2015-06-08

Utility Substation in U.S. Transformed into Lighting Art

Against the night sky in Redmond, Washington, U.S, an electrical transmission tower stands out in a surprisingly beautiful way. Thirteen rings of LED light encircle the tower, illustrating the sequence of the Kelvin scale, which expresses the color temperature of light: red at the bottom, moving through orange, yellow, warm white, then cool white and, finally, blue at the top.
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2012-11-28

Christmas Tree LED Lights Save Electricity an average family uses for one year

  People become aware of the unreliability of non-LED lights, for they could not be re-used for next year. The lights will be displayed for 45 days, if using LED lights, statistics suggest that it will save about 12,000 kilowatts of power and $1,500 - approximately the amount of electricity an average family uses for one year. Besides, in 2011, the city planted a live tree in Tibbits Park to be used for years to come. In this way, buying a new tree each year is not becoming a must-have stuff, means it will save thousands of dollars every year. The annual City Lights...
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Strawberries flourish in a Controlled-Environment Agriculture Installation with Horticulture LED lighting provided by Cree LED and RED Horticulture. (Photo courtesy of RED Horticulture) The integration of technology into every aspect of life i... READ MORE

The prior blog titled “Nichia’s contribution to a realization of a mercury-free society” took a short break. However, there was a release about new LED-based water disinfection devices made by Miura Co., Ltd., a Japanese manu... READ MORE