Foreverlamp introduces plug-and-play LED lamp to replace 1000W MH lamps

Foreverlamp will introduce the industry’s first 1000W plug-n-play replacement lamp for Metal Halide lamps. The powerful LED lamp delivers up to 45,000 lumens at 400 watts providing the most powerful replacement lamp lumen package available in the industry today. The new 1000W lamp will save 600 watts per socket over MH providing an eco-friendly alternative to MH with the simple screw in replacement of a light bulb. The Foreverlamp Series of plug-n-play bulbs features a patented cooling system and innovative design that allows for a quick and easy plug-n-play installation. Each LED lamp is designed to work with the existing magnetic ballast and sockets and doesn’t require any re-wiring, reconfiguration and/ or contractors to install. Installation simply involves, unscrewing the existing Metal Halide lamp and replacing it with a Foreverlamp.

4 Ways To Avoid LED Lighting Failure

We’ve heard it for years: LEDs may be more expensive initially, but when it comes to calculating all areas of savings (operating costs, energy cost, lamp replacement and labor expenses, etc.), these ultra-efficient lamps are well worth the investment. They virtually eliminate replacement time and costs, decrease heat emittance (which reduces facility cooling loads), and lessen the risk of electrical shock during lighting replacement. But LEDs are only worth the investment if they hold true to their performance promises. A lamp that boasts an energy efficiency increase of up to 90% compared to other lighting options isn’t beneficial if it doesn’t function.

LED Plug-N-Play Replacement Lamp by Foreverlamp

Foreverlamp says it will introduce the industry’s first 1000W plug-n-play replacement lamp for Metal Halide lamps during LIGHTFAIR International this month. The powerful LED lamp delivers up to 42,000 lumens at 400 watts providing the most powerful replacement lamp lumen package available in the industry today. The new 1000W lamp will save 600 watts per socket over MH providing an eco-friendly alternative to MH with the simple screw in replacement of a light bulb.

LED replacement lampThe Foreverlamp Series of plug-n-play bulbs features a patented cooling system and innovative design that allows for a quick and easy plug-n-play installation.   Each lamp is designed to work with the existing magnetic ballast and sockets and doesn’t require any re-wiring, reconfiguration and/ or contractors to install. Installation simply involves unscrewing the existing Metal Halide lamp and replacing it with a Foreverlamp.

Known for “Big Lumen Lighting”, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer has an advanced 1000W retrofit LED solution to replace 750W and 1000W Metal Halide lamps providing up to 45,000 lumens. The new 1000W lamp offers the highest lumen package and delivers 42,000 lumens with a CRI of 83 in 5000K. Foreverlamp is the only manufacturer that offers both 1000W and 400W MH plug-n-play replacement lamp solutions. Compatible with 400W through 175W pulse and probe start ballasts, the Foreverlamp Retrofit Series consists of two different lamp sizes and versatile lumen outputs from 18,000 to 27,000.

The GS Series comes standard as a bi-directional uplight / downlight for high output applications with a versatile range of 9,900 lumens to 24,000 lumens. The PS Series delivers a smaller, yet powerful form factor with up to 21,000 lumen outputs and available in both standard and high output.  The entire Foreverlamp Retrofit Series including the new 1000W lamp is designed for use with any open fixture. Lamp life is expected to exceed 50,000 hours and comes with a standard 5 year warranty.  

Enhancing the efficiency of white LEDs via reflection

LEDs have become increasingly important in recent years because of the advantages they have over traditional lighting methods (e.g., faster response times, smaller size, longer lifetimes, and higher luminous efficiency).1–4 To date, a number of approaches have been taken with the aim of enhancing the luminous efficiency of these devices. Such methods include the use of patterned substrates, patterned polydimethylsiloxane, air voids, and the incorporation of scattering particles as dopants

Scientists Made LEDs 60 Percent Brighter By Copying Firefly Lanterns

A team of researchers has managed to boost the amount of light an LED emits by 60 percent simply by shaping its outer surface to resemble the outside of a firefly’s lantern. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology have created the new organic LED by creating a nano-structured lens that sits on top of the surface of an otherwise normal LED. The researchers discovered that the outside of a firefly’s lantern features a fine surface of tiles, which reduces the difference between the refractive index of its body and the surrounding air. In turn, that allows more light to be emitted.

Lumenpulse to showcase expanded LED lighting product portfolio at LightFair 2016

Lumenpulse will showcase the scope and versatility of its newly expanded portfolio at Lightfair 2016, unveiling a number of new products and features, including: a new generation of Lumenalpha LED luminaires; a sample of innovative products from Fluxwerx, including the award-winning Profile suspended LED luminaire; and a sneak peek at the Exenia brand, expected to launch in North America by the end of 2016. “This year, we further expanded our toolbox of architectural specification-grade lighting products, giving lighting designers, architects, electrical engineers, and property managers even more options to work with,” said Francois-Xavier Souvay, President and CEO of Lumenpulse. “With new optical innovations, and by welcoming to the family exciting brands like Fluxwerx and Exenia, we’re allowing specifiers to unleash their full lighting design creativity.”

Flashy cycling gloves feature automatic LED turn indicators

If you like the idea of cycling gloves with turn-indicating LEDs on the back, then you'll probably like Zackees, which have been around for a few years now. You do need to activate those LEDs yourself, however, by touching a contact in the thumb of the glove to one in the index finger. If that's just a bit too much of a bother, then you might prefer a pair of beSEENs.

Firefly inspires brighter LEDs

An organic light-emitting diode that mimics the three-layered structure of a firefly’s lantern shines brighter than previous designs (Nano Lett. 2016, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05183). The bioinspired OLED could be used to make TVs and computer screens that use less energy. Ki-Hun Jeong of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology and colleagues started by studying firefly lanterns. Previous studies had established that micro- and nanostructures in the chitin cuticle covering these creatures’ tail-end lantern organs help improve light transmission.

Outdoor LED Displays at Pubs

Many businesses are relying today on outdoor Light Emitting Diode or LED display solutions to grasp the attention of pedestrians and motorists. While there is tough market competition, the companies expend large capital on advertising, and subsequently a boom is witnessed today for the outdoor LED signage. If you are a pub owner whether seasoned or new, consider the advantages of installing the outdoor LED Displays and win regular customers.

Cheap LEDs for your homes

Light up your homes with energy efficient LED bulbs and it will not burn a hole in your pocket. Energy minister Pranab Prakash Das recently rolled out the ambitious Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All or Ujala scheme that aims to distribute LED bulbs to nearly 60 lakh consumers in the state at a reasonable price. A consumer can get the bulb at one-third of its current market price and will also get a three-year free replacement warranty.

Cantonment board to shift to LED lighting

Led by Secunderabad Cantonment, street lighting systems in all cantonments will soon see transition to LED to cut power expenditure and provide effective lighting to motorists. A central public sector utility is helping the Secunderabad Cantonment make the transition in the next two months, an SCB official informed. As part of the move, around 16,000 poles in the civilian areas of the SC will be fitted with LEDs.

Everlight Releases New Three-in-one RGB LED for Automotive Interior Applications.

Everlight introduces 67-63U(AM), a three-in-one RGB LED with compact size and color transformation which has also passed AEC-Q101 as quality guarantee. EVERLIGHT's 67-63U(AM) is characterized by strong product features and quality which makes it ideally suited for interior ambient lighting and dashboard applications.

The golden lead frame of EVERLIGHT's 67-63U(AM) series significantly improves a product's quality to resist sulfur. This means the LED performs brilliantly, no matter how severe or bad the environment is, thus satisfying highest requirements of the Automotive Original Equipment Market (OE). The wavelengths of the 67-63U(AM) are: 620-630nm (R), 520-535nm (G) and 447-472nm (B); its brightness at 20mA: 560-1120 (R), 1400-2240 (G), 180-560 (B). EVERLIGHT also offers wavelength customization upon request. Thus, separate selections for a number of vehicle manufacturers have already been brought to market.

Energy-saving LEDs light up college baseball diamond

This Porsche Magazine Ad Uses LEDs to Light Up the Car's Insides

For the second time in as many months, Porsche is taking innovation for a spin with an unusual magazine placement. As you may recall, the automaker and its agency, Cramer-Krasselt, ran ads in April issues of Fast Company that brought the new Porsche 911 to life as a floating hologram. Now, in May issues of Inc., the client-agency team employs LED technology to let readers gaze "beneath" the metal skin of a 911 and inspect its high-tech features.

Navigant Research Heralds The End Of The Light Bulb

A new white paper from research firm Navigant Research investigates the transition under way as the lighting industry shifts from traditional lighting sources to integrated lighting. “The lighting industry is headed down a path of market transformation,” Navigant Research said, “with new technology developments and innovative applications expected to displace the traditional light bulb,” thanks to the LED, which Navigant describes as “the force majeure in today’s lighting industry, offering significant energy savings, controllability, and lifespan benefits that are already creating market disruption.”

Super-thin electronic skin lights up a digital display on your hand

Imagine having a fitness tracker that doubles as a temporary tattoo. Or a monitoring device that doctors can paste straight onto an ailing organ. Or a watch so unobtrusive that it looks like it's built right into your wrist. These are all long-term possibilities for electronic skin (or e-skin) — ultra-thin and ultra-stretchy material that can mimic the flexibility of human skin. New e-skin research is happening all the time, but today, researchers at the University of Tokyo are introducing a new method of turning it into an electronic display.

Watch a Light Bulb Totally Disintegrate a Ping Pong Ball

Here’s a 500 watt halogen light bulb vaporizing a ping pong ball. The wimpy plastic ball starts melting and then completely vanishes in seconds, leaving behind no evidence that it ever existed in the first place. It’s like the coolest way to dispose of anything. You can see it in slow motion at the end of the video as the plastic just flails away.

Dunwoody begins transition to LED lighting

On March 28, the Dunwoody city council unanimously approved an initiative that will replace 2,221 regular light bulbs with light-emitting diode lights (LED) streetlights. According to officials involved with the project, the total monthly bill for such a change will be $24,682.37.

Ontarian City Switches 5,000 Streetlights to LEDs.

Cornawall, a city in eastern Ontario, Canada, is expected to complete the upgrade of 5,000 LED streetlights by the end of 2016, reported Seaway News. Aged sodium vapor streetlights, including orange and yellow ones will be replaced by LED fixtures which cost the city CAD $3 million (US $2.3 million).

Meizu Pro 6 Will Get a Blinding 10-LED Flash!

Here’s a piece of news that, if true, will set the bar higher for smartphone camera setups. It’s actually not about the camera that we are talking, but the LED flash that accompanies it. Most of the smartphones get a dual-LED flashes at the rear, while there are many phones that come with triple-LED flashes. But what if we told you that the upcoming Meizu Pro 6 will get a blinding 10-LED flash?

Osram boosts luminous efficacy of white and blue high-power LEDs by 7.5%

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has improved the luminous efficacy of its high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by as much as 7.5% by reducing the unwanted effect of efficiency droop at high currents. This development was made possible by optimized epitaxial processes. The unwanted drop in efficiency as the current density increases (i.e. droop) limits the maximum luminous efficacy of indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based LEDs and is hence the subject of intense R&D activities worldwide. Osram Opto has now been able to reduce this effect considerably and therefore achieve a significant increase in the efficiency of the LEDs.

UV-C LEDs and lasers: low-voltage light sources for killing germs

Systems used in biomedicine, purification of air, water, and food, and polymer curing and biochemical identification require the use of UV light with wavelengths in the range of 250–300nm. Currently, the primary light sources for these UV-C wavelengths are mercury lamps and gas lasers, which are big and bulky and require high voltages for their operation. The use of mercury also leads to significant environmental concerns. As a result, intense research activity has focused on replacing these conventional UV-C light sources with solid-state microdevices based on semiconductors, which would have potential advantages in terms of size, cost, and efficiency.

LED lighting penetrates more Middle East commercial properties

Our colleagues over at Lux Review have posted an article on their website that discussed the LED lighting sector specific to the Middle East or the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Despite the fact that the region is booming, especially in areas such as Dubai, the lighting market was not quick to adopt LED lighting technology. But owners of commercial properties are quickly adapting their way of thinking because increasingly solid-state lighting (SSL) is superior to legacy lighting in terms of light quality and color rendering, and because LED technology is resilient in the desert heat.

If Criminals Turn on Your Lightbulb, What Can They See?

Manufacturers are working frenetically to connect chip-driven lighting products and make them talk to one another and to broader networks. Thus, today’s Wi-Fi-powered lights can turn on or off on a schedule, when you enter a room, receive a Facebook message or when your favorite basketball team scores. But did you know that the light bulb was one of the first IoT gadgets to get hacked? Fortunately, the most notable hacks are the work of researchers

Sedna re-creates Picasso lighting experiment using LEDs

Sedna, the Cardiff LED lighting specialist, has recreated Picasso’s light experiment using an LED torch to mark the 43rd anniversary of the artist’s death. Mike Collins who was responsible for re-creating Picasso's experiment, says: “Sedna have proved themselves to be innovative thinkers -using their resources to make a brighter world.”

The $900 million village with LEDs, Spas, and no cars

Cape Town will soon be home to a luxury eco-friendly village with no cars and sustainable technologies. Cars will be limited to a main road or confined to underground parking lots. Energy efficiency will be a top priority, both through renewable energy sources and established technologies such as LED lights and water management systems.

Ingenious Lightbulb Hack Can Cause Seizures

Connected lightbulbs, though one of the few possibly-justifiable products in the gross melange that is the IoT market, are sometimes contributors to that rank unsecurity. And now researchers have shown just how evil attacks on lightbulbs can be, claiming their hacks can cause epileptic fits and steal information from segregated, supposedly-secure networks in startling sub rosa fashion. All they needed was to subtly modulate light pulses in two bulbs on the market to convey data to a telescope up to 100 meters away, or have them create a strobe effect to bring on seizures. Both attacks were possible because authentication on the lightbulbs – a Philips Hue and a LimitlessLED – were found wanting, allowing anyone who could locate the devices to send commands.

LEDs To Be Combined With Alternative Energy Resources

LEDtronics Inc. announces its newest series of UL-listed, omni-directional LED corn bulbs. The bulbs put out an impressive amount of light in all directions for their compact size, compared to the old-technology post tops that are larger and only illuminate 360 degrees around. They come in many different sizes, offering great versatility and an ideal solution for almost any lighting requirement. Because they are properly thermally managed, the LED bulbs are perfect for direct drop-in installation into existing enclosed lighting fixtures.

LED lighting booming in Middle East

The LED light fixture market in the Middle East is booming, say Strategies Unlimited. The research firm states that LED luminaire technologies will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent from 2015 through 2022 in the Middle East and Africa in terms of revenues.

The MEA luminaire market was worth approximately $2.35 billion in 2015, not including lamps. The region was later to adopt LED lighting than other parts of the world, such as Europe, but its adoption is accelerating as many vertical markets such as retail, commercial and industrial approach the 'tipping point'.

According to Philip Smallwood, Director of Research LEDs & Lighting at Strategies Unlimited, "We are seeing tremendous growth in the LED luminaire market in the MEA region today and expect this to continue through 2022. While LED luminaires make up 20% of the market today, by 2022 we forecast that they will comprise approximately 49% of the total market."

Despite the fall in the oil price over the last few years, the Middle East market for LED fixtures and systems is expected to remain buoyant as government investments stabilise and private investments continue. Events such as the Expo in Dubai in 2020 and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 will deliver solid impetus to growth in the GCC region, especially in the hospitality market. The latter is increasingly using the latest lighting and controls as a differentiator.

Other factors driving the market to LEDs is the reduction in energy subsidies by many governments in the region and changing attitudes to the suitability of LED lighting in the Middle East. Faraz Izhar, senior lighting designer at Abu Dhabi-based KEO International Consultants puts it thus: "There's a mindset here - especially in Abu Dhabi - that LEDs are expensive and don't deliver. But that attitude is slowly changing. Everybody knows, for instance, that LED luminaires can more than cope with the Middle East's heat conditions."

LEDs will soon light up the night in Providence

The city of Providence plans to install about 16,800 light-emitting diode, better known as "LED," streetlights this fall. LEDs are marketed as the brighter, more cost effective light source in modern times. The fixtures that will hold these new bulbs will come equipped with small transmitters that can trigger each light's on/off status and allow a central control to brighten or dim each individual light, according to a report by the Providence Journal.

New London Hosts Free Light Bulb Swap

Mark your calendar for a free light bulb swap. Trade out up to five incandescent light bulbs for new energy efficient LED bulbs at no cost on Saturday, April 9th at the New London Senior Center at 120 Broad Street. Energy experts from Eversource will be on hand to help answer questions about how to keep your home energy efficient and save money. LED light bulbs are a good start. “A single LED bulb has a life expectancy of 23 years, uses up to 80 percent less energy, and can save homeowners as much as $10 per year versus a traditional incandescent bulb, which has about a 1.5 to 2.5 year lifespan,” Eversource’s Energy Efficiency spokesman Enoch Lenge said. “The LED giveaway is a great opportunity for New London residents and we encourage them to look into our popular HES program as well.”

Sengled Snap Is a Security Camera Posing as a Lightbulb

There was a time, not long ago, that all a lightbulb had to do was provide light—nothing else was expected. But LED bulbs are electronic devices and capable of much more. One such high-tech bulb is the Sengled Snap LED, which houses a wireless security camera and two-way audio intercom. Consumer Reports put the Snap through initial tests. This wide-angled LED floodlight ($150) is supposed to deliver what Sengled calls “high-quality video that can be viewed instantly or stored in the cloud.” A motion sensor starts the recording of the event, which you can see live.

Apple Drops Osram, Adds Philips LEDs to Top Suppliers List

Apple Inc. swapped out Osram Licht AG from a list of its biggest suppliers and added Royal Philips NV, part of a supply chain reshuffle ahead of the release of the iPhone 7. The revision to the catalog of Apple’s top 200 parts providers is a boon to Philips while it searches for a new buyer for its light-emitting-diode unit. It’s also a blow to the Munich-based Osram, which is investing one billion euros ($1.4 billion) in a plant that builds semiconductors used to make LEDs.

Demonstration of novel high-efficiency blue LEDs on silicon substrates

High-efficiency gallium-nitride-based LEDs have become widely popular as these devices have found several applications, e.g., as white LEDs in general lighting. Many of these LEDs are grown on aluminum oxide (Al2O3), silicon carbide (SiC), or gallium nitride (GaN) substrates, In addition, GaN-based LEDs grown on silicon (Si) substrates have attracted much attention because of their low fabrication cost. These GaN-based LEDs, however, tend to include high densities of dislocations and cracks because of the large mismatch of lattice constants and thermal expansion coefficients between the GaN-based layers and the Si wafers.

LED Retrofits are a Big Job–Plan Carefully

The benefits of LED retrofits are widely known: The light is better quality, the equipment lasts longer, operations are less expensive and the environment impact far less severe. LEDs are a good thing. But to deploy enough to make a difference generally is a big project. Consultant Jody Cloud, the author of Say Yes to LED Lighting, said that an organization planning a retrofit needs to make sure that the company they are retaining meets all the criteria – references, full insurance and others – that generally used to ensure that a company is legitimate.

Saab To Partner with Tata Power To Manufacture LEDS in India

Saab of Sweden has joined with India's domestic Tata Power SED to manufacture the Land Electronic Defence System (LEDS) for the first time in India. "Up until now, LEDS has been manufactured by Saab's South African subsidiary Saab Grintek Defence, with the new deal marking the first time the system will be produced not only in India but anywhere outside of South Africa. The Indian LEDS 50 units will initially be manufactured at Tata Power SED's eleven-acre manufacturing facility in Bangalore, which employs about 600 people," according to a Saab release.

Xiaomi Yeelight Bedside Lamp

The Xiaomi Yeelight Bedside Lamp is a smart light that works without a hub or an app. While you need a smart device to access the lamp's more advanced features, you can still adjust brightness by sliding your finger around the top edge or switch colors by tapping a button on top. It's brighter than other smart lamps we've tested, but it needs to stay plugged in to work, and it's a bit pricey at $89.99. Still, if you're in the market for a sleek, smart lamp that also has manual controls, the Yeelight is an appealing option.

Turn an IKEA Lamp into a Remote-Controlled Death Star Lamp

Stirling turns to Green Investment Bank for 16,000 LEDs

Stirling Council looks set to reduce energy consumption in the city by 63% after securing a loan from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), which will see LEDs retrofitted in 12,000 lamps and 4,000 lamposts. GIB has revealed that it has provided a £9.87m Green Loan to help with the retrofitting process, a move which the council expects will save them £31m over the next 30 years. On top of the financial savings, the council is also expecting to reduce emissions by more than 14,000 tonnes over the course of the four-year project.

LEDs at schools: Go green is the new mantra for KVS

Allahabad: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has given a clarion call to conserve environment. All the KVs, their regional offices and zonal training centres across the country have been instructed to replace bulbs and tube lights with LED lights to cut down on power bills. The decision will be implemented in a phased manner, said KVS administrative officer Gautam Banerjee. As per the order, LED (light emitting diodes) lights and BEE (bureau of energy efficiency) star labelled electrical appliance will be used in all KVs, regional offices and ZIET.

Citadel Spoiler Light with Mega Thin LEDs

Code 3, Inc. introduced the Citadel with Mega Thin LEDs — an impressive upgrade to our Citadel lineup. Using Mega Thin LEDs allows for a brighter, sleeker rear spoiler light with a larger variety of flash patterns. The Citadel with Mega Thin LEDs is much brighter and provides superior off-angle lighting compared to the XT4 version. Using Mega Thin LEDs also provides a slimmer front profile for the Citadel. The new Citadel with Mega Thin LEDs allows for more flash pattern options (29 for single or split color models and 62 for multicolor versions). Due to the wiring of the Mega Thin LEDs, it is now simpler to wire the steady burn white and reverse functions.