LED Bulbs are recently in demand as they are more efficient than the common incandescent lights used in households and companies. Some of the benefits associated with this LED light bulb include that they require less power and time to start emitting light with more extended periods of life expectancy. However, there is a significant downside. Although most commercial LED bulbs emit a reasonable amount of blue light, it is a concern since it affects the health of the eye as well as sleep interruption. This is so because blue light interferes with the production of melaton...

LumiStreet lighting in Milton Keynes – the reduction in ongoing energy costs is expected to pay for the project in full within eight years Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) in the UK is upgrading 18,000 existing streetlights to LED as part of its long-term vision to create a world-leading sustainable city. Lighting specialist Signify was selected to carry out the upgrade which will enable the city to introduce innovation in terms of performance, quality of light, and connectivity to its lighting assets – and contribute to its climate action goals. Re...

Council will continue upgrading inefficient street lights with LED lighting, with most lights in the region to be swapped over by the end of the year. In 2023, Council replaced 69 per cent of remaining inefficient street lights in the municipality to energy-efficient LED lights, as part of a project to reduce emissions andenergy use, and ensure street lights are better maintained. Many of the old street lights in the area are mercury vapour, high-pressure sodium or compact fluorescent lights, which use significant amounts of energy and have shorter life spans compared to LE...

The Municipal President of Mérida, Cecilia Patrón Laviada, turned on the new lighting of the Xmatkuil road and 50th Avenue that goes to the Periférico with more than 200 LED lamps. At the same time, 1,114 sodium vapor lights are being replaced in the Emiliano Zapata Sur and San Antonio Xluch neighborhoods, which will become the first areas with fully LED lighting. In the community of Xmatkuil, Cecilia Patrón removed the switch that illuminated 50th Street South from Xmatkuil to the Periférico with LED lamps. &ldq...

Car park users will soon benefit from a higher standard of illumination as work begins on a new energy efficient LED lighting system at the multi storey car park at Westmorland Shopping Centre in Kendal. A site survey identified Westmorland Shopping Centre Car Park as a site with a significant opportunity to save money and carbon by looking at alternative lighting methods. Work will commence on 9 September following the announcement by Westmorland and Furness Council that the contract for the design, installation, testing and commissioning of the new lighting syst...

Combine the highest-quality video and light syncing for an immersive gaming, movie and music experience with the next-generation Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K. Upgrade the lighting in your home with the Philips Hue Datura square ceiling light, which features two individually controllable light sources and a frameless design, or get lighting for any room with the Philips Hue Tento square ceiling panel. Integrate Philips Hue Secure with Alexa and Google Home, and enjoy helpful new automations in the Philips Hue app. Eindhoven, the Netherlands &ndash...

The new J Series JU7070B LEDs offer excellent value and efficacy for lighting applications with lower optical control requirements, such as outdoor area lighting, flood lighting, landscaping and indoor downlighting. Available in 12V and 36V configurations with CCTs ranging from 6500K to 2200K and CRI options of 70, 80 and 90 minimum, JU7070B LEDs can meet the requirements of almost any lighting project. Ideal for Lighting Applications with Low Optical Control Requirements One 7070 LED can replace many mid-power LEDs, making luminaire design l...

What is Human Centric Lighting (HCL)? Asking ten different people within the lighting industry may result in ten different answers. Nichia’s perspective remains that true Human Centric Lighting effects people’s daily lives via many different paths, including methods that help synchronize people’s circadian rhythms, thus improving alertness during the day and sleep at night. The simplest form could be the visual element of color tunable lighting which synchronizes the lighting color with the colors of the sky throughout the day. In addition to the visual elemen...

In the final post of the previous blog series “History of Light Sources - Color Rendering Index (CRI)”, entitled “The Pursuit for Quality of Light - Beyond CRI”, Nichia introduced lighting that supports senior citizens by making their lives enriched and more comfortable. The brand-new Clear White color LED is essential to HCL, defined as “lighting that supports a richer and more comfortable life through the effects of light.” In this post, Nichia once again would like to talk about the importance of the light in people's l...

Picture: Govee The new Govee Net Lights offer smart, colorful lighting for outdoor use and are available in two sizes. With Matter support, they are easy to integrate into existing smart home systems and enable versatile applications in the garden. Two sizes: 0.85 x 1.43 m (240 LEDs) and 0.85 x 2.87 m (480 LEDs). Matter compatibility for easy integration with Alexa and Google Home. IP65-certified, ideal for outdoor use. LED service life up to 25,000 hours, power consumption 15 watts. Design and functions The Govee Net Lights stand out wi...

The lighting that affects human biological rhythms which was mentioned briefly in the previous post is generally referred to as “circadian lighting.” The word “circadian” originating from the Latin words “circa” meaning “approximately” and “diem” meaning “a day.” Many people have experienced feeling refreshed by the morning sun, whereas feeling sleepy in a darkened room. The biological function of adjusting circadian rhythms through exposure to sunlight continues to occur in the human body today, even after milli...

Roadshow begins in Madrid this month, moving to Lyon and London in November September 2, 2024: Nichia, the world’s leading global LED manufacturer, is launching an exclusive roadshow across three major European cities in the latter half of 2024. This series of invitation-only events – taking place in Madrid, Lyon, and London – will gather top industry experts, architects, lighting designers, and fixture manufacturers to delve into lighting technology and conscious design to create spaces that enhance the way people live, work, and interact with their en...

The nightscape of Knoxville is set to shine once more with the return of programmable decorative lighting on the Henley Bridge, a dazzling display dormant for the past six years. The bridge, a central artery of local heritage, will relight its architectural features this Thursday, marking a significant upgrade in both technology and visual allure. According to a statement released on the City of Knoxville's official site, Mayor Indya Kincannon, together with the Engineering Department Signal Shop staff and LED Lighting Concepts representatives, will proudly unve...

It has been 28 years since the white LED launched, which Nichia realized by combining a blue LED with yellow phosphor. Since then, LED technology has replaced incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lamps, becoming the predominant light source. The performance of LEDs continues to evolve daily, and now their luminous efficiency can well exceed 200 lm/W, enabling spaces to be brightly illuminated with even less energy. By developing LEDs that can contribute to energy saving, Nichia aims to support people’s lives under rising energy costs. On the other hand, as the dema...

AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis production, announced today its multiyear collaboration with Holistic Industries, one of the largest private multistate cannabis operators, has surpassed 120,000 square feet of canopy under Fluence lights. The companies’ long-term collaboration was born out of a successful LED trial in 2018 at Holistic’s Pennsylvania cultivation facility. When compared to Holistic’s...

Knoxville's Henley Street Bridge will once again light up with the colors of the Tennessee Volunteers after crews worked to restore the street-level lights display years after it stopped operating. For the first time since 2018, the lights on the deck will glow orange and white starting at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 29 in honor of the football home opener Aug. 31. And it's not just a one-time thing. The bridge lights will change colors in honor of events such as the Knox Asian Festival or Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The original lights were turned off because of we...

Since January 2024, Nichia has introduced three blog posts on “History of Light Sources - Color Rendering Index (CRI)” and this blog will conclude its series with this fourth post. In the world of lighting sources, where there is often a tendency to prioritize luminous flux and efficiency, Nichia has strived to convey that CRI is just as important as luminous flux and luminous efficiency. Nichia, which has been involved with “light” for more than half a century since the fluorescent lamp era, hopes that this part of its philosophy has been understood...

More than 4812 streetlights in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield (City of PAE) area have been switched over to LED light bulbs, with stage one of the council’s bulk LED rollout project now complete. In 2023, SA Power Networks partnered with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield to roll out the project, focussing on Stobie pole-mounted lights on residential streets. The $2.46 million project began in December 2023 and finished by its target of the end of the 2023–24 financial year. SA Power Networks said that currently, around half of South Au...

The first post discussed general lighting and the second one addressed specialty lighting applications requiring a higher CRI. This post will explore outdoor lighting. While it is widely understood why CRI is important for indoor lighting, is it important for outdoor lighting as well? Many people have had the experience of driving into a tunnel and not being able to see clearly, not being able to distinguish car colors directly in front or not even being able to tell the color of fellow passenger’s clothing! This is due to the extremely low CRI of sodium lamps commonly us...

LED lights at LPS Industries. - LPS Industries LPS Industries, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, has replaced 1,100 fluorescent and incandescent light fixtures with LED lights at its facility in Moonachie. The project took two months and required the contractor to work 16-hour days. During that time, day-to-day operations at the manufacturing plant and corporate offices continued as normal. Employees now work with better and more diffuse light. Studies have shown LED lights can improve employee moods, boost work efficiency and enhanc...

Taiwan launches LED light swap event (Courtesy of MOE) TAIPEI (TVBS News) — The Ministry of Environment (MOE, 環境部) will launch a lighting replacement promotion from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, encouraging citizens to recycle old light tubes and bulbs at designated stores and purchase LED alternatives. Participants can register on the event website to enter a prize draw. Wong Wen-ying (翁文穎), a division chief at the MOE's Resource Circulation Administration (資源循環署) fund management committee, noted that traditional light tubes and bulbs...

The first post was about general lighting. In this post, Nichia will discuss specialty lighting which requires a higher CRI. Applications requiring high color rendering include lighting for printing, painting, dyeing, photography, color inspection, cosmetic mirror lighting, galleries, museums, clothing, decorations, hospitals, and schools. Depending on the application, various types of high CRI lamps are used. Incandescent bulbs and halogen lamps have an Ra of 100, but their color temperature is as low as 2700K, limiting their use in applications. For applications requir...

In the lighting industry, the characteristics and advantages of light sources are typically discussed in terms of luminous flux and/or efficacy; however, CRI, chromaticity, and spectral distributions are also important factors of light. Among these, CRI is a very important characteristic that determines how close an illuminated object looks to what it would like under natural light. In this blog, Nichia has chosen to focus on CRI and its history as the main theme and this first blog post will discuss the importance of general lighting, which is indispensable in our daily lives. ...

A longtime smart technology incubator, the city of Peachtree Corners in Georgia is getting a new smart lighting deployment from Israel-based company Juganu, which promises to provide energy-efficient lighting, environmental sensors, edge computing and free public Wi-Fi. This is Juganu’s first full smart city lighting deployment in the United States, according to the company. Juganu says that its smart light poles combine multiple systems in one pole: LED lighting, air quality sensors and an “IoT framework for additional smart city applications,” plus a ...

Recognizing the significant potential for energy savings, CIME embarked on a comprehensive project to replace all fluorescent lights with energy-efficient LED lights throughout their building in Karachi. A fluorescent light typically uses around 80 watts, while an LED light uses only about 20 watts, offering significant energy savings. Over 6-8 months, around one thousand lights were systematically replaced from the ground floor to the top floor, carefully planned to avoid disrupting daily activities. Switching to LED lighting has greatly reduced the building's...

Greenhouse growers face the problem of extending the rising season to satisfy the rising demand for recent produce year-round. One efficient resolution is using Greenhouse Develop Lights, significantly Greenhouse LED Develop Lights. These superior lighting methods present the required gentle spectrum to reinforce plant development, making it doable to domesticate crops even throughout much less sunny intervals. Significance of Greenhouse Develop Lights Greenhouse Develop Lights are essential in managed setting agriculture. In contrast to conventional lighting method...

Farmington Hills Gets $140,000 Grant for LED Lighting at Fire Station (City of Farmington Hills, Aug. 22, 2024) Farmington Hills, MI- The City of Farmington Hills has been awarded an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) of over $140,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant will support the City’s ongoing efforts to enhance energy efficiency and conservation by funding the installation of light emitting diode (LED) lighting at Fire Station #4, located at 28711 Drake Road. The implementation of LED lighting...

Atlanta Aglow: New LED Lights Illuminate DowntownAtlanta Aglow: New LED Lights Illuminate Downtown The city of Atlanta has undergone a dazzling transformation with the installation of state-of-the-art LED lights in the heart of its downtown core. As dusk descends, the city center bursts into a vibrant tapestry of colors, illuminating iconic landmarks and revitalizing public spaces. The project, spearheaded by the City of Atlanta’s Department of Transportation and the Downtown Atlanta Alliance, involves the replacement of over 6,000 aging high-pressure...

An 'adaptive lighting' project in Canberra, which reduced the brightness of streetlights by up to half, showed a 25 per cent reduction in light pollution. Lights on Canberra 's streets were turned up and down for the project, revealing more of the night sky .An " adaptive lighting " project in Canberra , which reduced the brightness of streetlights by up to half, showed a 25 per cent reduction in light pollution . The project used around 30,000 "smart" streetlights in Canberra during off-peak times, and also found a reduction in carbon emission...

Maybe you’re the bad guy in this scenario. Perhaps you’re the recipient of lumens so high you can almost feel your neck cook. Either way, you have to wonder. Are those super-bright LED light bars on that truck legal? Or do they encroach into illegal territory at some point? The ridiculous LED light bars on the trucks behind you might be over-the-line bright It happens all the time. You’re on the highway and a vehicle passes you with lights so bright, they obscure your vision. It moves beyond the question of safety– it begs the question of legality...