2012-10-12

Cooper Lighting Introduces the Halo LED Retrofit Baffle Trim for Recessed Downlights

The RL56 series installs into 5-inch and 6-inch recessed housings and offers up to $300 in energy savings over the life of the LED fixture. Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has introduced the Halo RL56 LED Retrofit Baffle Trim. Designed to fit into both 5-inch and 6-inch compatible housings, the all-in-one recessed baffle trim with an integrated LED module consumes only 9.4 watts while delivering over 600 lumens, comparable in light output and distribution ...
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2012-10-11

Bridgelux LED Arrays Help Indian Stores Save Energy

According to Bridgelux, nearly 2000 LED-based luminaires, developed for Future Group using Bridgelux ES and RS LED arrays, have been installed in two new retail stores opening in India. The new stores use a combination of downlights, wall washers and track lights all designed by Asian Retail Lighting and using Bridgelux LED arrays. The use of LED-based technology, instead of metal halide lighting, in the stores is estimated to save 318,000 KwH per year or about 2.5 million Rupees (US$38,000) in power costs. “The product design and lighting conc...
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2012-10-10

LED Inventor Nick Holonyak Reflects on Discovery 50 Years Later

Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called “the magic one” because its light, unlike infrared lasers, was visible to the human eye. In an interview with GE Lighting conducted in his University of Illinois lab on September 19, 2012—about three weeks ahead of the50th anniversary of his invention of the LED—a now 83-year-old Holonyak recounts the competitive forces that propelled him toward his mom...
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2012-10-10

Cree Introduces Next-Generation Color LEDs

New High-Performance LEDs Double Lumens-per-Dollar to Accelerate Adoption of LED Lighting Cree, Inc. announces commercial availability of XLamp® XB-D color LEDs and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs. The high-performance color LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with discrete and multi-color LED options to more cost-effectively address a wider spectrum of applications such as architectural, vehicle and display lighting. Cree XLamp XB-D color LEDs extend the double lumens-per-dollar performance of the XB package to color LEDs, deliver...
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2012-10-09

Bridgelux Recognized as 2012 Global Cleantech 100

Bridgelux was named in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment. The Global Cleantech 100 list is unique in the sector because it highlights the promise of private clean technology companies from all around the world, focusing on those companies which the players in the market feel are currently the most likely to make the most significant market impact over the next 5-10 years. “We are honored to be selected for the fourth consecutive year by Cleantech...
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2012-10-09

GE Lighting Names John Strainic as General Manager of North America Consumer Lighting

GE Lighting announced John Strainic will head the business’s North America Consumer Lighting operation. In this newly created role, Strainic will be responsible for driving growth for GE Lighting’s North America consumer business. “GE’s legacy of invention, quality and reliability—and our vast range of products—are assets to our retail customers,” says Maryrose Sylvester, President and CEO of GE Lighting. “John’s new role positions GE to better help retailers think strategically about lighting. His passio...
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2012-10-08

ON Semiconductor Joins imec’s Program for GaN-on-Si Power Devices

ON Semiconductor has joined the multi-partner, industrial research and development program at imec, to develop next-generation GaN-on-Silicon power devices. Currently, GaN-based power devices are too expensive for large volume manufacturing, as they are fabricated on small diameter wafers using non-standard production processes. Imec’s research program is focused on developing GaN-on-silicon technology on 200 mm wafers, as well as reducing the cost and improving the performance of GaN devices. Imec’s power devices on 200mm CMOS-compatible GaN-on-Sili...
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2012-10-03

LED Solutions from Cooper Lighting Help Cameco Mines Increase Energy-Efficiency, Reduce Environmental Footprint

With the goal of reducing maintenance, down time and overall energy use, Cameco Corporation, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, began investigating new lighting solutions for both its McArthur River and Cigar Lake mines. Working alongside Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, Cameco was able to achieve those goals by replacing more than 973 HID wall packs with LED solutions to reduce energy consumption for its lighting systems by almost 86 percent. ...
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2012-10-03

Lighting Science Group Lights First "Net Zero" Visitor Center In U.S. National Park System

LSG's Made-in-America Bulbs Promote Energy Efficiency in the Heart of the Santa Monica Mountains Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting companies, today announced its collaboration with the National Park Service (NPS) to open a "net zero" visitor center in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), the first of its kind in the nearly 400 parks that make up the NPS system. Named for the congressman who introduced legislation to create SMMNRA in 1978, the Anthony ...
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2012-10-01

Acuity Brands is First to Qualify in New DesignLights Consortium Category for LED Lighting Retrofit Kits

Two Lithonia Lighting® LED lighting retrofit kits from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) are the first to meet the DesignLights™ Consortium (“DLC”) requirements for Integrated-Style Retrofit Kits for Linear Panels. The 2RTL2R and 2RTL4R LED relight assemblies are part of the Company’s RTLED Relight family of products and are designated for the DLC’s Lamp-style Retrofit Kits for Linear Panels 2x2 and 2x4 Troffers  categories respectively.  The DLC Qualified Products List (“QP...
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2012-09-28

Lunera Lighting Announces New Appointments for Drive Innovation in Rapidly Growing Advanced Lighting Market

Lunera Lighting, Inc., has added new appointments to its executive team, including Shannon Paul Biggs to Senior Vice President of Operations, George Sigler to Chief Financial Officer and Michael Bremser to the position of Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering. “Leadership in the LED lighting industry requires rich experience in lighting, semiconductors and green building technologies,” said Michael Keddington, CEO of Lunera Lighting. “We are thrilled to be adding these high caliber executives to our leadership team....
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2012-09-28

GE Lighting Invests in Cleveland With LED Lights and Scholarship

•    Newly announced GE Lighting commitments to Cleveland community exceed one quarter of a million dollars •    GE’s investment includes $200,000 in ecomagination LED lights to illuminate the West Side Market and Public Square •    GE Lighting and Case Western Reserve University will co-sponsor a four-year full scholarship valued up to $200,000 to a 2013 graduate of the MC2STEM High School GE Lighting announced the company will provide more than $200,000 in energy- and maintenance-cost sa...
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2012-09-28

Intematix Issued Red Nitride LED Phosphor Patent

Intematix Corporation has been issued its patent covering red nitride phosphor compositions used in LEDs by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent was allowed in August and officially issued on September 25th 2012. Intematix’s U.S. Patent No. 8,274,215, entitled “Nitride-based Red Phosphors” is the 18th U.S. patent issued to Intematix in the area of LED phosphors and the 71st U.S Patent overall. “Our novel chemical formulation lowers the concentration of oxygen impurities in the material structure...
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2012-09-27

Cree LED Lighting Shines in the Hart Senate Office Building for Improved Savings

Installation of Cree CR22™ LED Troffers Yield Energy Savings of 33 Percent The Hart Senate Office Building, the third and largest office building serving the U.S. Senate, now features energy-efficient LED lighting by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE). More than 150 Cree CR22™ architectural LED troffers were recently installed in the American Grill, Sundry Shop and main hallway of the Hart Building – delivering a 33 percent reduction in annual energy costs. Cree® CR22 linear luminaires replaced 130 CFL downlights and linear...
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2012-09-27

Mall of America Renovates Parking Garages with Acuity Brands Energy-Saving Outdoor LED Lighting Solutions

Mall of America achieves significant energy savings, enhances aesthetics and meets some of the nation’s strictest lighting codes with LED outdoor lighting solutions from Acuity Brands. The Mall of America® (“Mall”) renovated its twin 7-story parking garages by installing more than 5,600outdoor LED luminairesfrom Acuity Brands, Inc.(NYSE: AYI). Theparking garages, which span 3.3 million square feet and house more than 12,000 parking spaces, are now equipped with Tersen® Ratio PG LED luminaires and other Tersen brand surface and arm...
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2012-09-27

Lighting Science Group Realigns Its Manufacturing Operations To Meet Growing Demand For LED Lighting

-- Company Partners With Jabil for Mass Production of its Mainstream LED Lighting; Increases Investment In Its U.S. Manufacturing Facility For Large-Scale, Custom Projects and Infrastructure and Roadway Product Lines -- Realignment Reflects Focus on Core Strengths of Innovation, Product Development and Market Development; Underscores Commitment to Improving Financial Performance Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, today announced that it is real...
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2012-09-26

GE Introduces Affordable LED Lamp for Consumer Market

Heralds phasing-out of incandescent bulbandrise ofLED market demand in China’s energy-saving lighting industry GE Lightingis pleased to introduce its new LED Snowcone A19, an affordable LED lamptailored for the consumer market,to most countries in Asiaby September and to Korea by October this year. Customized for home lighting, consumers have a choice of a 7W or 10W lamp which will deliver nearly the same light output as the incandescent 40W and 60W bulbs respectively. With this new energy-efficientLEDlamp,GE lighting offers consumers high quality alte...
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2012-09-26

GE Lighting: Tetra® PowerGrid, LED Architectural Lighting

Tetra PowerGrid is a modular LED system that replaces fluorescent in backlighting applications that require broad, uniform lighting. This unique LED system provides long life, energy efficiency and brilliant, uniform light across a variety of backlit applications. Features •    Consistent color with 3 step MacAdam ellipse binning •    Cut between every module for the right length •    Modular, low-voltage 24VDC system for easy installation •    Dimmable with GE 0-10V Dimming LED ...
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2012-09-26

Lighting Science Group Concludes Final Tranche of $168 Million Equity Raise

Company Closes on $49 Million Equity Investment by World-Class Institutional Investors Expected to Allow Company to Meet Growing Product Demand, Maintain Market Leadership Position and Accelerate its Drive to Profitability Lighting Science Group Corporation announced that it has closed on $49 million in preferred stock financing, representing the final tranche of the $168 million equity financing first announced by the Company on May 29, 2012 and surpassing the financing commitments disclosed at that time. The latest funding tranche was provided by Zou...
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2012-09-25

Cree Promises to Provide 10-Year LED Lighting Warranty on New Cree® Commercial LED Lighting Fixtures

Cree reaffirms its commitment to delivering world-class LED lighting quality, performance and customer service with the introduction of a 10-year limited warranty on nearly all new Cree® commercial LED lighting fixtures. “Cree continually pushes the limits on LED lighting innovation,” said Doug Knisely, director of building and petroleum construction, Sheetz, Inc. “The new warranty further validates our decision to use Cree LED lighting. Industry leading energy efficiency, lifetime performance and quality make Cree LED lighting a smart choic...
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2012-09-25

Cooper Industries to showcase Cooper Mining Solutions at MINExpo International 2012

Cooper's Electrical and Engineered Solutions Maximize Safety, Reliability and Productivity. To improve performance in demanding applications, Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical solutions, offers a wide range of electrical, power delivery and support system solutions to maximize safety, reliability and minimize downtime in mining applications. Whether it's mines, mineral processing, smelting or loading terminals, Cooper's industry leading technologies, breadth of proven product solutions, experienced technical support teams an...
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2012-09-25

Peerless Introduces Origami LED

High Art Meets High Performance in New Luminaires with Unique, Modern Style and Energy-Saving Performance Peerless®  — a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural luminaires and one of the innovative lighting companies under the Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AY) umbrella — announces the introduction of Origami LED.   Origami LED luminaires are offered in suspended and wall-mount versions and feature advanced lighting optics that allow for increased fixture spacing, fewer units per installation and, ultimately, significant e...
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2012-09-25

SunSi Signs an Agreement with OSA on LED Energy Savings Project

SunSi Energies Inc., has signed an agreement with On-Site Analysis Inc. ("OSA") to conduct a trial of SunSi's Lightsky LED lighting products. OSA, a Florida-based company, will implement a test analysis over a three month period to measure energy savings and quantify the benefits of using the Lightsky LED lighting products at its 15,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. SunSi's LED lighting products are manufactured by Shanghai Lightsky ("Lightsky"), a leading manufacturer of LED p...
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2012-09-25

LED Engin wins e-Legacy Award for innovative and environmental advances in lighting

LED Engin, Inc., a leader in high lumen density LED products, has won the 'Advances in Lighting' category of Electronic Product Design magazine's annual e-Legacy Awards. The competition winners were announced at a gala awards ceremony held in London earlier this month. The prize was specifically awarded for the company's ViviLuxTM family of high-efficiency, high CRI, compact, single LED emitters which, combined with secondary total internal reflection (TIR) lenses, produce up to twice the center-beam lux of array-based LEDs with reflectors...
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2012-09-22

LEDinside : incandescent lamps fade out from lighting industry , and LED bulbs take off

2012 is an unusual year for global lighting as government around the world begins to commit in promoting energy-saving policies of banning incandescent lamps, and the cost of LED lighting keeps to fall; these factors help to stimulate the growth of the energy-saving market.
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2012-09-21

Cree Introduces Brighter, More Efficient XLamp® XP-E2 LEDs

Doubles the Lumens-Per-Dollar and Delivers Up To 20 Percent More Lumens Per Watt Over Original XP-E LED Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the new XLamp® XP-E2 LED, delivering higher lumens per watt and lumens-per-dollar to lower system costs for existing XP-E and XP-G designs. The new XP-E2 LEDs can increase the lumen output of XP-E designs for the same cost and power or lower system cost with fewer LEDs – enabling lighting manufacturers to deliver a better lighting system with minimal redesign. “The price to pe...
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2012-09-21

TI introduces the first wide-input voltage, high-power LED driver with multiple dimming control modes

Versatile controller maximizes system efficiency, simplifies design and reduces cost Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduced a six-channel LED driver with dynamic headroom control for high-power applications, which accurately and efficiently drives up to six strings of LEDs. The LM3463 is the industry’s first wide-input voltage LED driver with multiple dimming control modes that maximizes system efficiency and reduces complexity in LED area lighting applications, such as street, high-bay and ceiling lights. The LM3463 is a 12-...
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2012-09-21

Global Resource Energy's Affiliate Develops Strategic Partnership with Pacific Coast Agency

Global Resource Energy Inc. announce that its affiliate, Kardings America, has developed a strategic partnership with Pacific Coast Agency Lighting of Vancouver, Canada. Pacific Coast Agency is an indoor lighting distributor and represents more than 15 different brands and specializes in providing complete solutions to companies looking to reduce lighting costs by switching to efficient, green technologies. Kardings intends to formalize its partnership with Pacific Coastal Agency in the coming weeks. Kardings will continue to work with Pacific Coast Agency to fur...
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2012-09-21

Cooper Lighting Honored with a Prestigious Lighting for Tomorrow Award

One of only four winning LED lighting fixtures, the IRiS 3-inch LED recessed series combines interchangeable optics with energy efficiency and long life.   Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is pleased to announce that its IRiS™ Lighting Systems P3LED directional series has been recognized as a winner in the prestigious tenth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition. The awards, which recognize the best-designed, energy-efficient solid-state ligh...
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2012-09-20

Sudbury Accelerated to Transform LED Streetlights

Sudbury has accelerated to transform LED streetlights after councillors voted Tuesday night to spend almost $1 million, along with some provincial grant money, to install 1,300 of the energy efficient bulbs across the city. Changing these light bulbs could save Greater Sudbury about $90,000 annually. The new LED bulbs only replace a fraction of the 14,000 streetlight bulbs in Greater Sudbury. The city plans to gradually switch over the remaining streetlights as the old bulbs burn out. Meanwhile, North Bay is aiming to save $200,000 each year by completely switching...
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JBD, a pioneering MicroLED display manufacturer, has set a new standard with its Phoenix series microdisplay, achieving an industry-record white-balanced brightness of 2 million nits. JBD’s Phoenix - Native Monolithic RGB Panel Leveragin... READ MORE

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that PlayNitride, an industry leader in MicroLED technology, has qualified Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system for production of next-generation MicroLEDs, and also placed an order for two systems for ... READ MORE