the number of sold retrofits is expected to treble within the next five years

The Parathom Classic A75 LED lamp offers customers energy savings of approximately 400 euros per lamp, when considering the entire service life. This lamp is the first LED-substitute for the 75W-light bulb available on the European market and can be used in standard E27-sockets. LED-retrofits – the name of which refers to the new source of light for the old socket – such as the Parathom Classic A75, offer simple access to LED technology for numerous customers. According to a study conducted by the management consulting firm McKinsey, the number of sold retrofits is expected to treble within the next five years and is anticipated to exceed the number of energy-saving lamps by the beginning of the next decade.

The rapid pace of the LED age implies a great challenge for manufacturers of luminaires: the large leaps in performance made in the field of light diodes, as well as the concomitant technical changes have led to the current situation in which virtually every new generation of LED products calls for an entirely new luminaire design. A solution to this situation is offered by standardised LED-modules. LED-modules are units of numerous jointly connected LED. So as to ensure that these are universally applicable, 170 companies in the lighting branch have already joined forces in the so-called “Zhaga Consortium”. The consortium defines certain interface specifications for LED-modules as well as the corresponding electronics required (the control gear). Together these form what is called the “LED-Light-Engine”. In the course of this, mechanical, thermal, photometric and electrical interfaces are taken into account. With these defined parameters, the Zhaga-certified Light-Engines form the counterpart to the standardised lamps of the traditional world of light, such as light bulbs or fluorescent lamps. Specified basic data facilitates planning certainty for the manufacturers of luminaires, providing them with more flexibility, as they are now able to focus on their core business: the actual development of luminaires.

OSRAM will be presenting the first Zhaga-certified light engine at Light+Building 2012: the round LED-module Prevaled Core Z2 for spot- and downlights, which is approximately ten times more efficient than an incandescent lamp and provides performance levels of up to 108 lm/W. What is more, the rod-like LED-modules Prevaled Linear and Prevaled Linear Slim will also be introduced for use in offices, in addition to application in industrial buildings. Their LED-points of light are positioned so close together that the source of light radiated is particularly uniform and evenly distributed.

this initiative will be widely appreciated by LED manufacturers

The leasing of MOCVD equipment in China is a relatively new concept, and we are confident that this initiative will be widely appreciated by LED manufacturers,” added Wolfgang Breme. “This cooperation, with one of Asia's largest and fastest growing leasing companies, is significant for us because it enhances our customers’ financial flexibility.”

“Aixtron’s role and commitment to China is to deliver the essential key-enabling technology, that the emerging LED lighting market needs, taking full advantage of Aixtron’s technology and embedded expertise,” Paul Hyland, President and Chief Executive Officer at Aixtron, commented. “Our joint goal with Minsheng is to facilitate the most appropriate financial instruments to support Chinese manufacturers as they strive to become global players in this exciting new market.”

As one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded systems, Avnet Electronics Marketing’s team of illumination-focused light emitting diode (LED) and lighting engineers – or “illumineers” – assist customers around the globe in applications using LEDs in the illumination, signage, security, medical, industrial and transportation industries. Avnet’s regional LED/lighting design centers are equipped with industry-standard integrating spheres, spectroradiometers, goniophotometers, thermal imagers, and other key equipment– enabling Avnet’s LED team to perform relevant photometric, UV/IR radiometric and thermal measurements across a broad spectrum of products from individual LEDs up to complete luminaires.

they can control from the other side of the world

What happens if you ask a normal family to boldly go where no-one has gone before - to live in the future? This five-part Channel 4 series, co-funded by one of the UK’s leading energy companies E.ON, and produced by Twofour, transforms the lives of a family, filling their home from top-to-bottom with futuristic technology and gadgets.

As well as having cutting-edge technology and gadgets to play with, the Perera family in Sheffield will be challenged by scenarios likely to come in the next twenty to fifty years.

Overseen by expert Chris Sanderson, the Pereras will discover how we may work, rest and play - as well as eat, travel, stay healthy and power our homes.

The series looks at the effects of working from home and living in multi-generational households and asks: what will we eat when cheap food is gone and mass-produced meat is unsustainable? And the family face being shamed by their bin if they don’t recycle enough and being temporarily banned from short car journeys (electric and hydrogen-powered, naturally).

But the future is not all bad news as the Pereras discover mind-controlled games, domestic power stations that slash their bills, robots they can control from the other side of the world, waterless washing machines, cars, lawnmowers and vacuums that drive themselves and the joys of growing your own fish supper.

The light output of a battery-powered LED is continuous

Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has scheduled to focus eight rising industries including Chinese herbal medicine, telecommunications, electric vehicle, renewable energy, business services, LED lighting, metal materials, biotech and medical equipment, on the agenda in the regular talks on industrial cooperation with mainland China.

The new LED light bulb is smaller, and the shape of its globe (semispherical cover) is closer to a sphere. By employing an LED module (light source) having a chip-on-board (COB) structure, the light distribution angle realize 180°. What’s more, the new product, which is equivalent to a 25W MiniKrypton light bulb, is made by using Rohm's own light-diffusing material for its globe.

Recently, over 800 new Array Par 20 lamps and over 80 MR-16 HO lamps were installed as the first phase of a multi-phase relighting of a major Miami Beach hotel. Nexxus Lighting's Array? Lighting LED light bulbs utilize a patented design and proprietary Selective Heat Sink (SHS) Technology. Selective Heat Sink is an innovative and patented approach to thermal management which allows the lamps to achieve superior efficiency levels and an average life of more than 50,000 hours. Array lamps are fully dimmable on most standard incandescent dimmers and provide up to 80% energy savings compared to conventional incandescent and halogen bulbs.

Professional cameras use a xenon strobe light to produce a brief burst -- or flash -- of light, but the lighting on smartphone cameras is typically provided by an LED. The light output of a battery-powered LED is continuous, and much lower in intensity than a flash, leading to longer exposure times and darker, blurrier pictures.

the energy of the sun as effectively as possible means reduced electricity demand

René Penning de Vries, CTO at NXP Semiconductors, says: “We’re very proud to have developed this solution in collaboration with Philips Lighting. By making Solar Gen2 as power efficient as possible, we’ve produced something which is genuinely groundbreaking while remaining affordable in those countries that can benefit the most from it. Harnessing the energy of the sun as effectively as possible means reduced electricity demand and a more robust infrastructure.”

The key to the breakthrough lies in the combination of new High Brightness LEDs along with unique patented optics to create the most efficient and robust outdoor lighting system. On top of that, an intelligent charge controller, developed by NXP Semiconductors N.V., ensures the transfer of a maximum amount of power from the solar panels to the batteries. A smart way of charging and discharging maximizes battery life and light levels can be dimmed based on a self learning intelligence and a history log.A further benefit of the new solution is that it is future proofed by the inclusion of the Philips LEDGINE, which allows LED modules and drivers over time to be simply replaced and upgraded. In addition, Solar Gen2 includes theft prevention.

The SPIE Photonics West exhibition is the world’s leading venue for the photonics and laser industry and is a platform for presenting the latest developments and technologies in this sector. It is part of the SPIE Photonics West Conference and Exhibition, which is being held from January 21 to 26, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The organizer expects around 1,150 exhibitors and more than 19,000 visitors this year.

In the event a fiber is removed from the illuminator during use

In addition, LED lights use 50-percent less power from the alternator – which in turn reduces the load on the engine. They can also last the lifetime of a vehicle.Enthusiasts can visit Audiusa.com to interact with LED-themed content and learn more about Audi’s signature technology throughout February. Besides, visitors to the Audi Forum in New York can explore an interactive LED-focused digital experience starts from January 29.

The new XLM Plus LED Fiber Optic Light Module with Electronics offers light output that is comparable to 180 W Xenon sources, yet with the advantages of LED lighting, which include long life, less heat output than Xenon, and virtually no ultraviolet or infrared radiation, which eliminates the need for filtering.  The XLM Plus LED Light Module is compliant with medical safety standards IEC/EN 60601-1 and EN60601-1-2.  The unit includes integrated electronic circuitry for safety alarms, error mode and power status indicators. It provides circuitry for connection to fiber safety interlocks.  In the event a fiber is removed from the illuminator during use, the XLM Plus LED Fiber Optic Light Module can be immediately shut off, which is a unique safety feature for vision protection.

“Excelitas’ XLM Plus LED Fiber Optic Light Module with Electronics is an important addition to our growing portfolio of solid state lighting products that are specifically designed for integration into OEM medical device applications,” said Joel Falcone, senior vice president and general manager of Excelitas Technologies’ global lighting business.  “Excelitas’ XLM Plus delivers brilliant, uniform light for endoscopy, surgical microscopy, and headlamp applications, allowing doctors to better perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, with all the advantages of state-of-the-art LED lighting,” Falcone added.

his company is ready with a complete range of lighting products

The effective date of the merger was December 28, 2011. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Crystal IS will focus on R&D fundamentals and entrepreneurial business development management as well as continue to be based in New York State, while Asahi Kasei will concentrate on the product engineering and manufacturing side.

In the past year, the company has harvested NT$6.5 billion (US$216.6 million) revenue, better than the NT$5 billion (US$166 million) projected. In addition, the company had recently won an NT$800 million (US$26 million) contract to supply an American retailer LED lights this year. As a result, Wu is confident of the company’s 2012 goal, based on the company’s new products for lighting and backlight applications that will help drive operational growth.

Lighting products are predicted to bring the company NT$3 billion (US$100 million) in revenue this year. Its TV-backlight operation will increase marketing campaigns in China and South Korea, as well as being the contract supplier to the world’s top five TV brands.According to Wu ,the darkest days for LED industry has past, and the LED-lighting market will begin to take off this year worldwide and his company is ready with a complete range of lighting products.

I am proud that Elemental LED played a part in the transformation

The LED lights on the green RV work in conjunction with two solar panels installed on the roof of the Airstream, and a battery with a monitor so Reinhardt and Daugherty can track their energy use.The interior of the RV is outfitted with dimmable LED strip lights and diffusers in the kitchen, dinette, bathroom and reading areas. LED puck lights on 12V dimmers create general area lighting throughout the interior of the RV.

Waterproof color-changing LED strip lights outfit the exterior of the RV, creating a dramatic glow on the Airstream’s metal finish during the evenings.Elemental LED teamed up with On the Green Road in 2010 when Reinhardt and Daugherty were beginning the Airstream retrofit. “It has been amazing to see an outdated 2003 Airstream gutted and transformed into a sustainable living space. It is definitely an eco-traveler’s dream and I am proud that Elemental LED played a part in the transformation,” says Elemental LED Marketing Manager Charlotte Dick.

RCA said at CES that it will manufacture LED bulbs as part of a larger home theater announcement. It developed a "chip on a board" led linear lighting that uses a single efficient LED light source, rather than several smaller ones. That design optimizes the energy efficiency of the bulb, said Bob Hatefi of RCA licensee BDC in a statement.

Dedicated lighting companies are also going to be at CES. For Switch Lighting , it will be showing off its line of LED bulbs.

LED lighting as a package to owners of homes

According to an October survey of 303 adults conducted for lighting company Osram Sylvania, there are still a third of Americans, who say they prefer traditional bulbs. One in eight, or 13%, say they'll stockpile Edison's 100-watt led high bay light.Maybe for American, Edison's 100-watt bulbs are too impressive to phase out immediately, but it’s tendency, so let’s wait and see what happens in New Year.

According to the company, the major electronics maker's business fields as of Sunday are now divided into three groups — consumer, components and devices, and solutions — after it restructured five segments. Its 16 divisions were consolidated into nine, including appliances, energy and health care, under the three business fields.

The move is aimed at expanding Panasonic's energy-solutions business by selling energy-saving products such as solar batteries and LED lighting as a package to owners of homes, retail shops and buildings, an operation the company is trying to establish as one of its group pillars amid slumping television sales.By building on the strengths of Sanyo's energy business and Panasonic Electric's housing-equipment operations, the company aims to grow its "comprehensive solutions" business into a ￥1 trillion revenue source by 2018.

Huga Optotech ended unpaid furlough practice when New Year comes, signaling that Taiwan’s LED industry is getting out of its worst days. Its Taiwan’s only publicly held LED maker to have its employees take unpaid leaves in October, 2011, to cope with slumping market for backlights. Huga Optotech’s president, C.N. Huang, pointed out that the firm decided to end the practice in late December in anticipation that market would pick up in March 2012.

the space with a stitched screen

whose work includes renovations of historic Art Deco buildings, high-end homes in Palm Beach, Mexico, Paris and Morocco – was inspired by the horizontal configuration of the covered terrace and the trajectory of a massive roof drain on the ceiling. Rather than conceal these elements, he decided to honor them by hanging a LED-lit macramé wall along the drain’s trajectory to help shield the led high bay light from the wind blowing in from the terrace, while at the same time enclosing and defining the space with a stitched screen. However, Wall’s search for concealed LED lighting that could rest on top of the drain, highlighting the macramé wall from the top and bottom, proved to be a challenge…until he discovered CSL’s energy-efficient product line.

“The scale and the form of CSL’s lighting worked well to offset the cubic nature of the space,” said Wall.

CSL’s sponsorship of the 2011 ELLE DéCOR Showhouse comes at an important time for the lighting manufacturer, which launched an award-winning LED Eco-Downlight collection in 2011 and has plans to expand the line in 2012.Like many designers, James came to us with very specific program requirements,” said Steve Nadell, president of Troy-CSL. “It gives us a lot of satisfaction to know that CSL is the go-to source for precision-engineered, high-performance LED lighting. We hope our presence at the ELLE DéCOR Showhouse gives concealed LED lighting more exposure, which has often been overlooked in concept home circuits due to its hidden nature.”

ELLE DéCOR will unveil the 2011 Showhouse as an official satellite exhibit of Design Miami/ during Art Basel beginning Saturday, Dec. 3 and continuing until Dec. 19. A group of 10 notable designers hand-selected by ELLE DéCOR’s editorial team has transformed a blank nearly 9,000 square-foot penthouse space located on Paramount Bay’s 43rd floor. Admission tickets are $25 and benefit Miami’s Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH). Visit elledecor.com/showhouse for tickets. Exclusive coverage of the concept house will be published in ELLE DéCOR’s April 2012 issue.

LED display panel implementations for indoor applications

Currently, 20 business groups have signed a voluntary energy conservation agreement, with the goal of decreasing energy led high bay light consumption by 5 percent, or 14 million kilowatt-hours, over a three-year period until 2013.

The device can drive up to 128 RGB (Red-Green-Blue) LED pixels resulting in a drastic component count reduction. The fine pitch technology also pioneers the use of “Common Cathode” RGB LED topology which results in up to 30% reduction in power dissipation and overcomes the overheating issue.

Other innovations include ghost image elimination, true 16-bit color, drastic reduction of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) emissions and scan refresh rates of up to 16 KHz. SiliconCore Technology has patents pending in both the US and China on the key technologies developed for the fine pitch panel.

The technology is perfectly suited for full HD LED display panel implementations for indoor applications such as broadcasting, retail displays, casinos, banking, foyer, medical and public events.

the night view of the city and improve the quality of life for the residents

At the same time, the Koffer2 solution reduces Zürich’s energy requirements from 32 kW to 21 kW (annual savings of 42,800 kWh), while the led high bay light require 25 kW for 1,654 hours a year (41,000 kWh/year). Other significant benefits include reduced servicing requirements and the long lifespan of the lights.

The 40-year old bridge in the heart of Switzerland’s biggest city is the main connection between the north and the south, as well as providing connections to other parts of the country.. For the approximately 70,000 vehicles travelling across the bridge every day, security and functionality are of the utmost importance.

Together with the required renovation of the bridge, the municipality of Zürich chose to renew its lighting with the intention of reducing energy costs, service costs and light pollution. Additionally, Zürich wanted to shape the night view of the city and improve the quality of life for the residents.

More than 30 representatives from lighting industry leading manufacturers and lighting design firms have consisted of a committee to judge the impartial judging process. The Committee evaluates each submission on its uniqueness, innovation, and significance in the lighting industry. Lusio was one of about 150 products recognized from submissions that included products and manufacturers from all categories of the lighting industry.

effective control of lighting energy consumption is critical in gaining LED certification

The LEED rating system is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between known, established practices and emerging concepts,” Mocherniak noted. “led high bay light is the single largest energy consumer in commercial buildings, and effective control of lighting energy consumption is critical in gaining LED certification. Clearly, addressable dimming controls can be an indispensable tool in achieving this goal.”

According to the research, the secret to controlled growth of the five-period indium GaN/GaN (InGaN/GaN) multiple quantum wells that comprise the emissive layer in the pyramidal-shaped LED array is a thin-film titanium pre-orienting layer that is similar to the GaN hexagonal crystal structure.

Following the pre-orienting layer and the initial low-temperature GaN layer (LT-GaN) is a hole-patterned silicon dioxide (SiO2) layer that further defines the nucleation sites for the emissive-layer growth stages using a local heteroepitaxy process.

According to Samsung’s statement, due to that the sales went up 14% in November from 5 million units in October, the company is certain to secure the number 1 spot for all of 2011. Also, the company said in the statement that it was optimistic about the prospects of meeting its 2011 flat-screen TV sales target of 45 million units.

the growing worldwide LED fixtures market

Located in the historic Leathermarket, a short walk from London Bridge, the office will provide full sales, technical and application support for countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. The opening of the led high bay light London office is a demonstration of the Lumenpulse commitment to serving new and existing customers around the world, and is a further step towards addressing the growing worldwide LED fixtures market, which is estimated to reach $9 billion by 2014 according to market analysts Strategies Unlimited.

The office will be headed up by Gorm Teichert, Lumenpulse Executive Vice President International Sales and a lighting and LED industry veteran of over 20 years.

“Choosing to locate our EMEA Sales Headquarters in London was a strategic decision,” said Teichert. “As well as being an international transport hub, London is a major center for the architectural and lighting design community. We’re now in the perfect position to be able to offer close support to UK based specifiers and our international customer base.”

the electronic driver selection process for new lamp and luminaire product development

a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced commercial availability of its latest generation of industry-leading LS, ES, and award-winning RS product families, delivering an increase in efficacy of up to 30% and a reduction of up to 30% in cost per lumen compared to previous product generations. Featuring the largest portfolio of LED arrays in the lighting industry, Bridgelux offers products for lighting applications ranging from the light output equivalent of a 20-Watt decorative lamp to that of a 300-Watt high intensity discharge (HID) city streetlight.

Bridgelux’s latest generation of LED arrays offer optical and mechanical compatibility with previous product generations, allowing customers to easily incorporate all performance enhancements with a simple upgrade path, minimizing design efforts. Further, these new arrays offer greater system design flexibility to achieve Energy Star, Title 24, Part L and other global energy efficiency standards. All Bridgelux arrays are configured to align with industry standard drive currents to simplify the electronic driver selection process for new lamp and luminaire product development, enabling accelerated time to market.

“Bridgelux’s commitment to rapid technology innovation while maintaining the product design characteristics of their led high bay light dramatically reduces our development risk, and ensures an easy design-in process,” said Jeff Spencer, director of product management - commercial for Juno Lighting Group by Schneider Electric. “We are very excited to be using their latest generation of arrays in the new Indy Performance Series LED downlights that we are launching later this month.  As LED technology continues to rapidly evolve, Bridgelux has been a terrific strategic partner because they understand that by providing platform stability with the LED array products we can easily adopt the latest technology improvements and rapidly pass these innovations on to our customers without significant product redesigns.”

reached an agreement to develop horticultural factory technologies

It’s noted that Philips and Osram have also ventured into the emerging market. In the first quarter of 2011, Everlight and some 10 manufacturers including Philips reached an agreement to develop horticultural factory technologies, including plant-grow lights, plant nutrition liquid,led high bay light and environmental humidity control.

Recently, Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) is reported to regained Samsung’s contracts for LED chips used in TV backlights since October, and the South Korean company will gradually move the contracts originally placed with Epistar Inc. back to FOREPI over the next three years.Both Epistar and FOREPI have declined to comment. However, FOREPI executives said that the company has landed more contracts in November than October from South Korean buyers by an unexpectedly high margin.

FOREPI used to be Samsung’s major supplier of blue chips many years ago. But Samsung had ended business with led linear high bay light in no time and shifted contracts to Epistar, when FOREPI entered into alliance with LG.Currently, simultaneously contracted by Samsung and LG, FOREPI is estimated to be the primary beneficiary in Taiwan of South Korea’s LED contracts.

This has been one of the most impressive projects I have completed in my career

After measuring fixture performance, calculating project savings and payback and soliciting opinions from facility stakeholders and the general public, the City of Austin determined that the Cooper LED luminaire best met the needs for the City Hall Parking Garage," says James Parker, Project Manager, City of Austin. "We were impressed by Cooper's reputation as a manufacturer and their ability to meet tight project delivery schedules. After installing the Cooper Lighting LED fixtures, we are realizing a significant reduction in energy usage and savings in energy costs while dramatically improving the quality and quantity of led high bay light. This response by the citizens of Austin has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic and positive. We are literally saving the amount of electricity equivalent to the power used by 48 average homes in Austin each year. This has been one of the most impressive projects I have completed in my career."

The McGraw-Edison Concise LED Luminaires feature patent-pending, modular LED LightBAR? technology, which delivers uniform illumination to improve vehicular movement and pedestrian safety. The LED fixtures offer energy savings from 30-75% over standard H.I.D sources found in many applications today. The one-piece, die-cast aluminum rugged housing features heavy wall construction for superior heat transfer and reliable operation in -30 degrees C to 40 degrees C ambient conditions.

"Cooper Lighting is always proud to know that we are helping cities and residents reach their energy reduction goals, saving thousands of dollars each year," said Mark Eubanks, President, Cooper Lighting. "It is exciting to see so many cities across the country taking advantage of the benefits that led linear high bay light technology can offer, and we are continuing to develop products and technologies to keep up with the pace of these project needs and goals. We are pleased that the City of Austin chose our product and that they are seeing the results they anticipated."