2012-09-04

UK Comes to the Final Phase of a Ban on Incandescent Bulbs Since September1

Starting from September1, the final phase of a ban on traditional light bulbs coming into effect in Britain, meaning retailers would no longer be able to order new stock, and consumers will soon be unable to buy 40W or 25W bulbs. Due to incandescent bulbs waste 95% of energy used as heat, the EU directive decides to ban them for decreasing the energy consumption of products. Defra said the technology "has not changed for over 100 years and there are much more efficient alternatives available". However, some people are expected to avoid the ban by seeking out &quo...
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2012-09-04

Six Tips about LED Bulbs

1. Incandescents are dead. As manufacturers phase out traditional light bulbs that don't meet new federal standards for efficiency, the first to go are 100-watt bulbs in 2012. The phase-out continues with 75-watt bulbs in 2013 and 60-watt and 40-watt bulbs in 2014. You could substitute halogens or compact fluorescents CFLs, but LEDs will take you straight into the future of lighting. LEDs have been used in flashlights and reading lights for years. 2. Long live LEDs. Well-designed and -manufactured LED bulbs are rated to last 25,000 hours, or at least 22 yea...
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2012-09-03

Six LED Giants Set up The Connected Lighting Alliance

Recently, global LED giants including Philips, GE Lighting, LUTRON, Osram, Panasonic and Toshiba has jointly set up The Connected Lighting Alliance, to be dedicated in providing wireless lighting solution around the world. Currently, customers get caught in wireless lighting solution which is incompatible. To solve this problem, The Connected Lighting Alliance will be engaged in developing steady eco-friendly wireless lighting control system by building up a platform to communicate with people who are responsible for making standards and regulators, to make wire...
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2012-09-03

The Ban of the Incandescent Bulbs Campaign in UK Takes Place

The phase-out of incandescent light bulbs Since September, 40W and 25W incandescent bulbs are no longer to be sold as EU directive aimed at reducing the energy use of lighting came into force.   Similar bans have come into effect in respect of 60W and 100W incandescent bulbs over the past three years. The restrictions are predicted to save 39 terawatt-hours of electricity across the EU annually by 2020. According to the European Commission, around 85 per cent of EU household lights are considered to be using too much electricity and, households could be expected...
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2012-09-03

Campaigners Warn Light-bulb Ban Caused Health Risk for ill-health People

A European ban on incandescent bulb takes effect in the UK since 1, September, despite the move to energy-saving bulbs has been widely welcomed, campaigners have warned that there are concerns about the impact on people who are sensitive to LED lighting. Seeks an exemption for those who suffer ill-health Campaigners warned two million people in the UK face increased risk of health problems. They can aggravate light-sensitive medical conditions such as the auto-
immune disease lupus, bring on nausea and migraines, and can even cause skin to burn. As a result, Edinburgh...
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2012-09-03

Neo-Neon Benefits from Inspiring News

Lately, Neo-Neon Holdings Co., Ltd has released pieces of good news for developing a unique module-manufacturing method that can decrease product costs as well as its plan to buy back 94.24 million treasury stocks. Besides, its subsidiary, Neo-Neon LED Lighting International Ltd., has been listed among the LED-lighting suppliers entitled to receive the Chinese government’s subsidies. A unique module-manufacturing method The new method includes chip-on-board packaging, integration of light device on PCBs, and standardization of thermal design and connector po...
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2012-09-03

Everlight Starts to Contract Manufacturing Service for LED Lighting

Recently, Everlight’s spokesman B.Y. Liu has said that the company is developing a two-pronged strategy for its LED luminaire business, including contract manufacturing operation and brand name operation. It’s the first time that the company decided to provide contract manufacturing service to brand name luminaire suppliers after introducing its own-brand lighting fixtures in 2011. According to Industry executives, through contract manufacturing service Everlight has proved that price competition in the LED-luminaire market has grown intensive, pushing brand ...
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2012-08-31

Philips Predicts LED Lighting Could Save Africa up to $10bn a year

According to a research study undertaken by Philips’ market intelligence team, Africa could save up to $10-billion in energy costs annually – more than 50- million tons of carbon and the equivalent energy output of 35 power stations, if the continent were to switch its existing lighting to LED solutions. These figures are only estimated under on-grid lighting, where electricity is present. If LED solutions combine with the latest innovations in battery and solar developments, they can provide practical and sustainable light for about 600-million Africans who curren...
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2012-08-31

Indian University Makes LED Lighting Retrofit to Save Energy

Bangalore based M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), one of India’s most  prestigious educational facilities for engineering, has made a complete lighting retrofit to make it a more eco-friendly facility , using eco lighting company Carbon Reduction Technology since June 2011. There were over eight thousand internal LED lighting units were fitted in all classrooms and corridors across the facility plus a range of external LED street lights around the Institute. As a tribute to the Indian nationality of the Institute, the facade of the buil...
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2012-08-30

Acuity Brands New Video Series: The Secret To Intelligent Lighting

Acuity Brands Premieres Smart + Simple Lighting Solutions Videos   Video series showcases the multiple benefits of integrated, intelligent lighting for indoor applications.   Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) has produced a series of five videos exploring the practical integration of intelligent LED luminaires and digital controls for interior applications. The Smart + Simple Lighting Solutions video series provides insight on how lighting with embedded controls can be easily tailored to a specific application, while monitoring and responding to the imm...
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2012-08-30

Philips Lights up New Zealand’s Premier Sports with Colored Lighting

Royal Philips Electronics announced that its lighting up Eden Park, New Zealand’s premier sports ground with energy efficient lighting.  All over the world, our highly efficient lighting solutions turn stadia into iconic ‘theaters of dreams’ while delivering the best possible experience for people in and around the arena. Philips was asked to provide a floodlighting solution that would work for both rugby and cricket as each has different lighting needs. Philips was also asked by Eden Park Trust to present a high-impact way of illuminating the new sout...
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2012-08-30

India Seamless New Subsidiary Makes Inroad into Lighting Market

India Seamless group, a Pune-based small aircraft manufacturer, has make inroad into consumer lighting business by a new subsidiary LightO Technologies which aims to penetrate the markets in India, Sir Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Rajiv Goel, chief financial officer of Indian Seamless group, has disclosed that, “We have launched more than 100 products under Lighto brand in LED and decorative lighting, compact fluorescent lamps category in the Indian market.” and Goel said the lighting product range starts from Rs 90 and goes up to Rs 18,000. The Rs...
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2012-08-30

The 2013 Mustang GT Features OSRAM’s LED System Fog Lamps

OSRAM Automotive Lighting has debuted its LED JOULE® module on a popular and much-anticipated vehicle: the 2013 Mustang GT. The Mustang GT features the first LED fog lamp in the US based on OSRAM's standardized LED system. The grille-mounted hybrid reflector-projector system complements the Mustang's styling DNA. It is the highest volume LED forward lighting application in the North American market. The light source comes from a common OSRAM LED platform – demonstrating scalability across different applications an...
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2012-08-30

Dialight secures $1M order for Indonesian Copper & Gold Mine’s LED Lighting

Dialight announced it has secured an order for almost 2,000 LED lighting fixtures to be supplied for a new underground conveyor system for an Indonesian copper and gold mine. The customer, a recognized leader in international mining operations, chose Dialight’s LED fixtures for their longevity and reliability in harsh environments.  Dialight’s fixtures are resistant to shock & vibration common in these applications, and ultimately improves safety for the mine workers with reliable and enhanced illumination. The project consists of a combination of Duro...
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2012-08-29

Shanghai to Work out New Law to Tame Bright Lights near Homes

Glowing LED screens may add extra charm to the city's nighttime skyline but also can turn into a luminous nightmare to people living near the screens. A local law is expected to take effect later this year to set maximum degrees of brightness allowed from such facilities to control light pollution. The local parks and greenery bureau, one of the watchdogs in charge of outdoor lighting facilities, said yesterday a draft for the future Urban Outdoor Lighting Regulation has already been completed and was expected to pass before the end of 2012. Officials said it would re...
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2012-08-29

Oree, the Planar LED Lighting Pioneer Strengthens its Commercial Presence

New VP of Sales and Marketing Dirk Pieter Smedema Will Lead Global Initiative   Planar lighting pioneer Oree announced it has strengthened its management team by appointing Dirk Pieter “DP” Smedema as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Smedema, a 20-year veteran of the lighting market, will, based in Europe, oversee the company’s newly-expanded network of sales representatives in Europe, China, Japan and Korea, in addition to the sales and marketing staff at Oree’s headquarters in Israel. This strategic expansion follow...
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2012-08-29

Master-Planned Community Masters Energy-Saving Street Lighting with GE Evolve LED Fixtures

When Lake Nona pursued a vision to line its Southeast Orlando streets with new lighting, the 7,000-acre, master-planned community needed to match exacting aesthetic guidelines to leading-edge technology. Community leaders found their answer in GE Lighting’s Evolve™ LED Contemporary Twin Support Post Top and Evolve LED Roadway fixtures. Combined, the energy-saving street lighting fixtures will consume approximately 253,000 fewer kilowatt hours (kWhs) of electricity a year as opposed to traditional high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting – a $27,00...
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2012-08-29

Arrow Electronics Becomes Global Distribution for Intematix ChromaLit Remote Phosphor

Arrow Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Intematix Corporation to deliver ChromaLit™ remote phosphor components for LED lighting. Compared to conventional LED designs, where blue chips are coated with a phosphor compound, ChromaLit, now available through Arrow Electronics, uses a phosphor composite separated from the blue LED energy source. This architecture provides reduced system costs, more efficient manufacturing processes, exceptional light quality and up to 30 percent higher system efficacy. “Intematix ChromaLit remote ...
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2012-08-28

Three California Cities Go Green with Efficient Lighting

Three cities including Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County's Morongo Basin, Goleta on the Santa Barbara coast, and South Lake Tahoe in Eldorado County have made full use of a California Energy Commission program to help spread municipal use of better lighting. In Yucca Valley, the CEC helped the city replace more than 1,000 older fluorescent lights and their ballasts with more efficient "T8" tubes, which can reduce energy consumption by up to 5 watts per bulb. The city also replaced lighting in exit signs with LED bulbs. The upgrades were don...
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2012-08-27

Edison Opto introduces the ultra-high cost-performance ratio product-Edixeon C Series, and sets up a high standard among the LED industry

Due to the rise of environmental consciousness and the increase in electricity tariff, the LED lighting market is getting active. Edison Opto, a Taiwanese leading lighting manufacturer in high power LED market, has been developing the products which fit the market demand and environment protection actively since their establishment. Recently, Edison Opto has successfully developed the high cost-performance ratio product-Edixeon C Series, and showed their sophisticated R&D capability. The Edixeon C Series are available in cool white and warm white. Featuring...
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2012-08-27

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls LED Night Lights for Burn Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.  Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Energizer Rotating Night Lights Units: About 260,000 Importer: Energizer, of St. Louis, Mo. Manufacturer: Ningbo Sun-alps Industry Develop Co. Ltd, of China Hazard: The night lights can overheat and smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Incidents/I...
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2012-08-23

Lighting the way at Manchester Airport

MANCHESTER-based MHA Lighting has helped Manchester Airport cut its lighting energy consumption by 63 per cent through a third major lighting installation. With its award-winning low energy luminaires and ability to design bespoke solutions, MHA Lighting has quickly become one of the airport’s preferred suppliers, supplying more than £500,000 worth of lighting products to the airport in the last 18 months. The latest project, which completes this month, includes replacing under canopy lighting with MHA’s patented C Lite technology. This ...
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2012-08-22

Missoula's City Hall Gets LED Upgrade

At Monday's city council meeting, council members authorized the mayor to sign a contract with local contractor, Paulson Electric Inc to complete LED lighting upgrade project in Missoula's City Hall. The project is being paid for by a grant from the Department of Energy given to the city as part of the Clean Air Act. It means the company will now install almost $150,000 in new LED lighting and lighting controls in the basements, stairwells, and hallways of City Hall. The current lights work just fine, but city officials said they use more than twice the ...
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2012-08-22

TerraLUX’s LED Solutions Aids Village Place Apartments to Lowers Energy Costs

TerraLUX’s innovative LED solutions have supported Village Place Apartments of Boulder, Colorado, in cutting the complex’s energy costs. Village Place Apartments is a 72-unit complex, and, like most apartment complexes, Village Place’s interior corridor lighting is turned on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During the retrofit, 56 lights were updated with the TerraLUX Linear LED Engine including: wall sconces, overhead dome lights, bathroom lights and outdoor lights. Each hallway wall sconce contained two CFL lamps and an external ball...
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2012-08-22

Seesmart’s LED Lighting Helps Ashforth Save $200,000

Seesmart Technologies, Inc. has completed the installation of LED lighting in two of The Ashforth Company's properties in Connecticut, transforming its spaces and offering a quick return on investment of only 15 months. And it is estimated that the combined savings for the project will be in excess of $200,000. Seesmart's LED retrofit replaced 1,300, 32-watt, T-8 fluorescent bulbs with high-efficiency LED tube lights throughout lobbies, common areas and garages at Ashforth's properties: 707 Summer Street, (Ashforth's headquarters) and 3001 Stamford ...
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2012-08-21

113 Enterprises Bids for Chinese LED Lighting Subsidization

China National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance have restarted the bid for financial subsidies in 2012 ~ 2013 annual semiconductor lighting products promotion project. And there are 113 enterprises competing for the bid. The bid is estimated to be worth one billion RMB. Early in February, the government has started the bid, and the scope of subsidies consist s of indoor light, LED spotlight, LED downlight and outdoor LED streetlight. However, it comes to a failure due to the big difference offered by a few enterprises. This time, the go...
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2012-08-21

Philips Sets up Chengdu Based LED Professional Lighting Solutions Manufacturing Facility

August 20, Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd has held the groundbreaking ceremony on for its LED Professional Lighting Solutions manufacturing facility in Chengdu High-tech Industrial Development Zone. It’s the bilateral cooperation that between Philips and Chengdu has entered a new phase since the two sides signed the LED strategic cooperation agreement last December. Philips will build a fully integrated LED Professional Lighting Solutions manufacturing site to optimize the allocation of resources including production, warehousing and logistics, e...
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2012-08-20

Historic Park Becomes a Symbol of Sustainability With LEDtronics LED

Historic park surrounding Los Angeles City Hall has gotten LED makeover from LEDtronics of Torrance, California. Located around the tree-lined pathways and stairs of the 1.7-acre park are 13 lampposts whose ballasted 130-watt high-pressure-sodium post-top bulbs have recently been replaced with 27-watt LED lamps from LEDtronics. Apart from the energy savings of 103 watts per unit, the LED lamps offer much longer product lifespans than HPS or Metal Halide, resulting in reduced replacement and maintenance costs; improved visibility and enhanced night vision (a...
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2012-08-20

Philips to install 100 “light centers” across rural Africa by 2015

At the concluding leg of its third consecutive Cairo to Cape Town road show 2012, Philips has announced to launch a new initiative, which will see the installation of 100 “light centers” across rural Africa by 2015. These are areas of approx 1000m2, or the size of a small soccer pitch, which are lit using a new generation of highly efficient solar powered LED lighting. The idea is to create areas of light for rural communities which live without electricity thus effectively ‘extending the day’ and creating numerous opportunities for social and economi...
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2012-08-17

70,000 City Streetlights in Baltimore City Gets LED Makeover

Baltimore City is under the process of converting 70,000 city streetlights from sodium vapor lights to LEDs. Baltimore expects to reap an annual savings of $1.9 million on its electric bill and $275,000 in maintenance costs. Also, advocates say the lights produce less glare and are more focused, meaning less light pollution that drowns out the night stars and can disrupt ecosystems. However,critics say the new lights don't illuminate the area as well. City Councilman Robert W. Curran, who represents Northeast Baltimore, said that can be a public safety issue if sidew...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

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