Grissom leads the way with LEDs

This north central Indiana base became the first Air Force base to transition its aircraft mass parking area lights from a high pressure sodium light source to a cost-efficient light emitting diode, commonly known as LEDs. The idea for the project began after a tornado knocked down one of the light poles in Grissom's aircraft mass parking area and damaged three others during the fall of 2013  "In comparison, the old lights were just energy hogs and their technology was outdated." said Bryan Jaworski, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron civil engineer and project manager. "The storm was the perfect opportunity to upgrade the lighting."

Blue LEDs may be caught in a trap

Blue LEDs are notoriously difficult to make, which has slowed down the production of cheap, highly efficient white LED light bulbs. Now, UK scientists think they know why. They have discovered that one of the key ingredients to create the semiconductor sandwich for blue LEDs, magnesium, may be behind the manufacturing problems. Their work could help to develop new manufacturing strategies to overcome this problem, driving down the cost of white LED lights.

Cree LEDs light up the Super Bowl

It remains to be seen whether opposing quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Tom Brady will light up the scoreboard at Super Bowl XLIX, but it’s a sure bet that Durham-based Cree will light up the stadium. Cree reports that the 312 LED lighting fixtures at the University of Phoenix Stadium, where Sunday’s contest is being played, feature no less than 44,928 Cree brand LEDs. The lighting fixtures themselves were made by Ephesus Lighting.

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LEDs to play key role in solar energy scheme

The incandescent lamp has given way to the compact fluorescent lamp (CFLs) which is more energy-efficient. The CFL is likely to be phased out gradually by the Light Emitting Diode. The arrival of LED bulbs in the market is expected to have an impressive impact on energy conservation schemes, according to experts in the field. (Indian) The Energy Management Centre, an autonomous organisation under the State Department of Power, will introduce LED lamps under the energy saving schemes to be launched in the next phase of solar energy programmes. Such an approach would enable solar energy-powered household units to have own power system independent of the Kerala State Electricity Board, Dharesan Unnithan, Director, EMC, told The Hindu.

LED Edison-style filament lamps are available at 1000Bulbs.com

Customers can enjoy the amber glow of early 20th century lighting and the benefits of modern LED technology with LED Edison bulbs, now available at 1000Bulbs.com. Featuring a beautiful filament design, antique-style Edison bulbs have become increasingly popular in recent years, with many of them adorning stylish fixtures in dining spaces in restaurants or lobbies in luxury hotels. However, traditional antique light bulbs are energy-inefficient and have short lifespans, while LED Edison bulbs feature a similar design but are more efficient and long-lasting. “LED Edison bulbs lower energy costs while preserving the look and feel of vintage lighting, which many of our customers love. They look fantastic wherever they are used, from businesses to homes,” says 1000Bulbs.com CEO Kim Pedersen.

LED Street Lights Pilot Program Launches in the Ozarks

Empire Electric has launched a pilot project to evaluate the use of LED street lights. Branson is one of five communities to be included in the pilot project, with a stretch of Roark Valley Rd. being switched over from the old lights to the LEDs which are considerably flatter.

Choosing an energy efficient light bulb

I am not sure what inspired me, but I searched The Rock River Times’ archive for “energy saving light bulbs” and did not find a matching article, so I decided to write an article about energy efficient lamps and energy saving light bulbs. There is probably an article hidden somewhere, but this article should be pretty easy to find with all the keywords I will use. Consumers have many choices in energy efficient light bulbs today, among them: halogen incandescent, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light emitting diode (LED) lamps. Each bulb style has strengths and weaknesses.

Philips Hue LEDs take smart bulbs to a whole new level

MNN's Matt Hickman recently described how he has converted most of his home to LED lighting. I didn't have any fancy plumen bulbs in mine, so as part of my renovation, I got rid of every incandescent and compact fluorescent in my entire house. Inexpensive LED bulbs like the Cree that Matt used and the flat, funny-looking flat Philips bulbs that I used in some ways work like the old fluorescents did; they had ionized mercury vapor-emitting ultraviolet light, which excited a phosphor coating to glow white. That's what's happening in the white LEDs as well, but without the mercury. Instead, the LED emits the light that excites the phosphor. It's not perfect; the phosphors are mixed and tuned to be as close as possible to the incandescent light we all love, but the color rendering index (CRI) is not quite there.

Mariners introduce LEDs to MLB

The Seattle Mariners are rolling out the first LED-lit field in Major League Baseball. The Mariners benched some 600 high intensity discharge, or HID, lights in favor of an LED system designed by the Federal Way-based company PlanLED, which has already converted several buildings for Boeing and other companies.

Cree seeks to beat mid-power LEDs on intensity

Cree has introduced lens-less surface-mount LEDs in a 7x7mm format, emitting over most of their surface area. MHD-E and MHD-G deliver 1,800 lm at 14W and 2,500 lm at 19W respectively, and build on the earlier 5x5mm MHB-A. “MH LEDs enable a smaller board size, tighter beam angle and a more traditional appearance than mid-power LEDs,” said Cree. “They are ideal for semi-directional, high-lumen applications such as down-light, high bay and outdoor area applications.”

Persistence Market Research details driving factors of LED materials market in new report

A diode is the most fundamental form of a semiconductor device, which means conducts electricity. LEDs not only surpass the efficiency and lifespan of conventional lighting devices, but they also do not heat up in the process. This gives them many attributes that are desirable in industrial and commercial applications. It is not surprising then that the LED market has been on the growth path in recent years. An LED can emit white light, or any other color depending on the specific composition of the materials used while manufacturing the LED. Several different types of LED materials go into making specific LEDs. These are supplied by the LED materials market, and are used in a variety of small electronic devices such as alarm clocks and digital watches, radios, light bulbs, and calculators.

But the LED materials market is increasingly witnessing a spike in demand from the consumer electronics segment, which comprises smart televisions, smartphones, optical fiber communication, cameras, and even TV remote controls. Today, it is not uncommon to see the applications of LEDs expanding to the consumer wearables, apparel and jewelry market.

The entire market for LED materials can be segmented on the basis of semiconductor materials that are used in them. Thus, the three main segments of the market are: gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium phosphide (GaP), gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP), and the others segment which comprises less common but important materials. In the global LED materials market, gallium arsenide ranks at the top according to the type of chemical used. It finds applications in all leading LED classes such as high power and miniature LEDs, as well as certain other types of application-specific LEDs. The largest market share was occupied by gallium arsenide in 2013.

The LED materials market can also be segmented based on the precursor applied during the MOCVD process. Thus, the lead materials can be segmented as: trimethyl aluminum (TMA), trimethylgallium (TMGa), trimethylindium (TMIn), C2Mg2, and triethylgallium (TEGa). TMGa ranks as the leading type of LED material used, and thus constitutes the largest market share as of 2013.

For any market to expand over a period of time, the presence of an impetus is absolutely necessary. Without this, the market would either stagnate or decline. The LED material market is no exception to this fact. Here are the three key market trends that have been propelling the LED materials market over the recent past:

A general increase in demand for LEDs: The use of LEDs is synonymous with energy efficiency and clear, high-resolution display characteristics. These attributes are especially critical to applications such as HD televisions and smart phones, where top-quality consumer interface is of the essence.
LED lighting on the upswing: Developing economies are in dire need of energy and lighting solutions. The cost of this need can be humungous, and hence the need for efficient lighting solutions has gained importance over the past few years. Lighting is essential not just in the housing and industrial sector, but also in industrial machinery, automobiles, and so on. Since LEDs provide lights of the desired lumens, and efficiently at that, the demand for LED materials is on an upswing.

Favorable regulatory policies: Governments today, more than ever, are concerned about keeping a check on energy consumption. State-sponsored environmental agencies are funding organizations and companies to come up with energy efficient products, systems and programs. The LED materials market benefits from this because many of these R&D efforts have time and again proven the benefits of LED lighting. In certain cases, the power consumed by LEDs is as low as one-third that of conventional comparable solutions.

The LED materials market, however, cannot rest on its achievements. In order to keep up a steady pace of growth, stakeholders and companies in this market have to constantly keep abreast of the latest trends and identify consumer needs and meet them in a timely fashion.

Neofocal Systems raises $9 million

Neofocal Systems, a Tigard company developing LED-lighting technology, disclosed in a regulatory filing this past week that it has raised $9 million in outside investment. The company has a low profile but an intriguing pedigree – its chief executive and chief technologist is a prominent physicist and online security researcher named Tsutomu Shimomura, who runs the company from his office in Incline Village, Nevada. His co-inventors, though, work in the Tigard office with a dozen employees.

LEDs will drive 2015 IC market

Semiconductor revenue will reach $358 billion in 2015, a 5.4% increase from 2014, according to Gartner. The drop from 7.9% growth last year will be due to a better supply/demand balance in DRAM, the analyst firm said. With short supply driving high prices, DRAM revenues grew 31.7% last year. This year they are expected to grow 7.7%. The overall semiconductor market continues to be driven by strong growth in smartphones, along with DRAM and NAND flash in ultramobiles and solid-state drives (SSDs), says Gartner

MU researchers see red with LED lights

There’s nothing unusual about fresh hamburger patties being stored in a walk-in cooler, but a few racked in a cooler recently at the University of Missouri were there on a mission. The patties were laid out in separate compartments. One batch was completely in the dark, another batch was lit with fluorescent bulbs, and a third with LED lights. They were then monitored to see how fast they lost that cherry-red color consumers prefer when buying fresh meat.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article7437293.html#storylink=cpy

Consumer Reports checks out mood-changing bulbs

LED light bulbs are game changers. They promise to last anywhere from 23 to 46 years. Consumer Reports checks out several that claim to improve your mood. Consumer Reports' light bulb lab is full of LED bulbs that can do lots of new tricks. For example, the bulb LIFX changes colors. This bulb is supposed to keep you awake and alert. And the Definitely Digital Good Night LED for $70 - says it improves your natural sleep because it emits less blue light than other LEDs.

V.I. Energy Office Begins LED Rebate Program

The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO), recognizing the significant savings that the use of LED (light emitting diode) lightbulbs can bring to residents’ Water and Power Authority (WAPA) electric bills, is setting up a program to give financial assistance to those buying LEDs. The program is slated to begin on April 1. .According to the U.S. Department of Energy, LED bulbs use only 20 to 25 percent of the energy used by traditional incandescent light bulbs, and they last 25 times as long.

Grissom leads the way with LEDs

More than a century after Thomas Edison patented the first commercial incandescent light bulb in 1879 Grissom is leading the way with a more efficient light technology.

The north central Indiana base became the first Air Force base to transition its aircraft mass parking area lights from a high pressure sodium light source to a cost-efficient light emitting diode, commonly known as LEDs, recently.

The idea for the project began after a tornado knocked down one of the light poles in Grissom's aircraft mass parking area and damaged three others during the fall of 2013.

"In comparison, the old lights were just energy hogs and their technology was outdated." said Bryan Jaworski, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron civil engineer and project manager. "The storm was the perfect opportunity to upgrade the lighting."

The LEDs that are replacing the incandescent lights in the mass parking area use approximately 75 percent less energy and last 25 times longer, said Michael Bowden, 434th CES electrical engineer. Based on 151 fixtures, the new LEDs will reduce Grissom's average annual operating costs by $100,000.

"The project has a payback period of 2.88 years; the Air Force requires a 10-year payback period for any energy project," explained Bowden. "This project clearly exceeds their requirements and has a return on investment of 35 percent."

An additional aspect that makes the new lights more efficient is that they are brighter.

"LEDs produce a brighter and whiter light," Bowden said. "This allows us to reduce the number of fixtures and still deliver the foot candles required for Maintenance and Security Forces to conduct their duties,"


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Cree’s $15 connected LEDs work with (almost) everything

For those bargain shoppers out there hunting for a connected bulb, Cree, the company that brought the first blue LED light to market, has a deal for you. It’s shipping a $15 connected warm, white LED that rivals the GE Link bulb in both price and functionality. And like the Link bulb, it’s compatible with the Wink hub system. In fact, the Cree bulb wants to be compatible with just about everything. It uses ZigBee radios and Mike Watson, VP of Product Strategy with Cree, says the company is constantly evaluating new standards such as AllJoyn’s lighting standard or the upcoming Thread protocol.

Sengled’s smart bulbs are multi-taskers

There are a lot of smart light bulbs on the market, and each one is a little different. Philips’ Hue changes colors, for example, while Belkin’s WeMo Smart LED bulbs can controlled using IFTTT recipes. But these differences are all focused around the idea that a light bulbs’ only function is—lighting up. Smart-lighting company Sengled is taking a unique approach. While Sengled’s bulbs can be controlled with an app, scheduled, dimmed precisely, and more; but they deliver more than just a lighting experience: Sengled’s bulbs are multi-functional. One doubles as a speaker; another has a built-in webcam, speaker, and microphone.

How to find an LED lightbulb that fits your fixture

The LED lightbulb display at the home center wasn’t helpful and the clerk who worked in that section was down on LEDs—too much money, he said—and didn’t seem to know a lot about them. Can’t blame him. LEDs, with their semi-conductor chips and electronic circuitry, are a lot more complicated than the lightbulbs we grew up with. But LEDs are really impressive if you buy the right ones, as Consumer Reports discovered in its lightbulb tests. LEDs are better than CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) and use about 80 to 85 percent less energy than the incandescents they replace.

Sky-high light bulb change passes 1 million views

For Rapid City native Kevin Schmidt, there's nothing odd about climbing 1,500 feet in the air to change a light bulb. He's climbed hundreds of towers during the past eight years, in dozens of states, through every season, sometimes in 60 mph winds. It's part of the job at Sioux Falls Tower and Communications. For the rest of the world, Schmidt's vertigo-inducing workday is anything but normal.

Cromwell may convert street lights to energy-efficient LEDs

Although he won’t be here to see it to fruition, Town Manager Jonathan B. Sistare said he hopes town officials will pursue his suggestion to convert the streetlights in town to use light-emitting diode bulbs. Last month, Sistare presented the council with a proposal for the town to buy the streetlights it now rents from CL&P. Once the lights are bought, Sistare’s proposal calls for replacing the present mercury vapor lights with LEDs.

Wireless flash brings iPhone photography out of dark ages

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Smart lighting products from Holi

French lighting manufacturer Holi showed off its smart lighting solutions at CES. The company’s SmartLamp is designed to transform a room’s décor with colored lighting that can be synchronized with music—just the ticket for a home dance party—while its SleepCompanion light bulb helps you get a more restful night’s sleep. The SleepCompanion smart light bulb and smartphone app adjusts to the time of day in order to align itself with your circadian rhythm. By mimicking sunset and sunrise, the SleepCompanion is designed to prepare your body to fall asleep and then wake up more naturally.

Consumer Reports tests mood-improving LEDs

I first tested an LED bulb seven years ago. It was not a promising beginning. The bulb was a Par 38 spotlight for a recessed ceiling fixture. The color of the light was a silvery metallic — so chilling and wintery that it made the room feel cold. The final kicker was the price — $125. Things have changed a lot since then. At the same time, the quality of the light produced by today’s LEDs has vastly improved. In my most recent annual home testing, I found that the light produced for most of the bulb categories can be extremely close to that of the incandescent and halogen bulbs the LEDs are designed to replace — so much so that only a lighting expert will notice the difference.

Nitride LEDs: Multicolor InGaN nanowire LED arrays span the visible spectrum

Indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based LEDs have revolutionized the lighting and other industries, leading to high-power white-light LEDs, among other achievements. However, due to properties of bulk InGaN, conventional InGaN LEDs can only be made to emit light at wavelengths between the UV and the green spectral regions.

Now, researchers at McGill University (Montreal, QC, Canada), New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark), and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (Suwon-si, South Korea) have fabricated phosphor-free red, orange, yellow, green, and blue InGaN nanowire LED arrays monolithically integrated on silicon (Si). To create different colors, only the nanowire properties need be changed.

Gibson Trainer headphones target runners with safety LEDs

Many headphones targeted at runners are of the earbud variety, which is usually the preferred form for those out running. Still, there are those who prefer over-ear headphones, and Gibson has moved to satisfy those users with its new Trainer cans. The Gibson Trainer headphones have some features that make them particularly useful for runners, including embedded LED lights that are intended to make runners more visible -- and, thusly, more safe -- when jogging at night. The device was made in partnership with Usain Bolt.

LED lighting market at $4.8 billion in 2012 is anticipated to go to $42 billion by 2019

Philips, the market leader has been the first casualty as the profit margin on the individual LEDs is eroded because of overproduction in China. The achievement in price declines because of economies of scale, and general competitive pressure have drastically impacted the market. Philips is set to sell its lighting business. The Dutch electronics group Philips has attracted bids from several private equity groups for the majority of its lighting components business, up for sale as it focuses on higher-margin activities.

Epistar is working on 200mm technology. Philips, OSRAM, and Samsung are all actively exploring GaN on silicon technology. Market shifts provide entry points for new competitors. They create significant opportunities for participants to achieve rapid increase in market share. Shifts in market share are anticipated as vendors move up the value chain to increase returns on investment.
There is a move by vendors to provide more pieces of the LED light. In this way they seek to control their margins. Vendors primarily compete with other providers of LED lighting on the basis of product performance, as measured by efficacy, light quality, increased lumen output and reliability. Product cost combined with an acceptable level of quality is always a competitive issue.

LED vendors seek to offer LED lighting products that achieve a lower total cost of ownership and enhanced product quality. The channel looks for a broad product portfolio. Those vendors with a broad product portfolio have access to strong retail channels. Channel strategy is further impacted by OEM relationships. A differentiated product design approach, proprietary technology and deep understanding of lighting applications aids the ability to compete in LED lighting markets.
Philips to Sell Lighting Business

Dutch electronics group Philips has attracted bids from several private equity groups for the majority of its lighting components business, up for sale as it focuses on higher-margin activities.
LED lighting decreases labor costs of replacing bulbs in commercial situations. The LED bulbs are implementing new semiconductor technology. The 2013 study has 403 pages, 183 tables and figures. Worldwide LED lighting markets are poised to achieve significant growth as buildings and communities lead the way in implementing the more cost efficient systems. In some cases, the utility plants are providing funding and financing so that lighting users can make the shift to LED lighting.
LED lamps lower the overall cost of lighting. LED lighting costs are less than costs with incandescent lights. LED lamps offer up to 50,000 hours of illumination with a fraction of the energy used by traditional incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs generate 90% less heat than incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs extend time between bulb replacements. The bulbs are used to achieve a near zero-maintenance lighting system.

LED lighting products are coming to market rapidly. Suppliers carry up to 150 different LED bulb and lamp styles to fit the various needs of consumers and businesses. LED PAR lamps dominate the ENERGY STAR qualified product list, so back in 2012 IEE partnered with TopTen USA and Ecova to develop recommendations for top performing PAR38 and PAR30 LED lamps. The team developed an evaluation protocol that starts with the lamps found in ENERGY STAR’s list, to which we applied product criteria screens and testing to a subset of lamps to determine the 10 top performers. Efficiency along with aesthetics, payback period, and dimming performance were key criteria to the ranking.

LED lighting products compete with traditional lighting technologies on the basis of the numerous benefits of LED lighting relative to such technology including greater energy efficiency, longer lifetime, improved durability, increased environmental friendliness, digital controllability, smaller size, directionality and lower heat output.

LED lighting products face competition in the general lighting market from both traditional lighting technologies provided by numerous vendors as well as from LED-based lighting products provided by a growing roster of industry specialized participants.
The emergence of cost-competitive LEDs has caused a "paradigm shift" in the lighting industry that has changed everything. The LED lighting industry rapid technological change has been brought by enormous changes in the regulations affecting lighting. Short product lifecycles are a result of new manufacturing and materials science that are the result of companies trying to improve the economies of scale to make price points more attractive to customers.

“Frequent product introductions have characterized the LED lighting industry. There is a highly competitive pricing environment with the current price point of $10 in 2013 per light about to decline to $6 per light. These market characteristics increase the need for continuous innovation.”

Sales of LEDs that outpace incandescent bulbs in North America are expected to soon completely eliminate incandescent bulbs. The LED lighting market is anticipated to grow 45% per year through 2019. The LED lighting market at $4.8 billion in 2012 is anticipated to go to $42 billion by 2019. The reason is the declining price points, the increased interest by the channel in pushing LEDs to consumers. LEDs provide the best lighting solution. The phase out of incandescent lights has begun, the onset of LED command of the market is upon us.

This LED lighting shipment analysis is based on consideration of the metrics for the total number of lights shipped with a likely penetration analysis. Interviews with distributors, vendors, and users provide means for triangulation of data to achieve an accurate look at the market. Interviews include contact with distributors and analysts worldwide,

LED inventor Holonyak picked for '15 Draper Prize

The University of Illinois engineer who invented the first visible-light LED was honored by one of the profession's most prestigious prizes Tuesday, along with two of his proteges. Nick Holonyak Jr., a retired professor of electrical and computer engineering, and UI alumni George Craford and Russell Dupuis, who studied under Holonyak, received the 2015 Draper Prize. They were among five innovators honored by the National Academy of Engineering, which administers the $500,000 award sponsored by Draper Laboratory, a research and development organization in Cambridge, Mass.

Shedding light on why blue LEDs are so tricky to make

Scientists at University College London, in collaboration with groups at the University of Bath and the Daresbury Laboratory, have uncovered the mystery of why blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are so difficult to make, by revealing the complex properties of their main component - gallium nitride - using sophisticated computer simulations. Blue LEDs were first commercialised two decades ago and have been instrumental in the development of new forms of energy saving lighting, earning their inventors the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. Light emitting diodes are made of two layers of semiconducting materials (insulating materials which can be made conduct electricity in special circumstances).

This Coat Lets You Signal Your Turn With Flashing LEDs

This is the Visijax wearable, or, to put it another way: a coat. But it's got a trick quite literally up it's sleeve, in the form of embedded LEDs that flash when the rider raises his arm to signal a turn. The orange lights along the back of the arm seams then flash for a few seconds, telling any furious white van drivers stuck behind them they they're about to change lanes or turn. The bottom of the back of the jacket has red brake light style LEDs in it too, although the coat's not yet clever enough to sense a rider's braking.

LEDs Light Up the Future of UV/Vis

Molecular spectroscopy techniques, such as UV/Vis, infrared and NMR, account for more than a third of a $10 billion market. Of these various techniques, UV/Vis spectroscopy is one of the most basic spectroscopy methods, and is used to perform analyses for a wide range of applications, including DNA quantification at micro volumes and prep HPLC. The majority of customers that intend to purchase UV/Vis spectrometers highlight the following key factors in their purchase decision

Changing your lights to LED bulbs

It used to be changing light bulbs over to LEDs could cost a small fortune. That’s changing now, according to Toby Tobin. As you’re taking down all those holiday lights, it might be time to address those other lights around your home. Many of the old-fashioned incandescent bulbs have made their way to the clearance rack, and that means LED is finally coming into the mainstream.

Terralux LED downlight retrofits are Energy Star certified

Terralux D Series LED retrofit kits have received ENERGY STAR Certification. Buildings can also take advantage of utility rebate programs to offset the initial investment. Terralux LED products are designed for commercial installation and maintenance-free operation. The D Series is backed by a 7-year warranty that covers installation in any light fixture for 24-hour/day operation, including sealed, lensed, or outdoor fixtures. Over a quarter million Terralux LED retrofit products have been installed with a total run time of over 1 billion hours.


The D Series downlights are rated for 24-hour/day installations and maintain over 70% of their initial output over 60,000 hours of operation. LEDSense thermal management in the patented driver design protects the LED fixture even in extreme conditions. D Series downlights connect to either 120 VAC or 277 VAC.

Light outputs range from 900 lumens (replacement for an 18-watt CFL) to 3400 lumens (replacement for dual 42-watt CFLs). Battery backup and reflector options are available. Additionally, the energy consumption of the D Series downlights is 50-75% less than comparable pin-based CFL fixtures. The D Series fixtures are designed and manufactured to ISO9001 standards.

LEDs to light up Marine Drive (Mumbai)

The Queen's Necklace will be brightly lit up by the end of this month as it has been decided to convert streetlights into LEDs. The same will be extended across the city and its suburbs by the end of October.  A decision to this effect was made at a meeting between senior officials of the Centre, state and civic body, on Friday. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate the pilot project at Marine Drive on January 31. The same day will also see LEDs being installed at Bandra in the western suburbs and at Mulund in the central suburbs.

MED installing LED street lighting as part of Global ReLeaf effort

The Massena Electric Department is moving forward with the next phase of a Global ReLeaf project. Superintendent Andrew J. McMahon said it sent out a request for proposal to install LED streetlights “as part of our commitment with the Global ReLeaf grant.” Those proposals have since been returned and are being reviewed by MED officials. “We have not gone through all of them yet to see which ones meet the specs and which ones don’t. By the end of this week we should be placing an order,” Deputy Superintendent Dale F. Raymo said.

This New LED Light Lasts 40 Years

The world of illumination is about to change: inventor Jake Dyson has developed a light that never goes out. Well, nearly. It lasts for 40 years and it's going to be released in May 2015, The Guardian reports. Dyson is the son of Sir James, inventor of the famous bagless vacuum cleaner, among other things. The younger Dyson has created a product called Ariel through his company Jake Dyson Products (JDP).

A lamp that lasts 40 years will debut in May

Major manufacturers belonging to Phoebus pledged not to launch bulbs that would last longer than 2,000 hours. The cartel was officially disbanded in 1939, but the lifetime of a light bulb has remained suspiciously low, even with incredible advances in materials and engineering. Some of the light bulbs manufactured in Great Britain during the crisis conditions of World War II are still in use today, which some say supports the theory that a manufacturing conspiracy endured beyond 1939. Now a British inventor is set to defy the diabolical forces of a possibly ancient international light bulb conspiracy — Jake Dyson has developed a LED lamp that will last 40 years if used for 12 hours a day. That’s a hefty life span.

New LED lights are an efficient choice for city of Ogdensburg

City work crews are in the process of installing dozens of high-tech lights around the municipality that will save taxpayers thousands of dollars annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the community by roughly 15 tons, according to City Manager John M. Pinkerton. Mr. Pinkerton said municipal workers are partially finished with the lighting upgrade that eventually will see new LED lights installed near the Spring Street Bridge, the Paterson Street boat launch, along the 100 and 200 blocks of Paterson Street and along the Maple City Trail.

Dubai's Guinness Record Attempt: Display of 11k bulbs

Dubai bagged yet another Guinness world record at Burj Park last week, displaying the largest circle of light bulbs. “And we did it! We created the ‪‎Guinness world record for the largest light bulb circle ever made!” announced the organisers after 11,000 bulbs were lit in the iconic landscape. The efforts came to shed light on the effects of diabetes, which is fast becoming the greatest health challenge facing the UAE, said the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), spearheading the campaign in partnership with Benchmark Middle East and with the support of various companies.