Highlights this week:

GE announced it will no longer be manufacturing CFL lights in the U.S. market, and will be embracing LED lights in the future. ENERGY STAR’s raised energy efficiency standards, which has left CFLs in the dust, was cited as the main cause behind the shift. Other points mentioned in the company’s press release also hinted to its increased focus and strategy in smart lights.

A summary of major manufacturers development this week: Osram reported better than expected results for fiscal year 2016, and announced it has started to supply laser headlight modules to BMW. Dutch lighting giant’s smart lighting control brand Philips Dynalite announced that it has ended its long term distribution partnership with Dalitek.Epistar sold its factory in Hsinchu, Taiwan to Mediatek for around US $22 million.

The UK’s subsidiary policy to large enterprises, such as supermarket franchise Sainsbury, to upgrade to LED lights has attracted criticism. The country has allocated in total US $6.8 million to 24 large enterprises in the country to replace traditional lights with LEDs.

As for notable products this week, Samsung and Lumileds have both launched high power LED modules for outdoor or industrial lighting applications. Smart security lighting manufacturers ComfyLight and BeOn announced receiving additional financing from supporters.

We would like to wish all our readers an early Happy Chinese New Year! On a side note, we will not be updating our website during the Lunar New Year holidays from Feb. 8-Feb. 12, 2016. We apologize for the inconvenience caused during the period. We will be back on February 15.

Happy Chinese New Year! (LEDinside)

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5. GE Breakups with Old Love CFL in Favor of LEDs Ahead of Valentines Season
6. Epistar Sells Factory in Hsinchu to Mediatek for Around US$22 M
7. Middle East Countries Slashes Energy Subsidies Amid Crashing Oil Prices
8. Osram Looks Bright on Fiscal 2016 with Share Sale of Foshan
9. Osram Supplies Laser Headlight Modules to BMW
10. Philips Lighting and Dalitek Ends Smart Lighting Distribution Partnership

Government projects

1. Metro Detroit Freeways to Look Brighter with LEDs within Two Years
2. Capital of Bangladesh to be lit with LEDs by End of 2016
3. Canadian Municipalities to Spend CA$13 M on LED Streetlight Retrofits
4. Northern Indian State Makes LED Lights Mandatory for Housing Colonies
5. Surrey to Switch 28K Streetlights to LEDs and Improve Public Safety

Industry news

1. GPI: CSP Advantages in Niche Markets, Wafer-level Manufacturing Marks Branching Industry Developments
2. PlayNitride Refutes GPI Trade Secret Allegations
3. LED Bulb Promotions Triggered Falling Prices in Europe and U.S. in January, Said LEDinside
4. Smart Security LED Light Makers ComfyLight and BeOn Receive Additional Financial Backing
5. Pixelligent Projections for High Refractive Index Applications in 2016
6. Lighting Science Received 35 New Patents in 2015
7. Legal Expert Analyses U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Positive for Green Energy Development
8. Snapdeal Partners up with EESL to Sell LED Bulbs for INR 99 in India
9. Gooee to Bring IoT ‘full stack’ Smart Lighting to Frankfurt Light and Building 2016
10. TOGGLED® Adds Yankon Subsidiary Mega Lighting to List of Patent Licensees
11. Osram to Showcase Lighting Innovations at the Light + Building 2016
    
12. 2016 TAIWAN INT'L LIGHTING SHOW
13. LED Taiwan 2016

New products

1. Lumileds Launches New High Efficacy Module for Outdoor Applications
2. Samsung Launches New Linear LED Module for High-flux Industrial Lighting
3. Osram Unveils Tungsten Halogen Lights for Cool Blue Glow
4. Lighting Science Launches Commercial LED Grow Lights
5. ZappLight Releases New LED Trap Light to Combat Zika Virus and Other Mosquito Transmitted Diseases
6. II-VI Laser Enterprise Launches New Single Mode Seed Laser Diode
7. Vishay Intertechnology Debuts High-Brightness LED Power Module
8. Smart Light Logic™ PLUS Wireless Controls Keeps Outdoor Lighting Connected
9. New High-Power Flip Chip COB Grow Light from Flip Chip Opto Enables Horticultural Illumination
10. GlacialLight Adds New LED Flood Light Knock Down Kit to its Product Portfolio
11. MaxLite Unveils New LED Panels for Indoor Applications
12. Gruppo PBM Uses Wolfspeed SiC Power Devices to Improve Battery Charger Performance
13. Healthy Living Technology to Display Portable Multifunctional LED Lamp at TILS 2016
14. Shanng Hao Enterprise Wins Distribution Opportunity of LED Explosion- proof Lamp from Seiwa Electric
15. Shinkando Group Unveils High Power LED Fixtures for Indoor Illumination
16. AREX Introduces Eenergy Label Certified LED Panel Lights to Taiwanese Consumers
17. Nite Ize Releases Nite Dawg LED Dog Collar for Safer Activities at Night
18. CAO Group Launches New LED Forensic Light to Slashes Bills for Consumers

Lighting projects

1. Obscura Digital and VISA Lights up San Francisco Skyline During Super Bowl 50 with 3D Images
2. Osram Smart LED Solutions Aid Havi Logistics Sustainability Initiative
3. Revolution Lighting Technologies Completes LED Lighting Retrofit in Lehman College Campus
4. Noribachi and Intelligent Energy Light and Power Collaboratively Upgrade Historic Buildings with LEDs
5. Zumtobel Lights up Austrian Art and Concert Hall with LEDs