| Five rules for designing roadway lighting (MAGAZINE) 30 Apr 13 |
| Effective use of LED sources and emerging knowledge of human visual systems guide best practices for SSL roadway lighting, says DON PEIFER. |
| University researchers reveal LED street-light design with precise beam and less glare 28 Apr 13 |
| The combination of TIR lenses, a reflecting chamber, and a diffuser-like microlens array deliver greater light output, better beam control, and less glare in SSL street lights according to a team of researchers from Taiwan and Mexico. |
| What’s inside a solar-powered LED light 22 Apr 13 |
| The design of Nokero solar-charged battery-powered LED lighting for developing countries comes with certain dimming and microcontroller choices. |
| DOE's MSSLC releases adaptive controls spec for LED street lights 17 Apr 13 |
| The Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has released its Model Specification for Adaptive Control and Remote Monitoring of LED Roadway Luminaires aimed at helping municipalities and utilities maximize energy savings. |
| Equalize pressure to ensure reliable LED-based outdoor luminaires (MAGAZINE) 15 Apr 13 |
| Dealing with pressure differential is a hidden design challenge for robust LED luminaires, reports Gary Chan, although preventing moisture ingress and venting products properly can deliver long, reliable lifetimes. |
| The Climate Group details the results of India LED street light projects, releases LightSavers report 09 Apr 13 |
| The Climate Group has released details on SSL street light projects in Haldia, Thane, Burdwan, and Cuttack, India, and has also published the final report on the global LightSavers trial. |
| Seoul Semiconductor announces high-voltage LED for street lights 21 Mar 13 |
| The 64V MJT 4040 uses what Seoul calls Multi Junction Technology and relies on a small AC-driver IC to eliminate the AC/DC driver typically utilized in SSL street lights. |
| Cooper Lighting supplies LED luminaires for Idaho interstate high-mast project 20 Mar 13 |
| By turning to LEDs for an interstate interchange, Chubbuck, Idaho was able to match the color and quality of light on nearby roadways and achieve energy savings. |
| Strategies Unlimited reports LED and Lighting data at SIL 17 Feb 13 |
| Highlighting the Plenary session at the Strategies in Light conference, Ella Shum and Vrinda Bhandarkar of Strategies Unlimited reported on the 2012 market for packaged LEDs and SSL products. |
| LEC customized optics for guardrail-mounted LED fixtures that light the Saint-Gervais Bridge 08 Feb 13 |
| Custom made SSL products from LEC were selected for the Saint-Gervais Bridge in France that features no overhead lighting and is entirely lit by LEDs in the guardrails. |
| Cree drives troffer and street-light efficacy advance with improved LEDs 29 Jan 13 |
| The third-generation silicon-carbide-based LEDs from Cree are behind recent efficacy improvements in luminaire products including the new CR High Efficacy troffer series that hits 130 lm/W. |
| Sharp releases new high-efficacy Zenigata COB LEDs 24 Jan 13 |
| Sharp has announced new Mega Zenigata COB LEDs with a 17-mm light-emitting surface and maximum efficacy of 108 lm/W. |
| GE Lighting to provide SSL outdoor lighting for the D’Island Residence development in Malaysia 08 Jan 13 |
| GE will provide LED lighting in the form of GE’s Roadway lighting system R150, Module Roadway R250, and the LED Tetra miniMAX System for the outdoor illumination and signage for D’Island Residence, a residential development in Malaysia. |
| Lighting controls dominated the discussion at the Street and Area Lighting Conference (MAGAZINE) 20 Dec 12 |
| The outdoor lighting industry is moving closer to the realization that adaptive controls are necessary for maximum energy savings and can provide even greater benefits – messages that Maury Wright reports were prominent at the Street and Area Lighting Conference. |
| Next Generation Streetlights guide covers LED technology to financing 11 Dec 12 |
| The Bay Area Climate Collaborative, Energy Solutions, the California Lighting Technology Center, and Public Financial Management have partnered to produce a guidebook for municipalities considering a transition to SSL roadway lighting. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Maxlite announces LED roadway fixtures; New SSL installations 03 Dec 12 |
| Maxlite has launched the new Merak series of LED Roadway lights for replacement of 70-500W HPS lights, while outdoor SSL installations from convenience store to San Antonio roadways make news. |
| Traxon provides LED illumination to InterContinental Chicago and the Electric Holiday Campaign 28 Nov 12 |
| Traxon Technologies is providing SSL and control systems for the interContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile's exterior illumination and the Electric Holiday campaign by Barneys New York and the Walt Disney company. |
| GE Lighting LEDs installed in Bicentennial Park in Sydney 20 Nov 12 |
| GE Lighting LEDs have been installed at Bicentennial Park in Sydney, Australia. The lights were installed by UGL Limited as part of a AUD$7 million ($7.3 million) project that plans to replace park and street lights across Sydney. |
| Streetlight.Vision and Paradox Engineering team up to develop public lighting management solutions (Updated) 13 Nov 12 |
| Paradox Engineering SA and Streetlight.Vision will have agreed to develop new Smart City technology including streetlight management using an 'Internet of things' approach, and separately Paradox is working on a San Francisco wireless lighting network pilot project. |
| LED roadway lighting evaluated for Golden Gate Bridge 02 Nov 12 |
| As part of its Gateway program, the DOE has evaluated the use of LED retrofit kits or luminaires to replace the existing lights on the Golden Gate Bridge, without altering the historic character of the installation. |
| Osram Opto and Philips Lumileds launch new LEDs 30 Oct 12 |
| Philips Lumileds upgrades the Rebel family with products that improve performance by 15%, while Osram Opto Semiconductor announces a multi-chip LED for outdoor display applications. |
| Northeast Group research shows satisfaction with LED street lights 30 Oct 12 |
| Smart-energy-focused research firm says that 95% of the municipalities in the US that have installed SSL street lights are satisfied with the results. |
| Philips LED-product sales account for 24% of all lighting revenue 23 Oct 12 |
| In the last quarter, LED-based sales at Philips were 24% of total lighting sales. Also, the company has published a paper with Cisco that discusses connected public LED lighting in cities. |
| Toshiba introduces new LED luminaires for street and industrial lighting 16 Oct 12 |
| Toshiba has announced the release of two new LED luminaires for street and industrial lighting, the TGT LED Luminaire and the TSL LED Luminaire. |
| DOE Gateway report indicates LED post-top lighting performed efficiently in New York’s Central Park 04 Oct 12 |
| A comparison of walkway lighting in New York’s Central Park using LED post-top luminaires from five manufacturers has shown reduced energy use and better life-cycle cost relative to metal-halide lamps. |
| Toshiba installs 20,000 LED street lamps in San Antonio 25 Sep 12 |
| In San Antonio, Texas, CPS Energy has selected Toshiba TGT LED Luminaires to replace 20,000 HPS street lamps following extensive experimentation with multiple LED luminaires. |
| Cree refreshes LED family, extends warranty in commercial SSL products 24 Sep 12 |
| Cree Lighting will extend its warranty offering to ten years on new commercial SSL products, while on the LED side Cree delivers a second-generation of the widely-used XP-E2 LED. |
| Obelux supplies high-intensity LED lights for wind energy site 17 Sep 12 |
| Obelux Oy SSL lights deliver 200,000 cd for aviation safety at a Denmark wind-energy test site where turbines stand 250m tall. |
| Nova Scotia mandates all LED street lights 14 Sep 12 |
| Nova Scotia has passed a law that requires it convert all of its 120,000 roadway lights to LED lighting, which is expected to save $5 million a year upon completion. |
| Philips' Van Duinen says LED lighting will be connected to the Internet of things (Updated) 11 Sep 12 |
| The keynote speaker at the Street & Area Lighting Conference in Miami discussed the vital importance of SSL relative to the global energy crisis, and predicted that smart lighting will ultimately be connected in ubiquitous networks. |
| Cooper Lighting launches sleek line of outdoor luminaires 07 Sep 12 |
| The Navion LED luminaire is offered in various lumen and optical packages to meet the output and light distribution of different street and area lighting applications. |
| Cree Lighting announces high-output Edge LED luminaire 29 Aug 12 |
| Cree has expanded its the Edge SSL luminaire family with new models meant to replace 1000W metal-halide fixtures in area-lighting applications including automobile dealerships. |
| Ringdale introduces ActiveLED fixtures that comply with MLO 24 Aug 12 |
| A new line of LED fixtures comply with the Model Lighting Ordinance and have been designed for full programmability. |
| Philips to install 100 solar-powered lighting centers across Africa 20 Aug 12 |
| By 2015, Philips plans to have installed 100 lighting centers across Africa, which will bring evening sport, education, healthcare and commerce to off-grid areas. |
| Cree LED fixtures light Newport News public schools 14 Aug 12 |
| Outdoor SSL products will save the Newport News school district 139,000 kWh annually in energy use and meet district sustainability requirements. |
| Osram develops LED module for historic street luminaires
07 Aug 12 |
| Luminaires from any manufacturer can be simply and rapidly upgraded to LED technology using an adaptable LED module and mounting plate. |
| Lighting Facts institutes QA testing, requires annual product updates 06 Aug 12 |
| Beginning October 1, the LED Lighting Facts program will begin charging a fee for annual product listings. It has already begun quality assurance testing, which results in a green double-check mark on the label upon verification. |
| Traxon contends control technologies are getting simpler 31 Jul 12 |
| The latest in DMX512 control technologies is actually simplifying the path to user-controlled content, according to Javid Butler of Traxon Technologies who presented at The LED Show. |
| LRC issues report on LED lighting for airfields 25 Jul 12 |
| The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published a report to help guide airports as they consider LED lighting for various needs around an airfield. |
| Seoul city plans to install more LED lights 23 Jul 12 |
| Korea’s capital intends to invest in more LED lighting for public areas and to encourage further installations in the private sector. |
| Cree provides LEDs for major municipal street-lighting project in China 03 Jul 12 |
| A major lighting project in the Beibei district of Chongqing involves more than 20,000 LED street lights, 1.9 million Cree LEDs, and an intelligent lighting-control system. |
| Africa could save $10 billion annually with LEDs; Philips installs solar street lights 26 Jun 12 |
| A recent study by Philips estimates that Africa could save $10 billion in annual energy costs by converting to LED lighting, and new solar-powered LED street lights help address lighting needs when electricity is unreliable. |
| SSL Technology Update: TALQ consortium, LightSavers, GE products and DOE NGL competition (June 25, 2012) 21 Jun 12 |
| In this week's technology update video, we cover news from the TALQ consortium, a new LightSavers report, GE Lighting street-light family product news, and the DOE's Next Generation Luminaires outdoor competition. |
| Candidates welcome for NGL outdoor competition 19 Jun 12 |
| The 2012 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Outdoor Design Competition has been opened. Candidate luminaire submissions are due by August 3 and winners will be announced at Strategies in Light in February. |
| Largest US nuclear power plant upgrades lighting with Albeo LED fixtures 12 Jun 12 |
| Part of the nation’s largest nuclear power plant has been upgraded with 130 LED fixtures from Albeo, ensuring reliable, continuous lighting that should pay for itself within two years. |
| LED modules bring energy savings to high-mast outdoor lighting (MAGAZINE) 11 Jun 12 |
| While LEDs have pervaded a variety of street- and roadway-lighting applications, most owners of high-mast lights have stayed with HID lamps. Maury Wright reports that a Maine case study indicates significant potential for SSL in the higher-power lights used in places such as freeway interchanges. |
| Spaulding adds backlight control to LED-based Cimarron outdoor luminaires 05 Jun 12 |
| In the Cimarron outdoor SSL area-light family, the optional ECL1PSE backlight control system can reduce light spill behind the poll by 85%. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Las Vegas makes major SSL push; Washington, DC starts small with LEDs 23 May 12 |
| GE Lighting used Las Vegas, NV and Superior, NE as examples of how LED lighting works outdoors for large and small communities, while Washington, DC begins installing SSL, and Nova Scotia mandates a transition. |
| New trends at Lightfair 2012: Fine motion control and incandescent-like dimming 22 May 12 |
| At Lightfair 2012, Lighting Science Group introduced fine motion control for occupancy sensing while Juno Lighting Group and Osram Sylvania rolled-out incandescent-like dimming products. |
| Klik Systems creates Luminous LED art at Sydney's Darling Quarter 21 May 12 |
| The Darling Quarter entertainment-oriented precinct in Sydney, Australia now features the Luminous LED-lit facade that stretches 150m and entertains guests with dynamic light shows. |
| Seattle conducts LED street light testing and hosts symposium (MAGAZINE) 04 May 12 |
| Outdoor lighting experts gathered in Seattle, WA for a full-day symposium on LED street light technology followed by a three-night demonstration and test session focused on determining safe roadway lighting levels reports Maury Wright. |
| Seesmart installs LED T8s at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 26 Apr 12 |
| The Manhattan-based hospital has commissioned Seesmart to retrofit 700 fixtures with LED tube lights, which should reduce energy cost by 57%. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Lumileds launches outdoor LED; Sunovia gets DLC; New projects 25 Apr 12 |
| Philips Lumileds has announced the Luxeon R LED, designed for maximum lumen output for outdoor applications, while Sunovia announced it received DLC recognition, and Caltrans moves on a significant SSL roadway project. |
| Light+Building 2012: Company announcements and new products, part 3 18 Apr 12 |
| GE Lighting, Panasonic, Philips Lighting, Erco, Osram, Novaled, and the Zhaga Consortium make Light+Building announcements. |
| Light+Building 2012: Company announcements and new products, part 2 17 Apr 12 |
| The Light+Building (L+B) 2012 trade faire takes place over April 15-20 this year in Frankfurt, Germany and features numerous company and product announcements in the LED and SSL areas. |
| Light+Building 2012: Company announcements and new products, part 1 17 Apr 12 |
| The Light+Building (L+B) 2012 trade faire takes place over April 15-20 this year in Frankfurt, Germany and features numerous company and product announcements in the LED and SSL areas. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cree announces new LED street lights; ALSI enhances fixtures 17 Apr 12 |
| Appalachian Lighting Systems enhances surge protection in ALLED street lights, while Cree launches the new XSP SSL series with a next-generation TIR optic. |
| GE LED lighting upgrade saves $120,000 annually at Marriott headquarters 16 Apr 12 |
| An LED lighting renovation of Marriott’s headquarters in Bethesda, MD has resulted in a 66% reduction in energy use while improving employee safety. |
| Philips and Optogan form street-lighting JV in Russia 13 Apr 12 |
| Philips has identified potential in the street-lighting market in Russia, and has teamed up with a local LED specialist, Optogan, to form a joint-venture company. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cooper lights recreational track, Iowa, Florida, and California LED projects 12 Apr 12 |
| Cooper supplies SSL for Traverse Park, cities in Florida, California, and Iowa complete LED projects, and Taiwan and other cities look to get started with LEDs. |
| Cree Lighting announces striking street-light luminaire 05 Apr 12 |
| Lighting design firm Speirs + Major collaborated with Cree Lighting to develop the new Aeroblades family of luminaires for street and area lighting applications. |
| S3J Electronics provides LED lamps for Ford plant 27 Mar 12 |
| Ford Motor Company has switched from metal-halide to LED lighting at its stamping plant in Woodlawn, NY, reducing plant-wide energy use by 10 percent. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Sunovia and Thomas handle Illinois LED retrofit, Pakistan SSL project 21 Mar 12 |
| Evolucia fixtures powered by Thomas Research drivers light Palatine, IL parking structure, while cities in the US and abroad pursue SSL retrofits. |
| GE Lighting and UGL Limited install LED street lights in Sydney (Updated) 19 Mar 12 |
| The city of Sydney, Australia plans to convert 6450 street and area lights to SSL and has entered into a contract with GE Lighting and UGL Limited to handle the retrofit. |
| Seattle LED street-light tests focus on visibility and efficiency (Updated) 07 Mar 12 |
| The NEEA and the city of Seattle are hosting a three-night test of LED street lights conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in an attempt to determine an optimum balance of dimming lights for efficiency and providing safe object detection distances for drivers. |
| Bridgelux and Chevron partner on LED street lights, announce California installations 01 Mar 12 |
| Chevron Energy Solutions will provide financial backing to municipalities that want to retrofit street lights with SSL technology using a Bridgelux LED-based module. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Borden LEDs light the Presidio; Cree and LEDtronics announce SSL projects 29 Feb 12 |
| Borden Lighting has utilized Bridgelux LEDs in luminaires installed in the Presidio of San Francisco, while LEDtronics has supplied LED retrofit lamps to replace HPS bulbs in Carpinteria, and Cree is planning retrofits in US Embassies. |
| Philips joins The Climate Group’s LED lighting campaign 23 Feb 12 |
| Philips has become a corporate partner in The Climate Group’s three-year Clean Revolution campaign, which aims to speed up the global switch to LED lighting. |
| DOE updates energy-saving specifications for troffers, parking-lot luminaires 16 Feb 12 |
| The US DOE has released new specifications that target energy savings of up to 75% for LED and fluorescent troffers as well as LED parking-lot luminaires. |
| GE lamps bring amber color to historic Kentucky bridge 15 Feb 12 |
| Colored underpass lighting and LED accent lighting from GE has been chosen to illuminate the historic George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge that crosses the Ohio River. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cree lights gas station and food mart; ATL airport to go LED 15 Feb 12 |
| Cree has announced another SSL retrofit at an Oregon gas station and food mart, while Atlanta plans a massive LED project for its parking areas and international municipalities consider LED projects. |
| Bridgelux announces $25 million in new funding and LED street-light installation 14 Feb 12 |
| LED manufacturer Bridgelux has announced a $25 million investment from Kaistar Lighting, and an SSL project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that uses luminaires from Amerlux. |
| DOE Consortium introduces financial tool for LED street lights 10 Feb 12 |
| The US DOE has released a financial analysis tool that allows municipalities and utilities to calculate the cost of a retrofit LED-based street light installation including rebates, loan costs, energy savings and return on investment. |
| Munich airport tests ewo LED flood lights for aprons and taxiways 03 Feb 12 |
| In a new pilot project, ewo has installed LED flood lights on two high masts in the Munich airport, achieving 46% energy savings. |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors and Arquiled partner on all-LED supermarkets in Portugal 02 Feb 12 |
| New supermarkets owned by the Jerónimo Martins Group have been equipped with intelligent LED fixtures from Arquiled that use LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors. |
| DOE releases report on LED lighting for New York freeway 31 Jan 12 |
| A two-year study of LED-lighting on Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive in New York City reveals that SSL offers marginally lower lifecycle costs than the incumbent HPS lighting. |
| Osram donates LED retrofit kits to light US National Mall 31 Jan 12 |
| Electric utility Pepco provided free installation of the 174 Osram LED retrofit kits that have brought uniform SSL to historic bronze poles and cast-iron post-top lights that line the Mall from 3rd to 15th streets. |
| Relume Technologies closes $7.0 million financing round 30 Jan 12 |
| The Michigan-based supplier of LED-based outdoor lighting will use the funds to build its sales and manufacturing infrastructure. |
| LED North America provides all-LED lighting for Outpost Solar’s headquarters 25 Jan 12 |
| LED North America has turned the headquarters building for Outpost Solar in Pulaski, TN, into an all-LED facility. |
| Philips and NXP develop solar-powered LED street light 24 Jan 12 |
| The Solar Gen2 solar-powered LED-based street light is competitive with grid-based street lights and delivers 98% power-conversion efficiency from the photovoltaic cells to battery. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cree LEDs light Asheville; Monterrey and Abu Dhabi launch SSL projects 24 Jan 12 |
| Asheville will soon have deployed a total of 3643 Cree LED street lights, while Abu Dhabi takes a 20-year outlook on an SSL project, and Monterey and Detroit pursue new SSL retrofits. |
| Terralux linear LED module targets new luminaire designs and retrofits 10 Jan 12 |
| A new linear LED module family from Terralux includes 4-, 6-, and 8-inch models and targets both new SSL luminaire designs as well as retrofits of existing fixtures such as wall sconces and ceiling fixtures. |
| No LED replacement found for ornamental post-top street lights in DOE pilot project 10 Jan 12 |
| An evaluation has determined that none of four different LED replacement products for ornamental post-top street lights could match the performance of the existing 100W HPS fixture. |
| Hungarian city installs over 6200 LED street lights 20 Dec 11 |
| Tungsram-Schréder has supplied over 6200 LED luminaires to replace all of the street-lighting installations in the Hungarian city of Hódmezővásárhely. |
| Taiwan boosts LED street-lighting program, BLU market goes flat 20 Dec 11 |
| Taiwan’s Premier Wu Den-yih has approved an LED street-lighting project valued at NT$2 billion, while PIDA has reported that the LED backlight module market in Taiwan is flat. |
| Philips supplies LED lighting for Zürich bridge 15 Dec 11 |
| LED lighting from Philips has been used to illuminate Zürich’s Hardbrücke, a bridge in the central part of the city. |
| Cooper SSL helps City Furniture achieve LEED Silver in superstore 13 Dec 11 |
| Cooper Lighting has supplied indoor and outdoor LED lighting for City Furniture's new 94,000-square-foot superstore delivering an energy reduction of 60% and LEED Silver compliance. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Mississauga contemplates SSL project, Amerlux launches LED platform 12 Dec 11 |
| Mississauga, Canada, hopes to begin a city-wide conversion to LED street lights. Meanwhile, the Amerlux SmartSite SSL platform combines intelligent lighting and multimedia messaging for both safety and advertising applications. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cooper supplies Austin with SSL, Detroit embarks on an LED project 05 Dec 11 |
| Detroit, Michigan has installed 1,077 LED fixtures in its central business district; meanwhile, Austin, Texas will reduce energy in its City Hall parking garage by 74% via a lighting retrofit with Cooper Lighting SSL fixtures. |
| LED Roadway Lighting to supply LED street-lighting project in Norway 30 Nov 11 |
| Several municipalities in Norway plan to install a total of around 15,000 LED luminaires from LED Roadway Lighting. |
| Traxon Technologies brings synchronized LED light and sound to Chicago’s State Street 29 Nov 11 |
| Customized LED lighting fixtures have been installed along Chicago’s State Street as part of a partnership between Traxon Technologies, Creative Lighting Design & Engineering and the Chicago Loop Alliance. |
| LED revolution advances in China with government backing (MAGAZINE) 28 Nov 11 |
| Despite some quality issues, China now leads the world in the deployment of LED street lights, and the country’s next Five-Year Plan is expected to drive further advancements, writes PHILIP JESSUP. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Carmanah drops Ruud LED deal, Acuity builds lighting demo 23 Nov 11 |
| Carmanah has ended what was an exclusive marketing agreement with Ruud Lighting (Cree) while Acuity Brands' Holophane unit has launched a comprehensive outdoor lighting demonstration on its campus, and Sacramento and New Brunswick move on SSL projects. |
| LED Roadway Lighting acquires controls expertise from Streetlight Intelligence 21 Nov 11 |
| SSL street-light vendor LED Roadway Lighting has acquired intellectual property and other assets relayed to adaptive control of street lights from Streetlight Intelligence. |
| Hubbell announces LED street light fixture and retrofit kit 16 Nov 11 |
| Hubbell Outdoor Lighting has announced a new LED street light and an SSL retrofit kit for legacy lights, that both use a light engine developed in partnership with Hella. |
| Cree begins expansion of Ruud's Wisconsin LED-fixture manufacturing facility 16 Nov 11 |
| Following its acquisition of Ruud Lighting and the BetaLED SSL product portfolio, Cree has just broken ground on a $24.5 million expansion of Ruud's Racine, WI manufacturing facility. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cooper lights Detroit tunnel, Sunovia and Lumenpulse announce LED projects 15 Nov 11 |
| Sunovia has supplied EvoLucia luminaires in Sarasota SSL bridge project, while Cooper has lit the Detroit Windsor Tunnel, and Lumenpulse has provided programmable RGB lighting for an iconic plaza. |
| GE LED street lights deliver $146,000 annual savings in Stamford, CT 28 Oct 11 |
| Following a comparison with induction lighting and LED street lights from several vendors, the city of Stamford, CT, installed over 1000 GE Cobrahead fixtures for an annual saving of $146,000. |
| DOE municipal consortium publishes LED street-lighting guidelines 25 Oct 11 |
| The US Department of Energy Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has posted specification templates for LED street-lighting designed to help municipalities and utilities jumpstart their solid-state lighting programs. |
| Outdoor lighting: Osram lights Portugal streets, Cooper launches new LED light engine 20 Oct 11 |
| Street-light-manufacturer Schréder has supplied SSL luminaires to Arraiolos, Portugal based on Osram LEDs, while Cooper Lighting has introduced a new version of its LightBAR that primarily targets outdoor lighting. |
| LEDs headline at SALC, speakers predict significant efficiency gains (MAGAZINE) 19 Oct 11 |
| SSL technology dominated both the sessions and exhibits at the annual Street & Area Lighting Conference, reports MAURY WRIGHT, and LED-based lighting that is already succeeding based on efficacy will soon deliver significant additional power savings. |
| India identifies LED lighting as key technology to control energy demand (MAGAZINE) 19 Oct 11 |
| The Indian government has developed policies to stimulate the adoption of LED lighting in the country, and is funding a number of pilot LED street-lighting projects, explains PHILIP JESSUP. |
| LED highway lighting project in China features a million Cree LEDs 14 Oct 11 |
| A major highway-lighting upgrade in Shenzhen has seen the installation of more than 10,000 Kingsun LED lighting fixtures. In related news, Cree has released a 140-lm/W version of its XP-G LED. |
| Appalachian launches smart LED street light, Cooper and Hubbell introduce wall packs 07 Oct 11 |
| Appalachian Lighting introduces the ALLED SL4 LED-based street light with integrated network and control technology while Cooper and Hubbell launch new SSL wall pack luminaires. |
| Welland to replace all street lights with LEDs 28 Sep 11 |
| Welland, Ontario, is to replace 4300 street lights and 2410 decorative fixtures with LED lights from Appalachian Lighting Systems. |
| Philips expands roadway luminaire family and again uses LEDgine module 27 Sep 11 |
| Philips RoadView SSL luminaires target street-light applications replacing up to 400W HID lights and generally halving power consumption. |
| Outdoor Lighting: SALC focuses on LEDs, plus SSL in Florida and India 21 Sep 11 |
| The Street & Area Lighting Conference is more LED-focused than ever, both in its sessions and exhibits, and global installations of SSL technology show why. |
| LRC research discounts satellite images as accurate light-level indicators 16 Sep 11 |
| Previous studies have used satellite images to link outdoor light levels and cancer rates, but Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's LRC has published research that discounts satellite images as accurate indicators of terrestrial light levels. |
| Xeralux lights waste facility, Digital Lumens lights warehouses 13 Sep 11 |
| Xeralux high-bay SSL luminaires with Cree LEDs have reduced energy usage in a California waste-collection facility while Digital Lumens has announced its latest installation in three Interstate Warehousing facilities. |
| Street-lighting market shows momentum is behind quality luminaires (MAGAZINE) 13 Sep 11 |
| A new market-research report from Strategies Unlimited indicates that street-lighting applications are taking off, though the market is currently suffering from a temporary setback. |
| Outdoor-lighting research suggests strong LED impact in suppressing melatonin 13 Sep 11 |
| A multinational-research project on the impact of light pollution asserts that LEDs suppress melatonin levels to a far greater degree than high-pressure-sodium sources, potentially impacting human health. |
| Outdoor Luminaires: Philips launches retro and modern LED fixtures, Hubbell introduces WallPack 09 Sep 11 |
| Philips has announced two new outdoor LED fixtures targeting green-conscious communities and Hubbell Lighting introduced a new LED WallPack while SSL continues to prove to be an energy-saving option in a variety of outdoor applications, including bollards. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Nevada ramps SSL projects, aesthetics key some LED fixture choices 06 Sep 11 |
| Nevada will install 4534 LED street lights while Fountain, CO, and East Lyme, CT, have chosen SSL luminaires that would match the historic appearance of the communities and minimize light pollution. |
| Street lighting market is $327 million and growing, says Strategies Unlimited 25 Aug 11 |
| The market for street lights is growing and dynamic, fueled by quality luminaires and a city’s ability to reduce operating costs. But all is not rosy in the street lighting market worldwide, as is documented in a new report from Strategies Unlimited. |
| Commentary: Cree acquires Ruud Lighting and BetaLED subsidiary 19 Aug 11 |
| The acquisition of a strong LED lighting company is intended to help Cree drive the market adoption of LEDs. LEDs Magazine discussed the deal with Cree’s CEO, Chuck Swoboda.
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| Cree acquires lighting manufacturer Ruud and BetaLED subsidary 17 Aug 11 |
| Cree has acquired Ruud Lighting, including its specialist LED brand BetaLED, for $525 million and plans to operate the acquisition as a subsidiary of Cree Lighting. |
| Outdoor Lighting: De Pere tests LEDs on bridge, BetaLED lights airport 15 Aug 11 |
| Port Columbus airport and the city of Pittsburg, CA install BetaLED SSL products, while the city of De Pere, WI tests LED lights from four vendors on the Claude Allouez Bridge. |
| Outdoor Lighting: LED Roadway wins Edmonton project, Kingsun supplies Shenzhen (Updated) 02 Aug 11 |
| LED Roadway Lighting will supply 2580 SSL street lights to Edmonton, Canada, Kingsun Optoelectronic completes LED highway lighting project in Shenzhen, China, and Las Vegas and UK SSL updates. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Philips supplies LED street lights to Boston and Weston (Updated) 27 Jul 11 |
| New SSL street-light projects in Boston, MA and Weston, FL utilize Philips Hadco and Roadway luminaires, and Philips SpeedStar luminaires serve in a UK pilot. |
| Inovus Solar installs on-grid solar LED area lights 25 Jul 11 |
| Solar panels integrated on LED area-light poles feed power onto the grid during daytime peak electrical usage to compound the energy savings of SSL technology. |
| LFI outdoor sessions address best practices and MLO 21 Jul 11 |
| In the outdoor lighting area, sessions on best practices and the Model Lighting Ordinance highlighted the LFI program with applicability to SSL and other lighting technologies. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Tempe vetoes LEDs, chooses induction street lights 21 Jul 11 |
| US Lighting Tech announced that it will supply the city of Tempe, Arizona with 1000 induction street lights after the city decided LEDs weren’t a good match for the desert temperature extremes. |
| Solar LED-lighting consortium releases introductory recommended practices 19 Jul 11 |
| The Consortium for Solar Lighting that formed back in April has released an introductory recommended practices document for outdoor LED-based SSL applications. |
| LFI report, part 3: LED technology, outdoor lighting (MAGAZINE) 19 Jul 11 |
| LED technology evolution was evident at LFI with light-extraction advancements and mixed-color approaches to warm white prevalent, and new outdoor SSL products included luminaires that use larger LED sources and a mix of TIR and reflector optics.
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| LED street lights saving serious cash in Seattle 13 Jul 11 |
| The city of Seattle has installed thousands of LED street lights and is reaping the benefits in terms of hundreds of thousands of dollars of savings. |
| Iowa footbridge features inspired LED design 30 Jun 11 |
| The High Trestle Trail Bridge utilizes iLight Plexineon Blue Light fixtures. |
| Philips to acquire LED outdoor-lighting specialist Indal 29 Jun 11 |
| The Spanish company will join Philips’ Professional Luminaires business and add to its capabilities to offer LED outdoor lighting. |
| LED street lights improve visibility at UK highway junction 27 Jun 11 |
| Philips recently collaborated with the UK Highways Agency to install LED streetlights at a critical access road to improve visibility while reducing required maintenance. |
| Hella and Hubbell to develop non-automotive LED lighting 22 Jun 11 |
| Hella will supply LED light engines that will be incorporated into Hubbell’s roadway lighting fixtures. |
| Outdoor Lighting: BetaLED luminaires light Napa Maxwell Bridge 21 Jun 11 |
| A signature site for motorists along the Napa River in Northern California, the Maxwell Bridge is now illuminated with LED-based fixtures from BetaLED that deliver 31% energy savings. |
| LED lighting installed in London road tunnel 21 Jun 11 |
| The Upper Thames Street tunnel in Central London has become the first UK road tunnel to be fitted with linear LED lighting, according to Transport for London. |
| LRC publishes ASSIST volumes on street-lighting evaluation and glare 20 Jun 11 |
| New publications in the ASSIST Recommends Series describe a methodology for evaluation of street light performance, and a calculation-based approach to estimating discomfort glare in outdoor lighting. |
| WEBCAST: Solar-Powered LED Street Lighting 14 Jun 11 |
| This webcast provides a tutorial on solar-powered LED street lighting and explains how solar-powered LED street lights apply to power management solutions. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Sentry supplies LEDs to UC Berkeley, SCE adds SSL option 07 Jun 11 |
| The University of California Berkeley is installing SSL retrofit kits from Sentry Electric, Southern California Edison can now offer LEDs on utility-owned poles, and four more North American cities launch LED projects. |
| Philips conducts LED lighting trial in St. Helens, UK 03 Jun 11 |
| A trial of LED outdoor lighting at two sites in Merseyside, UK, has been conducted as part of the pan-European BLISS project. |
| LED outdoor lighting field trials demonstrate benefits to potential adopters (MAGAZINE) 31 May 11 |
| The LightSavers consortium of cities is undertaking an extensive and coordinated series of trials of LED outdoor lighting products, with a view to persuading the relevant authorities to adopt the technology, writes PHILIP JESSUP. |
| Raleigh LED lighting projects demonstrate durability and savings (MAGAZINE) 31 May 11 |
| Beginning in 2007, Raleigh, North Carolina, was among the first cities to install LED-based lighting, and has demonstrated energy and maintenance savings over a long term with better-than-expected lumen maintenance, says MAURY WRIGHT. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cooper installs LEDs in Ohio, Baltimore fights utility over SSL 25 May 11 |
| The city of Bryan, Ohio has installed Cooper cobrahead and post-top LED luminaires, while the Baltimore Gas & Electric utility is fighting a move to SSL in the Maryland city. |
| New players make SSL outdoor lighting news at Lightfair tradeshow 24 May 11 |
| All of the major players in LED-based street and area lighting had compelling Lightfair demonstrations, but new entrants, some with products based on larger LEDs, made the headlines. |
| DOE releases Gateway report on Walmart parking-lot lighting 13 May 11 |
| LED luminaires were installed in a parking lot covering more than a half-million square feet in Leavenworth, Kansas , and showed good energy savings with a quite long payback period due to the low electricity rate. |
| Michigan offers grants for advanced lighting demo projects 09 May 11 |
| Michigan plans to fund 15-20 projects around the state that demonstrate the advantages of advanced lighting technologies. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Acuity launches new LED area lights, Nova Scotia controversy, San Francisco RFP 04 May 11 |
| Acuity Brands launched new outdoor SSL products, while San Francisco seeks bids on wireless-enabled street lights, and controversy hits Nova Scotia’s mandatory LED conversion plan. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Pielenhofen installs Osram LEDs, Nova Scotia expands SSL program 20 Apr 11 |
| The German community of Pielenhofen has begun a transition to LED-based street lights using Herkules retrofit kits and Osram LEDs while Nova Scotia plans to extend its SSL retrofit program to every street light in the province. |
| Consortium for Solar Lighting founded to accelerate deployment 19 Apr 11 |
| Sharp Electronics, Carmanah Technologies, Inovus Solar, and SolarOne Solutions have founded the Consortium for Solar Lighting to accelerate the adoption of solar lighting through the development of universal specifications. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Nottingham installs Relume fixtures, some utilities fight SSL trend 12 Apr 11 |
| Stouch Lighting installs Relume SSL luminaires in West Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania and Napa, California uses EECBG funds for LED street lights, while utilities in Montana and Colorado have stymied a move to more efficient LED lights for outdoor applications. |
| DOE municipal consortium posts draft street-lighting specification 12 Apr 11 |
| The public has until May 2, 2011, to submit comments on the street-lighting specification draft posted by the DOE. |
| LSG and Lumetech convert Dallas parking garages to SSL 29 Mar 11 |
| Five parking garages in downtown Dallas, Texas now have brighter and lower-power LED-based lighting via a city partnership with the Lumetech Group and the Lighting Science Group. |
| Philips SpeedStar road-lighting LED luminaire is carbon neutral 24 Mar 11 |
| Philips has calculated the carbon footprint for manufacturing and recycling its SpeedStar luminaire, and has offset these carbon emissions by purchasing carbon credits. |
| Field trials collect performance data for LED outdoor-area lighting (MAGAZINE) 22 Mar 11 |
| While LED luminaires may be the popular choice for street and area lighting right now, Tom Geist says “show me the data” that proves efficiency and other SSL claims. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Tucson chooses Cooper SSL, Brazil allies with PolyBrite 22 Mar 11 |
| Brazilian agreement will open South American market for PolyBrite while Cooper delivers LED street lights in Tucson, Arizona, and LED Roadway Lighting will test GPS-enabled luminaires. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Osram LEDs light Beijing streets, US cities tap EECBGs 16 Mar 11 |
| The Chinese “10 cities 10,000 lights” program is responsible for a LED street-light retrofit project in three Beijing districts, while grants and utilities continue to drive outdoor SSL projects in the US. |
| ExCeL London Exhibition Centre chooses Dialight LED lighting to meet energy-efficiency targets 14 Mar 11 |
| Around 200 high-bay LED fixtures have replaced high-pressure sodium lamps, providing improved light quality and significant energy savings. |
| LRC evaluates LED and induction street-lights for local roads 01 Mar 11 |
| RPI’s Lighting Research Center has published another specifier report on LED street lights focusing this time on residential roadways, and again found that an HPS light generally outperformed the SSL products. |
| Philips installs LED lights along 7-km length of highway 17 Feb 11 |
| Philips has supplied 293 LED luminaires for a busy stretch of highway near Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Philips Lighting UK argues that switching-off street lights is a false economy, and modern technology such as LEDs and control systems offer a better option. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Topeka retrofits lights, Roseville tests LEDs 16 Feb 11 |
| Topeka, Kansas retrofits existing fixtures with LEDs, while Roseville, CA recruits volunteer SSL street-light evaluators, and new projects come to California, Alaska, and Hawaii. |
| Wireless networks enable city-wide control of LED street-light installations (MAGAZINE) 10 Feb 11 |
| Municipalities can add a wireless system to LED street-light deployments and implement remote power-monitoring and control functions including dimming, says MAURY WRIGHT. |
| LightSavers LED street-lighting pilot project yields encouraging results (MAGAZINE) 10 Feb 11 |
| A pilot SSL street-light project in Caledon, Canada tested LED luminaires from three manufacturers. Maury Wright describes the generally positive results for illuminance, uniformity, and lumen depreciation after a full year since deployment. |
| LRC tests LED-based, off-grid lighting for Lighting Africa program 08 Feb 11 |
| Tests carried out by the Lighting Research Center will support the development of emerging markets for affordable off-grid lighting products in Africa and beyond. |
| DOE report estimates energy savings for LED lighting 04 Feb 11 |
| SSL in 12 key applications saved 3.9 TWh of electricity in 2010 and the DOE projects more than 290 TWh in savings were the studied applications converted completely to LED sources. |
| Application requirements dictate best choice for outdoor-lighting technology (MAGAZINE) 04 Feb 11 |
| A methodology for evaluating lighting-design criteria and cost issues provides lighting professionals with a pathway to make the best outdoor lighting choices, explains Ronald Gelten. |
| Streetlight Intelligence, National collaborate on street-lighting technologies 21 Jan 11 |
| National Semiconductor and Streetlight Intelligence plan to combine their respective experience in integrated LED drivers and intelligent control and monitoring products for street lighting. |
| Providence, RI issues RFP for LED street lights 21 Jan 11 |
| Bids for a pilot program to provide 81 LED street lights need to be submitted by January 31, but there is a mandatory site visit on January 25. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Acuity supplies LED luminaires to Vancouver 18 Jan 11 |
| Acuity’s Holophane unit will supply acorn-style, post-top LED luminaires to revamp a Vancouver, Canada neighborhood while Cleveland’s SSL situation stagnates and LEDs come to cattle yards on the US prairie. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Dover installs LEDs, others question technology costs 13 Jan 11 |
| The city of Dover, Delaware is installing 118 LED street lights, while Foley, Alabama considers a SSL project and the citizens of Rochester, Minnesota question the economics of a pilot project. |
| Outdoor Lighting: California and Iowa cities get LED street lights 04 Jan 11 |
| Beaumont, California enters the third year of a comprehensive street-light upgrade project while Urbandale and Ankeny, Iowa jointly win an EECBG award for SSL street lights. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Corunna deploys LED retrofits, Osram announces retrofit kit 20 Dec 10 |
| Corunna, Michigan has retrofitted metal halide street lights with SSL while Osram Sylvania has launched new 35 and 55W LED area-light retrofit kits. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Mexico street lights, Roswell car park 14 Dec 10 |
| A Mexican town plans to install 25,507 GE LED street lights while a Lexus auto dealer in Roswell, GA used SSL to achieve an 86.6% reduction in the energy required to light its parking lot. |
| Choosing between LED and HPS street lights 09 Dec 10 |
| NLPIP recently performed a formal evaluation of existing street-lighting technologies to determine the best choice between LEDs and HPS. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Niagara Falls plans to test LED street light energy use 07 Dec 10 |
| Niagara Falls plans to begin an LED evaluation project in early 2011 while SSL projects in Palo Alto and Cleveland face roadblocks. |
| EnergyAustralia requests Quotations for LED street-lighting trial 25 Nov 10 |
| Energy services corporation EnergyAustralia is seeking quotations for a small number of LED luminaires in order to conduct a trial of LED street lights in New South Wales, Australia. |
| Outdoor Lighting: New Yorks sets LED rates, Fargo gets post-top LEDs 22 Nov 10 |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric in the state of New York adds an LED-street-light tariff to its service classifications while Fargo, ND completes downtown, post-top-LED retrofits. |
| LRC refutes complaints on Specifier Report, adds new data 18 Nov 10 |
| LRC has addressed specific complaints about its recent NLPIP Specifier Report about LED street lights on collector roadways, and added a new section to the report that evaluates higher-powered LED luminaires. |
| LED street-lighting pilot program begins in Kolkata, India 18 Nov 10 |
| Kolkata, the Climate Group and HSBC have launched an outdoor LED lighting project that will cut costs and emissions. |
| Cooper addresses advantages and challenges in outdoor SSL 15 Nov 10 |
| A recent conference presentation examined the opportunity, challenges, and advantages that LED-based SSL faces in outdoor applications. |
| Light and human health: LED risks highlighted 15 Nov 10 |
| Issues relating to the effects on health and well-being of artificial light are discussed in three recent publications; including one that says the blue-light component in white LEDs causes toxic stress to the retina. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Waukesha embarks on Cooper LED retrofit 09 Nov 10 |
| Wisconsin city evaluates SSL street lights from 14 vendors and selects Cooper luminaire for 1200-light upgrade slated to start this month. |
| Seven drivers for outdoor LEDs (MAGAZINE) 04 Nov 10 |
| Seven market forces are setting the stage for accelerated adoption of outdoor LED lighting, says Jeff Bocan of venture-capital firm Beringea LLC. |
| LED momentum builds at annual Street and Area Lighting Conference (MAGAZINE) 03 Nov 10 |
| Presentations at the IES Street and Area Lighting Conference were predominantly centered on LEDs, and there were first-hand opportunities to view SSL installations, reports Maury Wright. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Allentown installs GE and Cooper LED street lights 01 Nov 10 |
| PPL Electric Utilities and Allentown, Pennsylvania partner on an LED-based street light trial replacing 53 high-pressure sodium lamps. |
| DOE questions recent NLPIP LED street light report (updated) 29 Oct 10 |
| Both the US DOE and luminaire makers believe that the recent NLPIP Specifier Report was fundamentally flawed in questioning the suitability of LED street lights for collector roadways. |
| Outdoor Lighting: New Jersey utility nixes energy-saving LEDs 25 Oct 10 |
| Jersey Central Power & Light blocks LED street light installation in Jackson against the wishes of town officials trying to spend grant money on SSL. |
| LEDs dominate presentations at annual Street and Area Lighting Conference 12 Oct 10 |
| The recent IES Street and Area Lighting Conference included a variety of outdoor-lighting focused presentations, but the transition to energy-saving LED-based SSL proved the predominant theme. |
| Outdoor Lighting: China leads in LED street light deployment 12 Oct 10 |
| China is home to four of the top five LED street lighting installations in the world, and Dongguan Songshan Lake just installed 144 luminaires. |
| San Francisco requests proposals for LED luminaires and control system 12 Oct 10 |
| San Francisco has issued a Request for Proposals to replace approximately 18,500 cobra-head HPS street-light luminaires with LED luminaires that will be linked with an integrated wireless communication monitoring and control system. |
| NLPIP Specifier Report questions LEDs in street-lighting applications (updated) 07 Oct 10 |
| RPI’s Lighting Research Center reports that LED-based street lights can’t meet RP-8-00 requirements at the pole spacing that HPS street lights achieve, and therefore the SSL alternative isn’t viable from a cost perspective. |
| The Climate Group requests proposals for outdoor LED lighting trial in London (UPDATE) 04 Oct 10 |
| The Climate Group invites suppliers to submit a Notice of Intent to Submit Proposal by November 1, for a new LED lighting trial in London. |
| Carmanah acquires LED driver company Lightech 01 Oct 10 |
| The acquisition of Israel-based LED driver manufacturer Lightech Electronic Industries Ltd. will allow Carmanah to offer driver components and systems to key lighting customers. |
| DOE Municipal Consortium to incorporate Cree LED City program 30 Sep 10 |
| The DOE’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium is taking over guidance responsibility for US members of Cree’s LED City program, as both groups seek to accelerate the adoption of SSL in outdoor-lighting applications. |
| Street lighting and LEDs are key areas of focus at SALC 22 Sep 10 |
| Outdoor LED lighting will be at the forefront of discussions at next week’s Street and Area Lighting Conference in California, writes Brian Owen. |
| Outdoor Lighting: DePaul deploys Sunovia LED parking area lights 21 Sep 10 |
| An LED-based SSL installation in a DePaul University parking garage will generate 60% energy savings, while cities in Michigan, Wyoming, and North Carolina announce LED street light projects. |
| McGill University students develop LED luminaires with Future's help 20 Sep 10 |
| Future Electronics collaborated with McGill University students on four renewable-energy products including 2 LED-based SSL projects supported by Future Lighting Solutions. |
| SSL luminaires must deliver reliable beam patterns in outdoor applications (MAGAZINE) 20 Sep 10 |
| Luminaires for outdoor SSL applications such as street lights must deliver increasingly precise beam patterns to minimize light pollution and maximize efficiency by directing light to the appropriate area, says Maury Wright. |
| White paper on outdoor lighting issues and quality lighting applications published by NEMA 16 Sep 10 |
| The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a white paper, LSD 11-2010, covering outdoor lighting issues. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Parking garages get LEDs, Pittsburgh accelerates project 13 Sep 10 |
| LED-based SSL will deliver significant energy savings in new parking-garage installations, while more municipalities announce LED street-light projects, and companies take novel approaches to SSL-based outdoor light designs. |
| Lighting designer meets challenging deadlines to illuminate Sheshan Basilica 13 Sep 10 |
| Thor Daniel Hjaltason has designed and planned the nest illumination of the exterior and interior of the Sheshan Basilica, a Roman Catholic Church in Shanghai. |
| All-plastic LED lamp targets outdoor illumination 07 Sep 10 |
| Iwasaki Electric and Teijin have developed what they describe as the world’s first all-plastic LED lamp for outdoor use. The entire housing, except of course the bayonet cap, is made from a high-thermal-conductivity resin. |
| Everlight LED technology lights up Burger King restaurants 02 Sep 10 |
| A Burger King restaurant in Germany has adopted energy-efficient LED lighting from Everlight Electronics, for use in parking lots and for indoor applications. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Light Emitting Plasma leads street-light news 31 Aug 10 |
| Scottsburg, Indiana will install Luxim Light Emitting Plasma street lights, Leotek wins Seattle business, and Saipan and Nebraska City install LED street lights. |
| LSG solar-powered luminaires illuminate Mexico City superhighway 23 Aug 10 |
| A new DC-powered version of Lighting Science Group's Prolific SSL street light relies on solar power to illuminate the new Viaducto Bicentenario superhighway in Mexico. |
| Debate continues over the impact of light at night on human health (MAGAZINE) 23 Aug 10 |
| Organizations continue to research whether light at night has a serious impact on human health. |
| Adaptive controls add to LED efficiency (MAGAZINE) 20 Aug 10 |
| LEDs may offer a path to more efficient lighting in many different applications, and adaptive control technology significantly stretches the efficiency gain, says Maury Wright. |
| Lightfair shows latest in LEDs (MAGAZINE) 20 Aug 10 |
| Were one to have walked into the Lightfair International (LFI) exhibit hall on May 12 with no prior knowledge about the event, the impression would have clearly been that the show was focused on LEDs. Indeed the event featured the latest LED technology ranging from LED chips to the latest in LED-based luminaires. |
| Outdoor Lighting: LED traffic lights, street lights continue to gain traction (updated) 16 Aug 10 |
| Municipalities in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nebraska all receive new funding for LED traffic light and street light upgrades. |
| LEDs provide efficient approach to outdoor architectural lighting 16 Aug 10 |
| Siemens chooses LEDs to light its new parking garage and staff restaurant while the National Aquarium in Baltimore is replacing its landmark neon sign with LEDs. |
| DOE posts Evaluating LED Street Lighting webcast materials 13 Aug 10 |
| A webcast entitled “Evaluating LED Street Lighting Solutions” was hosted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) on July 20, 2010. |
| Philips joins 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program 05 Aug 10 |
| Royal Philips Electronics used a Climate Group event in China to announce its participation in the 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program and is donating a range of SSL systems. |
| Outdoor Lighting: LEDs light streets, airports, gardens, and buildings 02 Aug 10 |
| Cities from the USA to Russia continue to adopt LED street lights while the SSL technology also finds use in airport, garden, and building applications. |
| TECH NOTE: Lighting controls offer a reasonable first step toward improving energy efficiency 30 Jul 10 |
| Evaluation of thirteen of the leading lighting control vendors for commercial offices indicates that solutions can reduce electricity consumption by 35-55%, however payback can range from 2-10 years say David Raezer and Romahlo Wilson. |
| Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel ES delivers 300+ lumens for outdoor lighting 27 Jul 10 |
| A new addition to the Luxeon Rebel family, the new ES model outputs more than 300 lumens at 1A of drive current boosting efficacy for outdoor SSL. |
| ewo implements large-area LED lighting in Calcinate 20 Jul 10 |
| An Italian traffic hub has recently installed LED lighting from ewo in order to improve energy efficiency and improve highway safety. |
| DOE hosts webcast on LED street-lighting evaluation 12 Jul 10 |
| Speakers who are involved in LED street-lighting projects will share perspectives as part of the DOE’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium. |
| Working group pursues LED and induction street-light retrofits 12 Jul 10 |
| San Diego Street Light Working Group plans to upgrade 145,000 street lights with a mix of induction and LED luminaires across a broad geographic region. |
| TECH NOTE: Schréder LED fixtures utilize HSMtec printed board technology 12 Jul 10 |
| LED fixtures from Schréder have been enhanced with HSMtec printed-board technology from Häusermann GmbH. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Historic bridge gets LEDs, More cities get streetlight funding 06 Jul 10 |
| More cities are beginning to receive LED streetlight funding, as outdoor LED lighting system installations grow in popularity. |
| Gateway's LED-based SSL installation lights up Washington, DC parking garage 30 Jun 10 |
| The US Department of Labor has installed LED-based solid-state lighting in a parking garage, and expects 75% energy savings and better light.
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| ASSIST evaluates outdoor lighting impact on human circadian system 27 Jun 10 |
| Research reveals that outdoor lighting has little if any impact on human biological cycles in the face of worries of some advocacy groups about bluish short-wavelength light. |
| Gateway report details T.J. Maxx LED parking-lot lighting 23 Jun 10 |
| Phase 1 of a DOE Gateway demonstration project achieves 58% energy savings based on LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) with integrated controls in a parking-lot application. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Seattle to add LED street lights on arterial roadways 22 Jun 10 |
| In Outdoor Lighting news this week, Seattle plans more LED street light retrofits, Vishay announces LED panels for street lights, and Dialight helps its LED solid-state lighting (SSL) customers recycle legacy lamps and fixtures. |
| LEDs play key role in green efforts surrounding the World Cup 15 Jun 10 |
| South Africa has launched a green program to mitigate the carbon impact of the FIFA World Cup and LED players such as Lemnis and OSRAM are participating in the environmental effort. |
| Luminus finds success in outdoor area-lighting applications 15 Jun 10 |
| The PhlatLight family is being used by Guth, ABS Lighting, and Almeco Group in street, parking-lot, walkway, parking-garage and other area lighting applications. |
| DOE releases Gateway report on Palo Alto roadway lighting 15 Jun 10 |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released findings from a recent roadway lighting project, which pitted LED, HPS and induction luminaries against one another. |
| Focus on Outdoor Lighting (MAGAZINE) 14 Jun 10 |
| New outdoor projects and studies dominate this month’s Focus On feature. |
| Controls will compound the advantages of LEDs in street lighting 08 Jun 10 |
| LED street lights designed for a long service life can be operated at reduced power levels and still deliver the needed light output, plus controls can dim or extinguish lights as appropriate. |
| Langenegg municipality goes green with help of Ledon Lighting 07 Jun 10 |
| Ledon supplies Langenegg with retrofit LED lamps at cost to help the municipality provide its citizens with the e5 Energy Box |
| Ringdale and Sojitz partner on LED luminaires for the Japanese market 01 Jun 10 |
| Sojitz Systems will manufacture and sell Ringdale's ActiveLED luminaires for applications including street lighting, building exteriors, warehouses, offices and retail spaces. |
| DOE releases more details on street lighting consortium plan 12 May 10 |
| The DOE and PNNL held a webcast to discuss the initial steps and long-term goals for the newly formed DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium. |
| Germany funds 10 LED outdoor lighting projects 30 Apr 10 |
| Ten German towns chosen as winners of the Kommunen in neuem Licht competition could receive up to EUR 2 million each for LED lighting projects. |
| Kolkata unveils LightSavers project for LED lighting 28 Apr 10 |
| Over 270 outdoor LED luminaires will be installed in Kolkata, India, in order to evaulate their performance as part of the global LightSavers program. |
| RPI's Lighting Research Center details LED street light field test 27 Apr 10 |
| The LRC field test of a business-park LED street light installation confirms that visitors consider LEDs to be equal to or better than legacy lighting. |
| Seattle will lead US LED street light consortium for DOE 22 Apr 10 |
| Seattle City Light will lead consortium that's chartered to share LED street light experiences through meetings, webcasts, and online discussion forums. |
| Largest Canadian University graduates into LED technology for street lighting 20 Apr 10 |
| University of Toronto adds street lighting to its LED resume, by integrating an LED retrofit kit into its existing outdoor campus lights, writes Brian Owen. |
| Luxim LEP technology enables luminaires from ComGroup, Leuchtec, and Gavita Nederland 16 Apr 10 |
| Luxim promotes Light Emitting plasma (LEP) technology as complementary to LED lighting, and now three luminaire makers have adopted LEP for applications requiring high levels of illumination. |
| Progress in LED outdoor lighting energy costs 07 Apr 10 |
| Progress Energy, a utility, will host a workshop next week to discuss the intricacies of LED outdoor lighting. |
| iGuzzini designs Osram LEDs into highly efficient streetlamps 29 Mar 10 |
| Several hundred iGuzzini LED streetlights have already been installed in northern Italian cities. |
| Pittsburgh streetlight research touts LEDs despite manufacturing environmental concerns 11 Mar 10 |
| Study by the University of Pittsburgh looks beyond energy savings of competing streetlight technologies and provides a life-cycle assessment that starts at manufacturing. |
| Everlight LED fixtures illuminate Boston parking lot 01 Mar 10 |
| Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood experiments with energy-saving LED street-light technology and realizes better light coverage. |
| E.ON installing LED street lights and traffic signals in Blackpool 22 Feb 10 |
| A coastal resort town in the UK famous for its decorative illuminations is benefiting from a multiyear project to replace street lights and traffic signals with LED fixtures. |
| IC vendors tout LED backlight and luminaire drivers at Strategies in Light 22 Feb 10 |
| Power and analog semiconductor specialists see market opportunity in supplying constant-current driver ICs for LED lighting. |
| Cities are transforming the outdoor lighting market, but barriers remain (MAGAZINE) 03 Feb 10 |
| A global trial is strengthening the case for LED acceptance by municipal lighting asset managers, says PHILIP JESSUP of THE CLIMATE GROUP.
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| When considering an LED retrofit or incentive policy, do your research (MAGAZINE) 03 Feb 10 |
| Evaluation of 250 LED bulbs and fixtures from 23 leading vendors indicates that LEDs offer compelling payback periods when compared to conventional incandescent and halogen lighting solutions. However, as DAVID RAEZER and ROMAHLO WILSON describe, LEDs are not yet competitive as replacements for compact fluorescent, metal halide, and linear fluorescent lights. |
| BetaLED introduces LED luminaires with 100 lm/W efficacy 22 Jan 10 |
| The Ruud Lighting subsidiary makes says that continuous improvements and optimizing all the components in the system have enabled its first 100 lm/W luminaire. |
| Momentum builds for LED street lighting, more traffic lights converted too 20 Jan 10 |
| Ann Arbor will continue its streetlight upgrade program, while a University of Pittsburgh study makes the case for LEDs. |
| E.ON and Advanced LEDs Ltd introduce LED street light 05 Jan 10 |
| A UK-based LED lighting manufacturer has launched an LED street light in partnership with a power and gas supplier. |
| Climate Group launches international LightSavers program 16 Dec 09 |
| Demonstration projects in several cities around the world will evaluate LED lighting while promoting market uptake and encouraging LED-friendly policies and financing. |
| Boston trials LED street lights on the Common 26 Nov 09 |
| A test installation of acorn-style LED streetlights will enable the evaluation of energy usage and aesthetic impacts. |
| LED lighting in London helps cut light pollution 24 Nov 09 |
| A recent BBC news program discussed dark skies in London, including a discussion of LED outdoor lighting technology. |
| Portland LED street lighting described in Gateway report 18 Nov 09 |
| Results for an installation of 8 LED luminaires included an estimated payback of approximately 7.6 years for new installations, and 20 years for replacement scenarios. |
| Outdoor LED lighting benefits from PG&E efforts, but health concerns are surfacing (MAGAZINE) 18 Nov 09 |
| The California utility PG&E has added LED lighting to its rate schedule, but people are starting to discuss whether cool-white lighting is a great idea. BRIAN OWEN and TIM WHITAKER report. |
| LRC method reduces energy consumption of street lighting 05 Nov 09 |
| The LRC says that replacing traditional, yellowish high-pressure sodium lights with cool-white light sources can reduce the amount of electric power used for lighting while maintaining or even improving visibility in nighttime conditions. |
| Field test results published for PV LED outdoor lighting system 02 Oct 09 |
| An evaluation program run by the Lighting Research Center showed positive results and good acceptance for PV-powered LED-based outdoor luminaires. |
| PG&E rates LED street lighting 01 Oct 09 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric removes a major roadblock for roadway lighting in their new rate schedule, by recognizing the financial benefits of LED technology. |
| BetaLED streetlights included in Los Angeles retrofit program 22 Sep 09 |
| Products and installations are already being evaluated as the Los Angeles LED retrofit program gets underway. |
| LED pilot projects get green light in the Big Green Apple 17 Sep 09 |
| New York City has unveiled a trial of LED outdoor lighting products from 9 manufacturers, taking place in Central Park and FDR Drive. |
| Lumenova and Jenoptik enter into LED lighting collaboration 15 Sep 09 |
| LED lighting manufacturer Lumenova and optical specialist Jenoptik have formed a strategic alliance to develop LED light engines and related products. |
| I-35W bridge LED lighting described in DOE Gateway report 28 Aug 09 |
| The latest report from the DOE’s Gateway program looks at the first installation of LED lighting on a major interstate thoroughfare in the US. |
| The word on the street from the IES 19 Aug 09 |
| LED technology will shine at the forthcoming annual Street and Area Lighting Conference, writes Brian Owen. |
| Schréder and Osram test LED street lights in Fürth 17 Aug 09 |
| A test installation in the German town of Fürth will evaluate the capabilities of Schréder LED street lights containing Osram LEDs. |
| Welland: Many knock but only one will enter 31 Jul 09 |
| The call for proposals to install LED street lighting in Welland received a healthy response, writes Brian Owen. |
| Welland seeks proposals for LED street light conversion 11 Jun 09 |
| The City of Welland has issued a Request for Proposal for a street lighting conversion that will require 6000 LED fixtures. Closing date is July 6, reports Brian Owen. |
| San Jose stimulated to convert streetlights to LEDs 20 May 09 |
| Around $2 million in stimulus funds received by the City of San Jose will accelerate plans to convert yellow streetlights to LED fixtures. |
| WEB EXCLUSIVE: Welland shows great LEaDership in new initiatives 18 May 09 |
| In Canada, the City of Welland has passed resolutions to require developers to install LED fixtures for new streetlighting installations, and is looking at the replacement of existing fixtures with LEDs. |
| Gateway report and Round 7 CALiPER results released by DOE 24 Mar 09 |
| A report on LED parking-lot lighting has been released along with detailed Round 7 CALiPER test results. The DOE is also looking at stress testing of LED-based integral lamps. |
| TECH NOTE: LED street light design technology 01 Mar 09 |
| Alliance Optotek’s street light design takes into account the LED’s thermal, optical, power and mechanical properties.
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| DOE releases summary results from Round 7 of Caliper testing 23 Feb 09 |
| The report describes a steady increase in efficacy and color quality for SSL outdoor lighting, downlights and replacement lamps, but half the products are still hyped or under-reported in literature. |
| LA looking at LED street lights, with help from Clinton Climate Initiative 19 Feb 09 |
| Over a five-year period, the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Street Lighting will replace 140,000 existing streetlight fixtures in the city with LED units. |
| Carmanah sells road-signs business to Temple, adds AIS to marine lanterns 13 Feb 09 |
| Carmanah will focus on strategic solar power and solar LED lighting markets, and has partnered with Micro-Shine on automatic ID on marine lanterns. |
| Osram OS: LEDs in Jing Jiang, and thermal models online 13 Feb 09 |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors has been busy lighting up a main street in Jing Jiang City, China, and providing thermal models of its LEDs online to aid in system design.
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| Opto Tech unveils modular LED street light 10 Feb 09 |
| A streamlined LED lighting fixture from Opto Tech has a number of interesting design developments including a modular design and a copper heat pipe for cooling. |
| Pittsburgh and San Jose looking at LEDs for street lighting 09 Feb 09 |
| Two major cities in the USA are considering plans to start converting street lights to LEDs. |
| DOE reports on San Francisco street lighting demo 02 Feb 09 |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the report from a demonstration of LED street lighting in San Francisco, California. |
| Japanese development to be lit entirely by LEDs 01 Feb 09 |
| A residential development of more than 200 houses in Azabu no Oka, Japan, will use LED fixtures for all its outdoor lighting. |
| Ann Arbor LED streetlights star in web TV program 30 Jan 09 |
| A video on ElectricTV.net describes the implementation of LED streetlights in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| UC Davis' lighting center develops "smart" LED parking lot lights 14 Jan 09 |
| The California Lighting Technology Center and industry partners have developed an energy-efficient LED parking lot light with a motion sensor triggering increased brightness. |
| WEB EXCLUSIVE: LED Holiday Lights - See the brightest results 02 Jan 09 |
| LEDs are the lighting technology of choice for holiday lighting installations around the globe. As proof, check out some of the holiday lights photos we've been sent. |
| Osram forms new company through joint venture, wins LEDs projects 22 Dec 08 |
| Osram starts new company with Traxon Technologies, and Advanced Thermal Devices Inc. has chosen Osram OS' Golden DRAGON LEDs for two Taiwan projects.
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| DOE releases Phase III of Oakland Demonstration Report on LED street lights 17 Dec 08 |
| Energy savings increased by 25% relative to Phase II (LED luminaire wattage dropped from 78 W to 58 W) and by 52% relative to the baseline system (from 121 W to 58 W). |
| Pittsburgh councilman releases plan to convert city street lights to LEDs 17 Dec 08 |
| If the city approves the proposal, it would save taxpayers more than $2.5 M annually and allow manufacturers to submit test products. |
| Carmanah receives order for solar-powered LED aviation lights 04 Dec 08 |
| The $700K contract will provide a stand-alone system to Airport De Guiria in Venezuela. |
| Philips products to illuminate world's first entirely LED island-"nation" 02 Dec 08 |
| A three-acre island off the Connecticut coast will achieve net zero energy as its property is converted exclusively to LED lighting.
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| Walgreens lights up colossal multi-component LED sign in Times Square 24 Nov 08 |
| The massive 250,000-pound sign is programmed from street level to 341 feet high at the top of the building.
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| Three universities give LEDs good grades 13 Nov 08 |
| Cree Inc. has announced the results of LED lighting installations at three universities.
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| Casino saves 2 million kW-hrs with LED retrofit 10 Nov 08 |
| Lime Energy's LED retrofit project is expected to deliver energy savings of $200,000 per year to Harrah's Valley Center, CA, casino and resort.
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| Lansing, Michigan, utility expands trial of LED street lighting
06 Nov 08 |
| With the streetlight trial going smoothly and positive response from residents, the utility gave the go-ahead for 6 additional LED fixtures.
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| Focus on Architecture
05 Nov 08 |
| Recent NYC waterfalls, and German indoor and outdoor facades use LEDs creatively. |
| WEB EXCLUSIVE: Safety-centered approach improves quality of light for petrochemical facilities 05 Nov 08 |
| An understanding of the human visual system and how it relates to LEDs, coupled with an improved understanding of the industrial lighting environment, can have a huge impact on safety, according to Rizwan Ahmad and Boris Viner. |
| Maine college to save $30,000/year with Osram LED retrofit lamps 03 Nov 08 |
| The installation of 200 post-top fixture LED retrofit kits will save energy and enhance light quality at the Pineland Farms campus. |
| City of San Jose requests proposals for LED streetlights 20 Oct 08 |
| For the last six months, the City of San Jose has been testing remotely-controllable LED streetlights. Now the City is interested in installing more such lights on a larger scale. |
| LED illumination improves parking facilities for Wales hospital 14 Oct 08 |
| A hospital in the UK has installed 300 LED external light fixtures to illuminate its car parks and access roads. |
