Thin, flexible LED backlight is up to 88% thinner and 80% less expensive than standard backlight technologies Lumex announces the global launch of their QuantumBrite Flexible LED Backlight technology. Completely customizable in any shape, size, and color, QuantumBrite Flexible LED Backlights are up to 88% thinner and can cost up to 80% less than standard LED backlight technology.

Luminus Devices’s CBM-380-RGBW PhlatLight LEDs were used inside Vari*Lite’s VLX Wash Luminaires to light up the stage for Arcade Fire’s recent live HD webcast concert from Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City.   Lighting designer Susanne Sasic used 40 VLX Wash Luminaries to assist the Canadian indie rock band to light the band at MSG.  

•    Parties value each other’s IP portfolio •    Cross-licensing for LED phosphor materials •    Intematix licenses BOSE application patents on white LEDs, offers simple licensing procedures  

Energy Smart Industry, which is well known for providing with cost efficient lighting solutions in USA, introduced stylish LED lights for outdoors. The new lights launched by the company are energy efficient and can help the clients to save on their energy bills. The new lights have been introduced for commercial and residential units and are available in different styles and designs.

Reportedly, Officials from U.S. Department of Agriculture including Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, have taken a visit to Purdue University greenhouses on Oct. 25 to get a preview of the work that will come from a $4.88 million grant for LED lighting research.

American Lighting has introduced its bright, fully dimmable, energy-saving under-cabinet PRIORI PLUS LED lights. This PRIORI PLUS LED can provide a full range of continuous dimming control from 100 percent light output to 0 percent.   Compared to standard incandescent under-cabinet fixtures, the PRIORI PLUS’ light output delivers 50 to 60 percent more lumens, while using 75 percent less electricity.

New Mexico’s Third Largest School District Outfits Five Education Facilities with 140 Hybrid Solar/Grid-Powered Parking Lot Lights from Qnuru  

SavWatt USA, Inc. has developed a partnership with the City of Baltimore, and it will receive grant funds from the Maryland Energy Sector Grant to take LEED certification classes. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certified program as many new construction and government projects are required to meet LEED standards. It is imperative for building owners, designers, construction firms and real estate developers to further develop their professional skills by obtaining LEED certification.

Dialight became the first winner in a new category at the 11th Annual techMARK Awards dinner to recognise the success and achievements of the technology industry over the past year and showcase the innovative companies that form the techMARK community. Dialight shone through to scoop the prestigious 2010 techMark award for Sustainability at London's Intercontinental Hotel last night against a strong short list that included Pace, Genus and Logica.

The Curve LED desk lamp designed by Finelite has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR label for solid-state luminaires.  

Matrix Lighting Limited is happy to announce the UL approval of our energy efficient line of VIRIBRIGHT T8 LED tubes, which comes shortly after the UL approval of our 5 watt LED light bulbs in September of 2010.

Duo-Gard Industries Inc. has introduced  its Lumenatrix® Backlighting System to provide architectural illumination for commercial buildings.   This advanced lighting system significantly lowers heat and power consumption by using as little as one watt per square foot.  

Lunera Lighting’s Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Tom Quinn, will present as a panelist in The Green Debate session on November 17 during GreenBuild Expo 2010. GreenBuild’s own version of Inside the Actor’s Studio, the Greenbuild Salons bring together cutting-edge speakers to discuss critical issues and challenges in the green building industry.

Cambrios Technologies Corporation and Plextronics, Inc. have joined a force to develop an OLED material for improving the manufacturing process and quality of lighting products.   An assistance agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) Solid State Lighting (SSL) program provides part of the fund with the collaboration.  

Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded Luminus Devices’s 50th patent for ‘Big-Chip’ LEDs. Luminus has aggressively filed intellectual property (IP) for protection of big chip LED devices, packages and systems.

Unmatched optical performance sets a new standard for roadway sign lighting applications.

A manufacturer of UV-curable adhesives, Cyberbond, has developed Linop U 400 LED UV curing system. This System was considered as the world’s most advanced LED UV adhesive-curing system. It not only offer users of UV-curables significant cost savings that result from greatly increased bulb life but also offers a fully ergonomic user experience, as well as vastly enhanced flexibility over existing UV curing systems.

A materials development innovator Intematix, specializes in patented phosphors for high-quality and high-performance LED applications, has introduced green aluminate and red nitride materials that enable high-quality white illumination when applied to blue LEDs to their product line. It’s considered as the broadest portfolio of LED phosphors in the market worldwide.

America Tampa, Florida based LED lighting maker LEDnovation has recently launched a line of MR16 lamps for use in standard low voltage lighting applications and previously brought to market A19 or "Edison" type LED replacement lamps optimized for use in downlights and other semi-enclosed directional fixtures.   The new lamp has been both electronically and optically optimized to eliminate the scalloping, rings and other optical variations that are often seen in traditional reflector lamps.

Flexible Financing Plans Help Organizations Achieve More Immediate Energy and Cost Savings, Plus Take Advantage of Rebate Programs to Achieve Faster ROI

The high precision machine tools manufacturer Peter Wolters of America, a subsidiary of Peter Wolters GmbH, has made a breakthrough on LED substrate polishing time.

America’s leading provider of energy saving lighting, Energy Smart Industry (ESI) has announced that it has bagged a new project with Starwood Capital. As part of this project, it will install LED lighting at Starwood’s Artech Aventura property. Artech Aventura is a luxury water-front condo located in Aventura, Miami.Starwood Capital Group is a privately held global investment firm founded in 1991.

Commercially Available Single-Die XLamp® XM-L LEDs Deliver 1000 Lumens at 100 Lumens per Watt Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of the industry’s brightest, highest-performance lighting-class LEDs. With breakthrough light output and efficacy, Cree XLamp® XM-L LEDs are designed for very-high-lumen applications, such as high-bay or roadway lighting.

QD Vision, Inc. has signed an agreement with Solvay to develop a printable electroluminescent platform for quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that will lead to a new generation of solid state lighting products.  

Avago Technologies has introduced cyan-colored high-power ASMT-JC11 and ASMT-AC00 1-Watt LEDs optimized for traffic signals as well as sign backlighting and architectural, commercial and decorative lighting applications at the Electronica 2010 trade fair. The new LEDs address space constraints in applications with one of the industry’s smallest footprints of 5 mm by 4 mm by 1.85 mm for the ASMT-JC11 device’s 6-leaded small outline package (SOP).  

Emerson Network Power has showcased a new family of standard power supplies for LED lighting, the LDS70 series at the Electronica 2010 global electronics trade fair. The off-the-shelf, low-profile solutions are designed to support system life requirements greater than 70,000 hours and help manufacturers meet time-to-market demands and quality requirements.

Carmanah Technologies Corp has supplies its EverGEN(TM) 1530 solar LED lighting systems as part of a pilot project to help a major electric company in the United States for illuminating a power generating facility parking lot. According to Ted Lattimore, Carmanah CEO, it’s the third power generating station in the US to install Carmanah EverGEN solar LED lighting technology.

City receives ARRA grant; selects Cooper Lighting's Lumark RC Cobrahead for street lighting replacement to help reduce energy costs and conserve energy.

Green Energy Management Services Holdings, Inc. has signed a ten-year efficient lighting installation and maintenance contract Valued at $2.6 Million with Co-op City, the largest residential development in the United States, located in The Bronx, New York. The Contract entails replacing and retrofitting over 6,000 lighting fixtures and elements in eight parking structures within Co-op City.

Reportedly, John G. Rice, a GE vice chairman since 2005, was appointed to lead the company’s global operations by the board of directors.