phosphorescent OLED technology and with the help of a DOE grant |
Efficiency Vermont decides not to use EPA Energy Star spec 18 Jun
An energy efficiency organization has said that it will not use the proposed Energy Star criteria from EPA relating to LED lighting. |
LED media facades from Ledon, Opto Tech and LTP 18 Jun
Ledon has created a 220,000-LED media facade for Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Opto Tech has a contract for a second LED skyscreen, and LTP has installed a low-resolution LED facade in an office building. |
DOE to host webcast on Energy Star, releases more CALiPER data 18 Jun
The DOE is to host a (very timely) webcast on Energy Star for Soilid State Lighting, and has also released round 5 results from its CALiPER testing program. |
Comcast Center hosts integrated 10-million pixel LED display 17 Jun
The world's largest 4 mm LED wall has been installed in The Comcast Experience in Philadelphia, where it blends seamlessly with the architecture. |
Show business: Lightfair and Light Canada 16 Jun
Lightfair 2008 demonstrated it is still a key event in the lighting calendar, while north of the border the IES Toronto Section has launched Lighting Canada 2008, writes Brian Owen. |
DOE responds to EPA issuance of SSL criteria 16 Jun
The U.S. DOE has responded to the consternation that followed the EPA's announcement of Energy Star criteria covering LED-based residential light fixtures. |
Diodes Incorporated closes acquisition of Zetex plc 13 Jun
The UK-based manufacturer of LED driver ICs has been bought by a Texas-based semiconductor manufacturer. |
Suspended LED fixtures illuminate and entertain 12 Jun
A ceiling-mounted LED fixture illuminated a Mercedes event in Stuggart, while LDDE's "chandelier" made up of Swarovski crystals brightened an exhibition in Milan.
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Barco acquires High End Systems 11 Jun
The Belgium LED display maker says that the deal will solidify its position in the converging video and lighting segments. |
Workshops and conferences in June and July 11 Jun
Upcoming events include two conferences in London, a DOE workshop in Portland, and a Light Up The World training course. |
160,000 LED lights mounted to new Santa Monica ferris wheel 10 Jun
Orlando, FL, lighting company Eworks Pro Corp. designed the amusement park ride system from scratch.
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LED fixtures enhance swim center architecture 10 Jun
Clarity in Sound, Light and Vision specified and fitted the fixtures housed in compact IP65 flood enclosures to the Hatfield, UK, swim center ceiling. |
UK Government focuses on energy-efficient lighting 09 Jun
The UK government is supporting public procurement of ultra-efficient lighting to help meet its sustainability objectives. |
EPA clouds the air with LED Energy Star criteria 06 Jun
Contradicting the excellent work by the DOE in developing Energy Star criteria for SSL products, the EPA has issued a competing document. |
Bridgelux begins volume shipment of fifth-generation LED chip 05 Jun
Bridgelux says that it has developed advanced chip technology and low cost-per-lumen products without resorting to complex, low yield thin-film techniques. |
DOE launches L Prize to speed development of LED replacement lamps 04 Jun
The competition will award significant cash prizes, plus opportunities for federal purchasing agreements, utility programs, and other incentives for winning products. |
Hella daytime running light uses five high-power LEDs
04 Jun
The LEDayLine for retrofitting vehicle front-ends has a service life of around 10,000 hours.
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Cree demos multichip XLamp MC-E 03 Jun
Cree has quadrupled the output of its XLamp devices with a new family of multichip devices in the same package size. |
Carmanah wins Innovation Award at LightFair 2008
03 Jun
Carmanah's EverGEN solar-powered LED luminaire received the Judges' Citation Award at Lightfair. |
Lys of Color Kinetics wins award for Powercore 03 Jun
Ihor Lys will receive the National Inventor of the Year Award for work on Powercore technology for LED Illumination |
Lumileds reduces number of bins for warm white LEDs
02 Jun
Using its Lumiramic phosphor technology, Lumileds is reducing the number of white LED bins for the benfit of the general lighting market.
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Strong conference line-up for euroLED 2008 02 Jun
EuroLED 2008 takes place this week and has a high-quality line-up of international speakers. |
