Lighting Science Group has announced to produce 1 million LED bulbs in the first quarter of the year.  Jim Haworth, chief executive officer of Lighting Science Group, commented that "Today, we celebrate not only past successes, but encouraging present trends, and the promise of a sustainable, job-creating, green future made possible by LED lighting solutions," said Jim Haworth, chief executive officer of Lighting Science Group. "Indicative of our company's solid growth and numerous accomplishments is that while last year we produced and sold...

Currently, Taiwan-based Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI) has ordered TurboDisc® MaxBright™ Multi-reactor MOCVD System from Veeco. The systems will be used to increase GPI’s capacity for the production of HB LEDs being driven by applications such as backlighting, lighting, displays, and automotive. According to David Chung, Chairman and CEO of GPI, "We have been very pleased with the production proven performance of Veeco's K465i MOCVD systems already installed in our manufacturing facility. They helped us to achieve L...

Toshiba developed a new portable OLED lamp - and they will make 100 units of this lamp, and donate these to quake-hit areas (50 units were already donated to the evacuation center in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture). Toshiba has no plans to sell these to consumers. The lamps run from either four AAA alkaline batteries or from the embedded rechargeable battery - and Toshiba bundle the lamp with a solar-panel (it can also be recharged via a USB port). The lamp measure 146x100x18.5mm (at the thickest part) and weight 180g without the batteries. There are no details abou...

Reportedly, Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), one of the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters operator , is evaluating the feasibility of converting its lighting system to energy efficient LED lighting. According to the company’s official, “The aim is to embark on plant-wide full scale LED lighting onversion at Dubal as soon as practicable.” Dubal will ensure that all unnecessary lights are switched off after working hours, wherever applicable; and that all computers/monitors are also switched off when employees leave after a shift at the offi...

Recently, Lunera Lighting has supplied its 6400 SERIES of LED fixtures and 2200 SERIES of luminaires in Volkswagen Group of America's Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) facility in Belmont, California.   According to Lunera, its LED fixtures luminaires are capable of lighting up to 50,000 hours. Precision optics present in the LED luminaires allows the fixture to cast extensive illumination. Through Lunera's truLITE Color Consistency Process, each fixture can provide coherent light color. The 48" by 6.7" 6400 SERI...

Subaru of America, Inc. marked another significant event in the history of Automobile and Live Production industry by launching its all-new fourth-generation 2012 Impreza® models in 3D.   The glitz and glamour were centered in the middle of Manhattan at the Jacob Javits Center from April 22nd to May 1st 2011 at New York Auto Show, the last car show of the season. This year, not only did most of the Automobile Companies emphasized themselves as Eco-lovers, but they also aimed to spotlight and visualize their products in as in-depth a way as possible. ...

Date: Sep.21st - 23rd 2011.  Venue: The Theme Pavilion of Shanghai Expo China Public Lighting Summit 2011(CPLS2011), as one of the most well-known event of the Lighting industry in China, is the unique international event on PUBLIC LIGHTING. CPLS network brings together cities and lighting professionals engaged in using light as a major tool for urban, social and economic development, with a concern for sustainability and environmental issues. CPLS2011 focuses on promoting the technologies and applications of energy efficient lighting solution....

Led by LEDinside , and assisted by ITRI, 2011 LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications has made a successful close on May 27th,2011. Specialists  including Philips, Osram, Veeco, Macroblock, Seoul Semiconductor have shared their experience about LED facility and the development tendency of LED. philips Veeco Aixtron Macroblock Epilight Seoul Semiconductor LEDinside ...

In the Past Two Years, the Nation’s Premier Department Store Chain Has Replaced Over 400,000 Hot & Costly Halogen Spotlights with Super Efficient LED Lights,including the amazing 12 watt MSi iPAR.   National Department store chain Macy’s has announced a wide ranging program to reduce energy consumption and waste as part of the company's comprehensive effort to promote sustainability and operating efficiency. Part of this program includes the continued replacement of halogen lighting with long life, super efficient LED lighting, inc...

Reportedly, Digital Lumens, and Leading Edge Design Group has completed an energy efficient lighting upgrade for the retail areas of City Market/Onion River Co-op., Burlington's only downtown grocery store. Burlington Electric provided the project incentive. City Market installed the Digital Lumens Intelligent Light Engines (LED-based fixtures with embedded controls) into the shopping areas and uses LightRules (central lighting and energy management software) to configure light levels and monitor energy usage. It’s estimated that Digital Lumens&#...

Luminus Devices, and T-Opto, a Division of Toyota Tsusho America has introduced the SoloLux high output LED module, a high efficacy sub-system for high lumen general lighting applications that typically utilize a 175W metal halide source. The patent-pending module produces up to 6,500 lumens from a single source, and is based on Luminus Big Chip LED technology. SoloLux is available in color temperatures ranging from warm to cool, and is in process of attaining LM-79, UL1598 and ULIP66 accreditations. SoloLux will be available for sampling this summer with ...

After recently completing the installation of 637 solar panels on the roof of its carport which are expected to produce about 210,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year for its Alvarado Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Union City, California-based Union Sanitary District (USD) approached LEDtronics to explore energy-saving lighting solutions throughout its 33-acre wastewater treatment facility. Furthering its long-term plan to lower its carbon footprint and protect the environment by creating sources of renewable energy for its buildings and reducing energy usage and costs...

Currently, led by Shenzhen Environment and Energy College of Beijing University and Ningbo Aite Lighting Co., Ltd., Aite-Beijing University Solid State Lighting Lab was set up in Jiangbei District. Reportedly, Ningbo Aite Lighting Co., Ltd. is devoted to the testing of LED chips and components, LED components assembly, reliability testing of lighting devices, LED lighting designing and so on. Aite Lighting Co., Ltd, of Ningbo Fonwa Enterprises, is in Jiangbei Economic Park, whose registered capital is 100 million yuan, with the investment tota...

As Canaccord Genuity analyst has noted that Cree won a deal with GE, both the two company denied that the largest U.S. conglomerate has selected the lighting manufacturer to supply GE light-emitting diodes, disputing an analyst's assertion. "There is no basis for this rumor. We have not made a decision," said Kim Freeman, a spokeswoman for GE's appliance and lighting unit. Cree spokeswoman Erin Grohs also denied that any deal had been reached. Officials at Canaccord did not respond to requests for comment.  ...

Luminus Devices has introduced the SSM-80 warm white LED for general lighting.   It is designed for indoor directional and spot lighting applications and will have an initial release in warm white color points of 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K. It can achieve up to 100 LPW at 350mA, and more than 1,600 lumens at its top end rated drive condition. The SSM-80 is tested and binned at a nominal input drive condition of 1A and 12V, which makes it electrically compatible with a wide array of commercially available off-the-shelf drivers and ballasts. Other featu...

Reportedly, Phillips’ LED lighting has been installed in Phoenix Children's Hospital, to create an escape for the hospital's patients and families and a distraction from the medical ailments surrounding them. The lighting design of the project was led by Dallas-based Scott Oldner Lighting Design using innovative interior and exterior LED lighting from Philips Color Kinetics. The lighting solution from Philips Color Kinetics was used to outline the building's distinctive architectural fins, while creating a visual canvas to display artistic animat...

Reportedly, Cree has won a contract from General Electric for producing 60 watt LED replacement light bulbs. According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer asserts in a research note, “We have finally confirmed that Cree has indeed won GE’s 60W replacement bulb business,” and estimated the deal would add 69 cents a share on pro forma EPS over the next five years, with a range of 32 cents to $1.60 a share, with sales from the deal over the five-year period ranging from $337 million to $1.6 billion.  ...

~ SMT China magazine and EM Asia magazine conferred the awards at NEPCON China 2011 ~   Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, earned two prestigious awards for innovative technology during NEPCON China 2011. Both the VISION Award from SMT China magazine and the Innovation Award from Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia magazine were presented to Nordson ASYMTEK for product excellence in the dispensing category for its jet dispenser for side-view LED manufacturing. This was the fifth year i...

Organized by LEDinside, LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications will be grandly open in Shenzhen on May 27, 2011. Conference Title: LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications Organizer：  LEDinside Date：May 27, 2011 Time：9:30 A.M.-4:20 P.M. Venue：Sydney Room, Marco Polo Hotel, Fuhua 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Speaker Profile LEDinside has invited heavyweights throughout the LED industry from home and abroad as our speakers, including D...

Reportedly, Advanced Renewable Energy Company, (ARC Energy) has released a statement strongly against the Complaint filed by GT Solar Crystal Systems LLC and GT Solar Hong Kong, Limited. ARC maintains that its sapphire crystallisation equipment and processes are entirely its own, and not linked to those used by GT Solar Crystal Systems and GT Solar Hong Kong. The company issued that “GT’s action will not distract ARC Energy’s commitment to providing its customers with the most advanced technologies and best possible products...

The City of Sarasota has chosen the Aimed Optics™ LED fixtures produced by Sunovia's lighting division EvoLucia Inc. for the replacement of approximately 200 traditional streetlights and landscape lights to reduce their energy consumption and enhance the downtown and tourist areas for its city-wide energy saving project. According to Sunovia, the EvoLucia lights were chosen because they were superior to other fixtures on the market for energy savings and effectiveness in lighting. Additionally, recently this year, the Department of Energy awarded Sunovia'...

Toshiba has released a flexible OLED panel driven by oxide semiconductor TFTs at the 49th SID International Symposium, Seminar & Exhibition (SID 2011). The company is able to use plastic substrates with lowering the highest process temperature in the formation of oxide TFTs to 200°C. The prototyped flexible OLED panel has a screen size of 3 inches and a pixel count of 160 x 120. To realize color display, Toshiba formed white OLED elements and color filters on oxide TFTs. The oxide semiconductor constituting the TFTs is indium gallium zi...

Recently, Panasonic has showcased its 200-foot wide LED display at a special event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. During the Friday night NASCAR Education Lottery 200 truck event,the screen was only used with a moving background and an 80-foot (or so) image taking up residence in an inset position. Panasonic released the full power of this operational 200 foot wide video screen, it looked very professional and clear. The camera's LCD panel forming a mismatch with the LED screen's individual pixels.  ...

Nichia had filed an provisional injunction action in Tokyo District Court against Koyo Business Services, Inc.(Koyo Business Service Kabushiki Kaisha) . Nichia believes white LEDs used in 3 inch LED warm white color downlighting products (product name: "PICASONA"; model number: K-CL3-WA5) which Koyo claims to be manufactured by a Korean LED lighting product manufacturer LumiRich pursuant to an OEM arrangement with Koyo and imported to Japan and sold by Koyo, infringe Nichia's patent (No.3700502).  ...

It’s said that LG Electronics is produding low-priced LED light bulbs to expand its market including discount outlets among sales channels. The company is launching four models, including a 7.5 watt light bulb priced at 13,900 won, the lowest in the local LED market. Early this year, LED light bulbs for home use began being sold at “LG Best Shop,” its retail chain. Now retail outlets such as E-mart will also carry the lamps. LG Twin Tower, headquarters of LG Group which has been going through remodeling, has diverse LED products insta...

Reportedly, Hi Score Corporation has received approval on a bid for lighting from DMD Lighting. The sales order is coming through DMD Lighting and Energy Control Systems, the newly acquired Hi Score subsidiary. This latest large order is in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The appointment was made just weeks after Mr. Falso accepted the position as CEO of Hi Score owned DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc.Mr. Falso was brought on to bolster the company's lagging gross sales volume.   ...

Recently, Royal Philips Electronics have poured EUR 40 million to increase its production capacity for OLED-based lighting at its facility in Aachen, Germany, to support the rapid growth of Philips’ OLED business, with increased availability of Philips OLED modules for high-end design lighting applications for decorative and ambience creation purposes. This additional capacity at Philips’ OLED facility in Aachen is expected to be available in 2012. In addition, Philips also recently opened its Lumiblade Creative Lab in Aachen, inviting li...

Recently, AIXTRON has received a large multiple order of its G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactor for the industry standard LED production platform from Samsung LED. The new systems will be installed within this year at Samsung’s latest state-of-the-art production facility and be used for volume production of HB blue and white GaN-based LEDs for television back-light units and LED lamps for solid-state lighting applications. Samsung LED has been using AIX 2800G4 HT GaN MOCVD systems for several years. Following successful commission...

GT Solar has introduced the ASF™100 advanced sapphire growth system, which increases yielded output of sapphire material by producing a larger, 100 kilogram sapphire boule in the same chamber as previous versions of the furnace. According to Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of GT Solar’s sapphire equipment and materials group, “We have received an enthusiastic response from early adopter customers for our ASF sapphire growth systems as they enter the market to provide high quality sapphire material for the fast-growing LED industry. O...

GlacialTech Inc., a diverse provider of cooling, power supply, and PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications, is excited to showcase the latest and greatest LED drivers & GREEN battery chargers as well as LED lighting solutions for outdoor/indoor/industrial applications at COMPUTEX 2011. At this year's COMPUTEX, GlacialTech will reveal a full range of products, in addition to demonstrating its new and unique material treatments. Visit GlacialTech at the Nangang Exhibition Hall, Booth #J411 (6 units) from May 31 to J...