UCF Installs Cree LED Light Fixtures in Student Union

Cree announced that the University of Central Florida (UCF) has joined its LED University program by installing LED light fixtures in the student union. The program is a community of universities from across the world working to boost up the adoption of LED lighting in their campuses.

Toshiba 1109 LEDs Series for Linear and Backlighting Applications

Marktech has expanded its lineup of Toshiba White surface mount LEDs aimed at general and backlighting applications with the release of the Toshiba TLWxK1109 series. The new 1109 series LEDs are offered in three Lighting Industry standard color temperatures of 3000K, 5000K and 6500K. As with all Toshiba products, the highest level of manufacturing processes are used to insure a very robust LED for use in all lighting applications.

Luminus Devices and Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia Announce LED Distribution Agreement for Asia

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight LEDs, and Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, today announced a partnership through which Avnet Electronics Marketing will distribute Luminus PhlatLight LEDs to customers in Asia. EBV Elektronik, an Avnet company, distributes Luminus' products throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Avnet also represents Luminus in the Americas. Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia will provide comprehensive distribution services, design-chain services and supply-chain optimization solutions to help Luminus' customers accelerate product development for a variety of general illumination and specialty lighting applications.
"LED lighting is totally different from traditional electronic industry products. LED lighting products -- especially high brightness LEDs -- cover electronics, thermal and optical technologies. This broad expertise requirement can be a barrier to entry. That's where our design unit, Avnet Design Services comes in, offering manufacturers technical support and solutions that lower the barrier and speed time-to-market," said Andy Wong, senior director, Avnet Design Service/Segment Marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia.

LED-Based DLP Projector

When you use LEDs as a light source for projectors you get tens of thousands of hours of rated life and light output with no bulb changes. LEDs also dramatically reduce if not outright eradicate drift of any of the critical performance parameters over time. This could be the way of the future. But the question begged by this first generation of LED-based projectors hitting the market is whether that future is now?

Relume Technologies Introduces New LED Street Lights

Oxford-based Relume Technologies Monday announced the release of its Vue family of LED street lights. The product line includes the Vue 150, designed for local streets and neighborhoods, the Vue 250, intended for roadways, and the powerful Vue 400, intended to light highways. Relume’s new street and roadway lights combine the latest in LED system electronics, thermal management and optical design, making the advantages of LED lighting for street and roadway lighting applications a practical reality.

Why LED bulbs are about to change your life

When I started to see LED lightbulbs appear on the shelves of "big box" stores for as low as $2.60 per bulb, I jumped at the opportunity to try a widespread lighting upgrade. I had hoped these affordable LED bulbs would usher in an era of cheaper, more efficient household lighting. Unfortunately, I immediately learned that it was not to be.

Chinese office lighting broadcasts 2Mbps "LightFi"

Researchers have developed a new form of wireless networking that uses low-cost office lighting – but will it reprogram your brain in the process? The theory is simple: LEDs installed in the ceilings are managed by a controller that changes their brightness very, very quickly. Data can thus be encoded in the signal, providing a stream of wireless data that can be received by deskbound computers and laptops throughout a working or living space.

LEDs in short supply

Earlier this year, analog, memory, logic and other IC vendors began to see huge demand, prompting shortages for select parts and extended lead times. Now, LEDs are in short supply. ''Component lead times remain tight. A number of component vendors have told us that lead times remain fairly tight at 8-12 weeks,'' said Daniel Amir, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, who just returned from the recent LightFair International event.

Osram takes on 60-watt bulb

Osram Sylvania on Thursday introduced a general-purpose LED light designed to replace screw-in incandescent, halogen, or compact fluorescent bulbs. It also said that it is working on a 75-watt replacement which is an LED. The LED lamp targeted at replacing 60-watt bulbs will consume 12 watts and give off 810 lumens, more than a typical 60-watt incandescent.

LEDs Help Clamp-On Flashlight Deliver Wide Beam & Cordless Operation

The use of LUXEON Rebel LEDs in a clamp-on flashlight recently introduced by Stanley Hand Tools is beaming up big benefits over halogen versions, including a wider beam spread free of hot spots as well as the ability to operate cordlessly with a long battery run time because of low LED power consumption. Stanley used the engineering services of solid state solutions specialist Future Lighting Solutions to optimize the lighting system design.
The hands-free Stanley 95-891 Clamping Flashlight features a floodlight-style beam that was achieved by combining a custom-designed Stanley reflector with the optical properties of the LED package. Comparable halogen products cannot evenly illuminate a large work surface without hot spots. Stanley’s patented 350° rotational head with a 120° tilt can be used to aim the light precisely where it is needed.
Patented Stanley technology also delivers up to 30 hours of run time, eliminating the need to plug the flashlight into an electrical outlet. Halogen versions consume too much power to offer a practical battery option. Future engineers provided optical and thermal simulations as well as LED engineering expertise that assisted Stanley in optimizing the system design and delivering the best performance at the lowest cost without the time and expense of prototyping. Future’s recommendations on LED selection, drive current, heat management, board design and other system components became the blueprint for the finished LED lighting assembly.
Future is also providing a one-stop source for LEDs, boards, drivers and other lighting components as well as supply chain services customized to Stanley’s geographical and logistics needs. Components are stored and shipped from a Future warehouse in China under a bonded inventory program, ensuring reliable parts supply to Stanley’s local contract manufacturer as well as eliminating the lag time that would be involved in shipping from Future’s distribution center in North America.

Philips Unveils World's First LED Replacement for Most Common Household Light Bulb

Royal Philips Electronics unveiled its 12 watt EnduraLED light bulb, the industry's first LED replacement for a 60 watt incandescent light bulb. Shown for the first time here at the Lightfair International tradeshow, it marks an important breakthrough in the use of LED lighting technology in everyday applications. Consumers will now have an LED alternative to the most commonly used incandescent bulb, which will deliver up to 80% energy savings and last 25 times longer than its century-old predecessor.
The significance of developing an LED equivalent to the 60 watt has been recognized by many international organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), who created the L-prize competition to spur development of this highly sought after innovation. Philips' entry was the first, and to date remains the only submission for the L-Prize, which was used as the basis for the 12 watt EnduraLED. Exceeding the Energy Star specifications for a 60 watt bulb, the EnduraLED uses only 12 watts of power while delivering an industry benchmark of 806 lumens.
Every year more than 425 million 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are sold in the United States, representing approximately 50% of the domestic incandescent light bulb market. According to calculations by Philips, this LED replacement has the potential to save 32.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in one year, enough to power the lights of 16.7 million U.S. householdsor 14.4% of the total number of households in the entire US. It would also eliminate the generation 5.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually.
The new lamp uses an innovative design and remote phosphor technology to deliver the same soft white light and shape consumers are familiar with in an incandescent. The EnduraLED works with standard dimmers, further simplifying use and allowing consumers to enjoy an effective, low energy solution for lighting in the home. For business users, particularly those within the hospitality sector, the new lamp will provide instant plug-in savings, through extended life and reduced energy and maintenance costs, in comparison with traditional bulbs.

Lithonia Lighting Brings Ambient Lighting Systems to Mainstream Commercial Marketplace

Lithonia Lighting, the market leader in indoor commercial and architectural lighting, announced today it is fortifying its presence in the LED lighting market with the introduction of RTLED.  RTLED is a high-quality, volumetric recessed luminaire that delivers ambient white light throughout an entire space while reducing energy costs, maintenance costs and a building’s environmental footprint.
“RTLED is an innovative breakthrough for high-quality LED lighting solutions in commercial interior spaces,” said Dave Ranieri, vice president of Lithonia Lighting Fluorescent/LED Business Unit.  “In addition to maintaining high efficacy and excellent color over a 50,000 hour system life, RTLED creates an optimum balance of directional and diffuse illumination for exceptional visibility and comfort.  Equally important to our commercial customer, Lithonia Lighting sets a new standard for digital lighting solutions by integrating the most advanced smart control components to further enhance energy performance.”
The RTLED is powered by an advanced Samsung LED light engine to deliver superior lighting environment: high color rendering (80+ CRI), 3500K color temperature, and full range dimming with 0-10V DC control.
Another benefit of RTLED is it reduces maintenance costs by delivering 50,000 hours of light without having to replace lamps or ballasts, which reduces downtime and increases employee productivity.  The luminaire adjusts itself to eliminate the waste of over lighting. RTLED tracks its own operating hours and provides a visual indicator when the luminaire has reached the end of its service life.
Additionally, RTLED allows building owners to meet sustainability goals in numerous ways, including: eliminating mercury and lead use; using recyclable components and materials; minimizing waste in the manufacturing and distribution process; using recycled steel; a small and compact design (only 3-1/8” deep) and maximizing component life while minimizing energy consumption.
“By providing high quality lighting and fully integrated controls, Lithonia Lighting expects to move LED commer cial lighting into the mainstream very quickly,” said Yaser Abdelsamed, director of innovation development at Acuity Brands Lighting. “The ability to control and adapt the lighting system, combined with comfortable illumination and high quality construction gives users unprecedented value. Over the next few years, I anticipate LED lighting will be come the rule rather than the exception for new commercial construction.”

Toshiba Launches North American LED Lighting Product

Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) announced its official entrance into the North American lighting market with the launch of the innovative E-Core LED product line. The E-Core line along with E-Core prototype technologies for the global market, which include the lighting industry's brightest LED products, are being unveiled at LIGHTFAIR International, May 12-14 in Las Vegas at booth number 1075. Toshiba's exhibit demonstrates its commitment to promoting advances in next-generation lighting, and to leading the way in establishing LEDs as energy-efficient, cost-saving lighting that address the needs of energy management solutions.
The E-Core product line for North America will feature an extensive lamp line and a high-efficiency LED downlight fixture line. The lamp line, which includes six reflector lamps in three colors and two A19 bulbs in two colors, features high brightness and energy efficiency in compact designs. The downlight line includes six models available in four colors, in which the brightest model reaches a luminous flux of 1250 lumens.

Future Lighting Solutions Adds Royalty-Free Eligibility Mark to LED Light Engines

Future Lighting Solutions has announced an expanded relationship with Royal Philips Electronics under which the companies will offer a broad range of LED lighting component solutions and services to assist OEM customers and integrators in developing finished solid state lighting products. One notable aspect of this new arrangement with Philips is the opportunity it creates for customers to leverage certain specifically marked LED light engines within Future’s simpleLED program against Philips’ LED based licensing program to help qualify their licensed luminaires for a 0% royalty payment. These specially marked LED light engines, utilizing Philips Lumileds LUXEON LEDs, will incorporate a readily identifiable clover shaped symbol belonging to Philips.
This arrangement – furthering Future’s 10-year exclusive LED distribution relationship with the Philips Lumileds organization – is designed to simplify LED luminaire development and accelerate time to market.
As previously announced, the arrangement enables LED lighting customers to acquire Philips’ LED light engine modules, driver modules and lighting controls, as well as to leverage Future’s SSL development tools and engineering resources in tandem with Philips’ products to accelerate time-to-market.

Kendal goes green

Kendal's Christmas lights could go green this year after Kendal Town Council recommended that traditional bulbs be replaced with LED's. The new lights would reduce electricity output from 50,000 watts to just 2,000, saving the environment and thousands of pounds in electricity bills.

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Carmanah Provides EverGEN 1530 Solar LED Lights to a Power Plant

A power producing plant that serves around four million customers located in the U.S. is utilizing Carmanah Technologies Corporation’s $1 million worth of EverGEN 1530 solar LED lights for providing light to its perimeter fencing. The power producing plant chose the novel solar lights in an effort to underscore its commitment to sustainable business practices and renewable energies. The utility company, with the inclusion of installation expenses and time, expects to save around $2 million.

U-Tron LEDs Bring New Light To Tim's Texas BBQ Beijing

Tim’s Texas Barbecue, a popular restaurant and entertainment venue in Beijing’s central business district, is benefiting from the recent installation of U-Tron’s LED Helios and LED Comet lights, and so is the environment. Helios bulbs were used to replace the original incandescent lights over the restaurants bar and MR16 LED Comet track lights to illuminate stock behind the bar. One benefit of the new lights became immediately apparent to both the staff at Tim’s and their customers. The Helios and Comet lights provide a steady and bright illumination where required, however the light does not spill over to other areas and thus the cozy and intimate ambiance of the restaurant is maintained in the late evening. The low energy consumption of LED lighting is helping to reduce the restaurants power bills and its carbon footprint.
Energy savings are not the only benefit that Tim foresees LED lighting bringing to his business. “Every time we have to change a light bulb there is a labor cost and disruption to our business and inconvenience to our customers. Some lights are in very difficult places to reach, for example over the stairwell. The extremely long life cycle of these LED light bulbs is a significant benefit to us. And, of course, the fact that they contain no mercury and are 100% recyclable is a definite plus.”

LED Technology for Stereomicroscopes from Carl Zeiss

Carl Zeiss now offers LED-based accessories for its stereomicroscopes. These include cold light sources with high power LEDs and – especially for the microscopes in the SteREO Discovery series – LED intermediate tubes for intensive fluorescence excitation. This allows energy-saving, efficient work with high-quality results. The CL 6000 LED and CL 9000 LED cold light sources can be used on all stereomicroscope systems from Carl Zeiss for reflected light and transmitted light illumination, for brightfield and darkfield applications, polarization contrast and other illumination and contrasting techniques.

Philips Lumileds Brings Best Practices to Analysis of LED Array "Lifetime" Performance

Philips Lumileds has published a new white paper titled Evaluating the Lifetime Behavior of LED Systems that provides the lighting industry with a methodology for evaluating how arrays of LEDs behave over time and how LED luminaire manufacturers can confidently make business decisions such as warranty commitments. The paper goes beyond simple lumen maintenance data which describes how a single LED behaves and addresses the more common lighting system which uses multiple LEDs in a wide variety of use conditions.
An LED luminaire's usable life is determined by a manufacturer's determination of expected lumen maintenance and by the actual usable life of the many components included in the system. Each of the components must be analyzed independently in order to provide an accurate assessment. hilips Lumileds has collected and analyzed over 700 million hours of LUXEON LED reliability test data. Using statistical analysis and models that have long been used and proven in the automotive and electronics industries, Philips Lumileds paper describes how a luminaire manufacturer can define the "lifetime" of the LEDs in a system and understand how to scale from the behavior of one LED to many LEDs. This is an essential process for anyone that is developing product warranties and results in clear understanding of "lifetime" of the LEDs.

The Universities at Shady Grove Lights Parking Garage with Cree LEDs

The Universities at Shady Grove has recently opened its first LED lit parking garage in which 200 LED fixtures with Cree LEDs illuminate a 193,000 square foot structure. The garage is located on the north side of USG’s campus. It adds an additional 600 parking spaces and features LED lighting applications throughout all decks, including in the elevator lobbies, stairwells, the pedestrian walkway, and the outside driveway. USG anticipates a savings of 189,000 kilowatt hours per year by using energy-efficient LEDs as opposed to traditional lighting sources

Lighting giant Osram illuminates Shanghai Expo

Stunning, colorful lighting at the Shanghai Expo is amazing visitors from across the world - but "green" is the key word. More than 80 percent of the nightscape equipment and all landscape lighting at permanent Expo structures use light-emitting diodes (LED) to sharply reduce energy consumption. Equipment from leading light manufacturer Osram illuminates the pavilions and boulevards around the site with more than 150,000 LEDs.

K&H Industries partners with PG&E

K&H Industries, Inc. was approached by PG&E to design a dual-lamphead remote controlled spotlight with high light output and low amperage draw. This design project was partially funded by the US Recovery Act with the purpose of creating a prototype ‘green’ utility maintenance vehicle. The dual-lamphead spotlight was one of many new green technologies to be incorporated into the vehicle.
At the time, K&H Industries had experimented with LED technology but hadn’t brought any final product offering to market. “The advantage of LED is the intense light output while keeping the amperage draw low. The new LED Luxeon K2 LEDs offer many benefits to customers compared to incandescent bulbs including lamphead durability that results in increased bulb life expectancy and longevity of over 50,000 run-time hours,” explains John Herc, K&H Industries’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing.