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| Osram Opto provides online LED ray data 30 Jun |
| Files that describe the emission pattern of light from LEDs and IREDs are now available online. |
| DOE webcast reaffirms September 30 start for Energy Star 27 Jun |
| Among the significant happenings during DOE's Energy Star webcast was a statement from utility company Pacific Gas and Electric that they will not recognize products qualified under EPA's crtiteria, writes Brian Owen. |
| SSL design competition now accepting submissions 26 Jun |
| The Next Generation Luminaires design competition, with an 'intent-to-submit' deadline of July 31, is focused on energy-efficient white light, general illumination luminaires for the commercial sector. |
| Philips claims first with office building entirely lit using LEDs 26 Jun |
| Philips Lighting France will light an office building in Paris using LED fixtures to achieve both functional and decorative lighting. |
| EPA hosts low-key webcast on Energy Star 25 Jun |
| The Energy Stars come out this week with separate webcasts hosted by both EPA and DOE, writes Brian Owen. |
| Future Lighting donates Luxeon Rebel LEDs for solar car project 24 Jun |
| The U. of Minnesota student-built car will use red, amber and white LEDs for all signal, front and forward lighting to compete in the 2400-mile North America Solar Challenge. |
| Texas supermarket chain to use GE LED refrigerated display lighting 24 Jun |
| United Supermarkets has replaced Lumation LED lighting in 47 stores to save $633,000 in energy and maintenance costs.
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| Laser Focus World magazine, OIDA launch new green conference for optics 23 Jun |
| The new May 2009 conference and exhibition, OPTOmism: Photonics for the Green Revolution, will bring increased focus to the growing role that photonics is playing in global efforts to "live green."
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| Osram Opto unveils LED street lamp project in mainland China
23 Jun |
| Shenzhen SED Industry Co.'s light fixtures containing Osram LEDs will illuminate roads in Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park.
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| Partnerships show prototypes for LED-based home projectors and tactile displays 23 Jun |
| Luminus and TI have created lamp-free projectors, and Osram Opto and Design Dash Ltd. have developed image projection and IR technology for reconfigurable tactile displays.
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| Fraunhofer cooperation speeds roll-to-roll fabrication of OLEDs and solar cells
22 Jun |
| Two Fraunhofer institutes have joined forces in the development of a technology for an organic device roll-to-roll production process. |
| Toshiba reviews lighting business with emphasis on LEDs 19 Jun |
| Toshiba plans to stop production of filament lamps in 2010 and move towards eco-friendly lighting |
| OLLA project delivers final OLED milestone 19 Jun |
| A pan-European OLED program has demonstrated an OLED lighting tile with an efficacy of 50.7 lm/W |
| Universal Display pushes white OLEDs to 100 lm/W
19 Jun |
| Made using the company's phosphorescent OLED technology and with the help of a DOE grant |
| Toronto invites expressions of interest in Lightsavers project 19 Jun |
| Following its successful LEDiscovery event, Toronto is calling for LED lighting companies to participate in a new pilot project. |
| Efficiency Vermont decides not to use EPA Energy Star spec 18 Jun |
| An energy efficiency organization has said that it will not use the proposed Energy Star criteria from EPA relating to LED lighting. |
| LED media facades from Ledon, Opto Tech and LTP 18 Jun |
| Ledon has created a 220,000-LED media facade for Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Opto Tech has a contract for a second LED skyscreen, and LTP has installed a low-resolution LED facade in an office building. |
| DOE to host webcast on Energy Star, releases more CALiPER data 18 Jun |
| The DOE is to host a (very timely) webcast on Energy Star for Soilid State Lighting, and has also released round 5 results from its CALiPER testing program. |
| Comcast Center hosts integrated 10-million pixel LED display 17 Jun |
| The world's largest 4 mm LED wall has been installed in The Comcast Experience in Philadelphia, where it blends seamlessly with the architecture. |
| Show business: Lightfair and Light Canada 16 Jun |
| Lightfair 2008 demonstrated it is still a key event in the lighting calendar, while north of the border the IES Toronto Section has launched Lighting Canada 2008, writes Brian Owen. |
| DOE responds to EPA issuance of SSL criteria 16 Jun |
| The U.S. DOE has responded to the consternation that followed the EPA's announcement of Energy Star criteria covering LED-based residential light fixtures. |
| Diodes Incorporated closes acquisition of Zetex plc 13 Jun |
| The UK-based manufacturer of LED driver ICs has been bought by a Texas-based semiconductor manufacturer. |
| Suspended LED fixtures illuminate and entertain 12 Jun |
| A ceiling-mounted LED fixture illuminated a Mercedes event in Stuggart, while LDDE's "chandelier" made up of Swarovski crystals brightened an exhibition in Milan.
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| Barco acquires High End Systems 11 Jun |
| The Belgium LED display maker says that the deal will solidify its position in the converging video and lighting segments. |
| Workshops and conferences in June and July 11 Jun |
| Upcoming events include two conferences in London, a DOE workshop in Portland, and a Light Up The World training course. |
| 160,000 LED lights mounted to new Santa Monica ferris wheel 10 Jun |
| Orlando, FL, lighting company Eworks Pro Corp. designed the amusement park ride system from scratch.
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| LED fixtures enhance swim center architecture 10 Jun |
| Clarity in Sound, Light and Vision specified and fitted the fixtures housed in compact IP65 flood enclosures to the Hatfield, UK, swim center ceiling. |
| UK Government focuses on energy-efficient lighting 09 Jun |
| The UK government is supporting public procurement of ultra-efficient lighting to help meet its sustainability objectives. |
| EPA clouds the air with LED Energy Star criteria 06 Jun |
| Contradicting the excellent work by the DOE in developing Energy Star criteria for SSL products, the EPA has issued a competing document. |
| Bridgelux begins volume shipment of fifth-generation LED chip 05 Jun |
| Bridgelux says that it has developed advanced chip technology and low cost-per-lumen products without resorting to complex, low yield thin-film techniques. |
| DOE launches L Prize to speed development of LED replacement lamps 04 Jun |
| The competition will award significant cash prizes, plus opportunities for federal purchasing agreements, utility programs, and other incentives for winning products. |
| Hella daytime running light uses five high-power LEDs
04 Jun |
| The LEDayLine for retrofitting vehicle front-ends has a service life of around 10,000 hours.
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| Cree demos multichip XLamp MC-E 03 Jun |
| Cree has quadrupled the output of its XLamp devices with a new family of multichip devices in the same package size. |
| Carmanah wins Innovation Award at LightFair 2008
03 Jun |
| Carmanah's EverGEN solar-powered LED luminaire received the Judges' Citation Award at Lightfair. |
| Lys of Color Kinetics wins award for Powercore 03 Jun |
| Ihor Lys will receive the National Inventor of the Year Award for work on Powercore technology for LED Illumination |
| Lumileds reduces number of bins for warm white LEDs
02 Jun |
| Using its Lumiramic phosphor technology, Lumileds is reducing the number of white LED bins for the benfit of the general lighting market.
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| Strong conference line-up for euroLED 2008 02 Jun |
| EuroLED 2008 takes place this week and has a high-quality line-up of international speakers. |
