Acuity promises affordable OLED luminaires in OLEDWorks alliance

While many mainstream LED lighting companies have jettisoned OLED technology, Acuity Brands has continued to hang in there, and now it has signed a deal with specialist OLEDWorks to help it expand its line with what it says will be affordable OLED luminaires. Affordability has been a big reason why other LED vendors have exited the once promising business. OLEDs — organic light-emitting diodes — are thin sheets of material that light up in response to a current. They have been hailed for allowing sleeker designs than what single point LEDs allow. And proponents also point out that OLEDs can deliver a softer light.