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| Acuity acquires Renaissance Lighting and intellectual property 29 Jul |
| Acuity Brands extends its prior investment in Renaissance acquiring the remaining shares and makes a separate acquisition of intellectual property. |
| Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel ES delivers 300+ lumens for outdoor lighting 27 Jul |
| 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. |
| MOCVD technology business offers business and assets for sale
27 Jul |
| EMF Semiconductor Systems Limited is in receivership and is offering its facility, IP and equipment for sale. |
| DOE plans consumer-education initiative on energy-saving lighting 26 Jul |
| The DOE will work with leaders in the retail and manufacturing segments to educate consumers on green lighting options including LED-based SSL. |
| Osram improves red, green LED performance 21 Jul |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled high-performance prototype red LEDs and is also improving its green LEDs as well. |
| LedEngin closes Series D funding round led by NGP 20 Jul |
| Fourth-round funding will allow LedEngin to broaden its product portfolio, and boost manufacturing capacity. |
| Cree introduces multi-chip LEDs with narrow bins 20 Jul |
| Warm and neutral multi-chip LEDs are now available in narrow bins based on a two-step MacAdam ellipse. |
| GE and Konica Minolta validate solution-based OLED process 19 Jul |
| Solution-coating manufacturing process holds the key to low-cost OLED lighting technology according to partners General Electric and Konica Minolta. |
| Architectural LED lighting installation at Kremlin Palace features over 200,000 DMX channels 19 Jul |
| The State Kremlin Palace in Russia is now home to an architectural LED lighting installation that features over 472 DMX universes. |
| LED manufacturing tools and research partnerships headline at Semicon 16 Jul |
| LEDs make a big impact at the Semicon West tradeshow as manufacturing tool makers announce new offerings and Imec adds new partners to its GaN-on-Si research program. |
| Sharp and Panasonic boost brightness in LED retrofit lamps 15 Jul |
| Sharp introduced upgraded LED retrofit lamps for standard A-lamp and E17 compact applications while Panasonic has introduced new luminaires that can serve as a T8-fluorescent-fixture replacement. |
| Lynk Labs AC-LED Festoon lamps light up RedRock Casino in Las Vegas 14 Jul |
| Festoon-type AC-LED lamps driven from the existing low-voltage 12VAC infrastructure provide a simple 0.5W LED replacement for 5W xenon lamps. |
| UK Technology Strategy Board selects six companies for lighting research 13 Jul |
| Six British companies have each received GBP 40,000 to develop feasibility studies in a Technology Strategy Board research program focused on ultra-efficient LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL). |
| mLED Ltd spins out of Strathclyde with microLED focus 12 Jul |
| Dense arrays of miniature LED light sources called microLEDs hold promise in micro-display applications ranging from general lighting to neuroscience, microscopy, and communications. |
| DOE hosts webcast on LED street-lighting evaluation 12 Jul |
| Speakers who are involved in LED street-lighting projects will share perspectives as part of the DOE’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium. |
| LEDs and automated control technologies identified as keys to lighting efficiency 09 Jul |
| Lux Research has released new research that identifies lighting as the best target for energy savings in commercial buildings, and LEDs and automated control technologies as the keys to maximum savings. |
| EPA clarifies Energy Star SSL test procedure accreditation requirements 09 Jul |
| A letter from the EPA attempts to clarify points related to LM-80 testing of solid-state lighting products. |
| Next Generation Luminaires SSL Design Competition 2010 entry deadline approaching 09 Jul |
| Intents to Submit for the 2010 Next Generation Luminaires SSL Design Competition are due on August 18, 2010. |
| Cree and Philips sign LED licensing agreement 07 Jul |
| Philips and Cree have signed a comprehensive cross-licensing agreement covering a wide range of intellectual property held by both companies. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Historic bridge gets LEDs, More cities get streetlight funding 06 Jul |
| More cities are beginning to receive LED streetlight funding, as outdoor LED lighting system installations grow in popularity. |
| Louvre Museum renovation to include Toshiba LED lighting 01 Jul |
| The Louvre Museum will undergo a renovation project featuring Toshiba LED lighting, according to a new partnership agreement between the two entities. |
