Wins Include Two Gold and Three Silver Awards from Five Subsidiaries of Cooper Industries Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Notification and Cooper Wiring Devices, subsidiaries of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical solutions, have been selected as Gold and Silver award winners in Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) magazine's 2012 Product of the Year competition. The annual Product of the Year awards, created to provide information on the top new products in the field, allow readers to choose Go...

LED performance and technology increased in popular series to over 26,000 lumens   Spaulding Lighting, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, is proud to announce that their most popular area site lighting fixture, the superior performing Cimarron LED area site light, has increased lumen output by 15-30%. The LED enhancements result in a highly efficient luminaire that delivers up to 98 lumens per watt and allows for multiple LED configurations with over 26,000 lumens. This advancement in LED performance and lumen efficiencies are made available in the Cimarron LED ...

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce recognized Firefly LED Lighting -  as the winner of the Technology Award in the small business division at the 2012 Greater Austin Business Awards on August 30. “We recognize these businesses as paragons for their industries, as well as being role models for diverse businesses thriving in Austin,” said Austin Chamber Chairman of the Board Clark Heidrick. Receiving the award for innovation and creating significant new opportunities, Firefly LED Lighting designs and manufactures a full range of patente...

New Acuity Brands Canada facility incorporates Smart + Simple lighting and controls technology to showcase solutions for customers.    Acuity Brands, Inc., (NYSE: AYI) announces the opening of its new 60,000-square-foot facility for Acuity Brands Canada, combining the Company’s Lighting and Controls offices. Located in Toronto, the new facility includes offices, a warehouse distribution center and a state-of-the art showroom. Twelve offices incorporate a variety of Acuity Brands® value stream products to illustrate lighting solutions in offic...

O2Micro® International Limited has added new isolated step-dimming driver OZ8027A to its Free DimmingTM technology and Lighting product portfolio. O2Micro's patented Free Dimming technology enables LED bulbs to dim using any on/off switch, thus eliminating cost, installation and compatibility problems associated with traditional incandescent dimmers. Free Dimming technology works with any on/off switch, including wall toggles, paddle switches, pull cords, rotary switches and other types of on/off switches commonly found on walls, extension cords and table/desk...

The premier meeting host also sponsors continuing education classes and announces a separate invitational event to include a tour of its world-class Innovation Center.   Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has announced that it’s the premier meeting host of the inaugural 2012 DesignLights™ Consortium’s (DLC) Stakeholder Meeting to be held at the Intercontinental® Buckhead Hotel & Resort in Atlanta on Oct. 28-31, 2012. In addition t...

A delegation of stakeholders in LED manufacturing have met with US Department of Energy officials to plead their case for increased support in solid-state lighting R&D and manufacturing, with their key message that SSL offers greater energy conservation and return-on-investments (ROI) than renewable energy technologies that get much more backing. Pushing for the added US backing is a delegation of SEMI members and other industry stakeholders with origins in the FALCON Lighting Consortium, led by Philips Lumileds and SEMI members Applied Materials...

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) announced that SEMATECH, a global semiconductor consortium that conducts research and development to advance chip manufacturing, has recently achieved a major breakthrough using Veeco’s NEXUS® Low Defect Density Ion Beam Deposition (LDD IBD) System to significantly reduce defects from multi-layer deposition of mask blanks used for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). Frank Goodwin, Manager of SEMATECH’s Mask Blank Defect Reduction program, stated, “EUVL requires a ...

According to Nexxus Lighting, Inc. , an affiliate of Aston Capital, LLC (the "Investor") has agreed to invest $6 million in the Company through the purchase of convertible preferred stock to provide strategic, operational and financial expertise for  enabling the Company's strategic growth and expansion. Aston Capital, LLC is led by Robert V. LaPenta, a renowned growth investor and leader in the high technology arena.  Mr. LaPenta and Aston's investment philosophy combines sound fundamental operating principles with the ability to ident...

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced the AL5812 60V linear LED driver. The AL5812 delivers a constant current of up to 150mA and provides designers of low-current illumination and signage applications with a simplified circuit solution for accurately controlling 1/2W LEDs. Housed in a small-footprint, thermally enhanced SM package option, the driver is able to meet power handling requirement...

Next Generation Troffer Delivers Higher Efficacy at 100 Lumens Per Watt Lunera Lighting, Inc., the lighting solutions leader in the transformation to advanced LED technology, today announced the release of the fourth generation of their 2’ X 2’, recessed LED troffer, the SERIES 22-G4. With this generation of troffers, Lunera is bringing the brilliance of natural light to Class A offices, schools, hospitals, data centers, and retail stores. The Lunera SERIES 22-G4 Recessed LED Troffer is a grid lay-in and surface mountable fixture ...

Sooner or later, Nova Scotia will become the first jurisdiction in North America to exclusively use LED roadway lighting. Energy Minister Charlie Parker finalized amendments to the Energy-Efficient Appliances Regulations, Sept. 12, that require all road and highway lighting in Nova Scotia must be converted to LED. The regulations require Nova Scotia Power to complete its conversion by Dec. 31, 2019. Municipalities will have until Dec. 31, 2022, and now have one year to outline the conversion. The regulations are expected to save Nova Scotians about $5...

Fashionable ANTIQUE Street Lamps Fixtures Now Offered with Engineered LED System Luminaires ensure same appeal with greater energy savings, longer life.   Two popular luminaire styles from ANTIQUE Street Lamps™ are now available with an engineered LED system for improved energy savings and extended life. Upgraded ATL23 LED acorn-styled luminaires and LTL30 LED octagonal shaped fixtures offer versatile, environmentally friendly solutions for virtually any pedestrian environment.   Both the ATL23 and LTL30 LED lumina...

  LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, conducted a survey showing that the retail price of worldwide LED bulb is decreasing slightly in July, 2012. For the first time, the bottom price of the commodity is below 10 USD in Britain, which would replace 40-watt incandescent lamp. Besides, the average price of the commodity which takes place of 60-watt incandescent lamp is also falling stably in all the world. More than that, at the moment LED bulb incline to be cost-effective and most famous manufacture are trying to keeping their high quality standards of prod...

SWITCH60, powered by LQD Cooling System, takes home top award at HD Boutique event in Miami SWITCH Lighting™, the first company to launch a family of liquid-cooled LED light bulbs with true incandescent-quality light, today announced that its 60 watt-equivalent bulb, the SWITCH60, was selected as a “Best of Boutique” winner at HD Boutique. HD Boutique is an event sponsored by Hospitality Design magazine that brings together the most influential design professionals and hospitality owners in the industry. SWITCH will be exhi...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has released a draft Model Specification for Adaptive Control and Remote Monitoring of LED Roadway Luminaires. The draft specification is posted online for public review and comment by Consortium members, manufacturers, and other interested lighting professionals. The estimated 26.5 million streetlights in the U.S. consume as much electricity each year as 1.9 million households, and generate greenhouse gas emissions equal to that produced by 2.6 million cars. Switching these st...

Tesco will start full-scale LED lighting deployment in its Express supermarkets this week, a move the company said will cut 30% energy consumption compared with similar stores. All external signs at the Loughborough store, as well as lighting on the sales floor and in staff areas, feature LEDs. Meanwhile, the store's cold rooms, fridges and freezers are also lit by LEDs. The only part of the store not to feature the cutting-edge technology is the bakery oven, where the company found temperatures are too high for LEDs to function. Emmily Sjölander, environme...

2nd generation LED projector boasts brighter and even more realistic illumination levels for day and night-time vision, 24/7 operation and 100,000 hours of typical service life.   Designed for use with the industry’s leading Night Vision Goggles (NVG), the FS33 IR infrared ReaLED™ projector from projectiondesign® is now shipping.   The FS33 IR is already deployed in some of the world’s top training and simulation applications for critical night-time training as well as bright and full-daylight operations.     T...

Fully Integrated Control Technology Maximizes Efficiency and Savings to Redefine Lighting Category Digital Lumens has secured an additional patent for its distributed LED control technology, which continuously optimizes energy usage and forms the core of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System™. This breakthrough approach fundamentally redefines lighting to deliver the greatest energy efficiency in the market. The patent further cements Digital Lumens’s market leadership in intelligent industrial lighting. “We’re proud that the P...

Installation of Cree LEDway® Street Lights Expected to Save Nearly $200,000 Yearly in Energy and Maintenance Costs The Town of Oyster Bay, New York is installing LEDway® street lights from Durham-based manufacturer Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) as part of a Town-wide upgrade of its high pressure sodium (HPS) lights to energy-efficient LED lighting. To-date, 2,500 Cree® LEDway street lights have been installed out of the 4,000 planned. The Town received a $2 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U...

Acuity Brands Expands Portfolio of LED Renovation Solutions with the Introduction of VTLED Relight Assembly Kits from Lithonia Lighting Long-lasting LED technology results in reduced maintenance and disposal costs. The Lithonia Lighting® VTLED Relight assembly kits from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) feature long-lasting LEDs with a service life of up 50,000 hours, reducing maintenance requirements and disposal costs compared to conventional lighting. The VTLED kits' advanced LED light engine and driver consume less energ...

Acuity Brands Lighting OLED Experts Play Influential Role at OLEDs World Summit 2012 Two OLED lighting experts from Acuity Brands Lighting will share their insight at the 2012 OLEDs World Summit in San Francisco, Calif. Sept. 26 – 28, 2012. Peter Ngai, Vice President, Innovation at the Acuity Brands Lighting OLED Lighting Design Center, will provide opening remarks and chair multiple sessions on day two of the summit, which focuses exclusively on OLED lighting.   “In the past, OLED display was a major emphasis a...

LED light bulbs have a slight environmental edge on compact fluorescent bulbs and both trump traditional incandescent bulbs by a wide margin, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says in a new report. PNNL, a U.S. Department of Energy lab based in Richland, Wash., compared the environmental footprint of the three bulbs, including mining of raw materials, manufacturing, disposal and electricity use. It's the first public report to examine the impact of LED manufacturing in depth, the lab says. Among the study's conclusions: * Both LEDs and CFL...

Agnitron Technology, Inc. has completed the development of the original state of the art compact MOCVD research and development system, known as Agilis. The small volume reactor system provides an economical choice to universities and research and development organizations looking for high temperature AlGaN, GaN or general III-Nitride growth capabilities. The compact size enables reduced startup costs for R&D work as well as significantly reduced operating costs as precursor consumption is greatly reduced. Agilis is packed full of features typically only foun...

The Sydney based clean-tech innovator BluGlass’s patent US2008272463, "Method and apparatus for growing a group (III) metal nitride film" has now been allowed in the U.S. This patent brings its international patent portfolio up to 16 granted patents in key semiconductor markets including the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea and China. These patents help to provide the company with broad protection of its Remote Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition (RPCVD) technology and underpin the commercial opportunities for BluGlass in the production of high e...

New family delivers energy-efficient solution for large area floodlighting applications   Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Inc. is proud to introduce the Magniluter MLED Series, a family of LED floodlights designed specifically to provide energy-efficient and versatile solutions for large area floodlighting applications.  With two powerful lumen packages of 5,500 lm (40 LED) and 11,000 lm (80 LED), the MLED Series delivers controlled illumination with 50-60% energy savings.  A 60,000 hour rated life, L90 rating, 4800K CCT and a variety of distribution...

PolyBrite International, Inc. of Naperville IL is one of the top 75 finalists for the prestigious 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reflecting a cross section of the Chicago and surrounding regions’ business communities.  The final ten winners will be announced Monday, October 22 and celebrated at an event with over 1,500 business and civic leaders at Chicago’s Harris Theater. The Chicago Innovation Awards, celebrating its 11th year, is the only organization in the country dedicated to honoring the most innovative new products or services brought to mark...

City Creek Center, a newly completed LEED Silver project in the heart of Salt Lake City, is evocative of a European streetscape and features 200 custom LED hanging light fixtures, each containing three Cree XLamp XP-G LEDs. Designed by Mike Joye of Auroralight, the LED festoon lighting creates as welcoming atmosphere for visitors to enjoy outdoor seating at night at any of the several restaurants located in the area.   The luminaires, nicknamed “The Necklace,” are three different lengths, 12”, 24” and 36”, and hang in a r...

New Eurotique Luminaires from Antique Street Lamps bring Euro-styling, long term reliability to outdoor environments Family scaled fixtures offer visual appeal, design continuity   Popular Euro-styling and superior nighttime performance merge in Antique Street Lamps™ new Eurotique LED luminaires. The high performance fixtures offer design flexibility with striking “Munich” and “Hanover” styles in two different sizes and either post top or pendant mounting.   New Eurotique LED luminaires are family scaled to offer designe...

Techshot Lighting LLC, a rugged and energy-efficient lighting systems manufacturer for temporary military shelters, has completed an order placed by the U.S. Army valued at about $235,000 for lighting system. Most of the 750 units sold will be installed in tents housing military personnel at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. The company, based in Floyds Knobs, Ind., produces a bright LED lighting system that has been designed to provide years of trouble-free continuous use in harsh environments, while using a fraction of the energy of older fluorescent technology. ...