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| Cree introduces HV-LEDs, Osram boosts LED light output 31 Oct |
| Cree has introduced high-voltage LEDs for small retrofit lamps and brighter models for halogen replacements while Osram has launched brighter red, orange, and yellow LEDs for applications such as horticultural lighting. |
| GE LED street lights deliver $146,000 annual savings in Stamford, CT 28 Oct |
| 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. |
| Rubicon ships 200,000th 6-inch sapphire wafer 26 Oct |
| Rubicon Technology says that it has shipped over 200,000 six-inch sapphire wafers to LED manufacturers worldwide. |
| Strategies in Light 2012 to navigate the dynamic LED and lighting markets 26 Oct |
| The Strategies in Light 2012 conference and expo will explore the accelerating LED and solid-state lighting markets on February 7-9 in Santa Clara, CA. |
| Brodrick offers SSL technology update 26 Oct |
| Jim Brodrick of the US DOE has given an update on SSL technology, highlighting areas where LEDs are succeeding and describing roadblocks to broader deployment. |
| DOE municipal consortium publishes LED street-lighting guidelines 25 Oct |
| 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. |
| Bridgelux and Photonstar get funding, Molycorp completes Sillamäe acquisition 25 Oct |
| Bridgelux has raised $15 million to accelerate move to GaN-on-Si LEDs, Photonstar has got $2.2 million in funding for SSL light-engine development, and Molycorp has acquired 100% of Estonia-based, rare-earth producer Molycorp Sillamäe. |
| Energy Star releases Draft 1 of V1.0 product specification for lamps 25 Oct |
| The US EPA has released the first draft of the Energy Star Lamps V1.0 specification for partner review and comment before December 9. |
| LDC designs lighting for new Toronto Delta Hotel 25 Oct |
| The Lighting Design Collaborative (LDC) is installing LED lighting on the interior and exterior of a 45-story Delta hotel, using luminaires from Lumenpulse, Edge Lighting and Acuity Brands. |
| LED room at Chicago MSI explores color perception 25 Oct |
| An interactive “Colors From Light” room at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has utilized 18,000 RGB LEDs to illustrate how people perceive colors and color changes. |
| Future Lighting Solutions provides LED lighting technology for reinvention of Leipzig's historic lamps 21 Oct |
| Braun Lighting Solutions and Future Lighting Solutions have joined forces to provide LED lighting to historic Schinkel street, located in the city of Leipzig. |
| LUMEN coalition launches energy-efficient lighting website 21 Oct |
| The LUMEN coalition has launched www.lumennow.org, a website dedicated to educating consumers regarding energy-efficient residential lighting options. |
| OLEDs: Market forecast, OLAE+ funding, WAC Lighting, UDC 20 Oct |
| A new OLED lighting market report predicts that OLED and LED lighting will compete in a number of applications. The OLAE+ funding competition is hosting an information day, WAC Lighting has introduced an OLED chandelier, and Universal Display has won a development grant for OLED lighting. |
| Outdoor lighting: Osram lights Portugal streets, Cooper launches new LED light engine 20 Oct |
| 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. |
| Austriamicrosystems launches drivers for LED displays and camera flash 19 Oct |
| Austriamicrosystems targets large-scale indoor/outdoor LED displays, mall dot-matrix displays, and camera flash applications with three driver IC announcements. |
| LED Financial News: Cree, EcoSense, Nanoco 19 Oct |
| Cree’s net profit has unsurprisingly dropped following the Ruud acquisition, EcoSense has received series-B funding, and Nanoco is pushing forward with quantum-dot development. |
| LED Industry News: Philips, Dominant, Nichia, Epistar, Labsphere and UL 18 Oct |
| Philips is implementing a cost-reduction strategy, Dominant has opened an LED plant in Laos, Nichia is suing Everlight, Epistar has purchased KLA-Tencor tools, and Labsphere and UL have partnered on metrology equipment. |
| STMicroelectronics and Semtech introduce LED backlight drivers 18 Oct |
| STMicroelectronics targets handheld mobile devices while Semtech targets tablets and small notebook PCs. |
| US DOE releases results from Round 13 of Caliper testing 18 Oct |
| The Round 13 summary report includes photometric performance results for LED and benchmark high-bay luminaires, LED wallpack luminaires and LED and benchmark 2x2-foot troffers. |
| LED R&D results: Osram demos 200 lm/W red LED at 40 mA, Intematix hits 98 CRI 17 Oct |
| Two impressive performance marks were recently set in company laboratories: Osram fabricated a red LED with an efficacy of 200 lm/W at 40 mA, while Intematix demonstrated a CRI of 98 using a blend of three phosphors. |
| LED highway lighting project in China features a million Cree LEDs 14 Oct |
| 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. |
| Optogan opens Europe’s second-largest LED chip-production site 14 Oct |
| Optogan has opened an LED chip-production facility in Landshut, Germany to complement its manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| Bridgelux and Martini provide LED lighting to grocery stores in Italy 12 Oct |
| Coop grocery stores on the Adriatic Coast in Italy recently installed LED lighting fixtures from Martini Lighting, which are built using Bridgelux Décor LED arrays. |
| TI and Maxim target retrofit lamps with LED drivers 11 Oct |
| Texas Instruments has launched the LM3448 targeting 2-8W lamps and the TPS92070 targeting 6-20W lamps, while Maxim has introduced an SSL driver for global usage. |
| SIL Europe news: LED market, Lemnis and Ikea, Zhaga and IEC standards 10 Oct |
| At the recent Strategies in Light Europe conference, Strategies Unlimited provided its latest market update, Lemnis Lighting discussed a deal to supply LED lamps to Ikea, Zhaga introduced light-engine standards and unveiled its logo, and the IEC introduced two key performance standards. LAURA PETERS reports. |
| Strategies Unlimited forecasts LED revenue growth of nearly 10% in 2011 07 Oct |
| Falling LED prices and a reduced demand for LED-backlit TVs will result in a slower growth rate for LED revenues this year compared with 2010, according to Strategies Unlimited. |
| Appalachian launches smart LED street light, Cooper and Hubbell introduce wall packs 07 Oct |
| 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. |
| UK-based lighting industry associations vote to merge 07 Oct |
| Members of the UK’s Lighting Industry Federation and Lighting Association have agreed to merge the two organizations. |
| UL’s lighting division signs partner agreement with LUX-TSI Ltd 07 Oct |
| A UK-based testing company for solid-state lighting has signed a partnership agreement that will enable UL to expand its lighting services in Europe. |
| Acquisitions: Osram ups its stake in Encelium Technologies, Acuity buys Pathway 06 Oct |
| Acuity Brands has acquired Pathway Connectivity, a specialist in lighting networks and control, while Osram Sylvania increased its prior investment in software company Encelium Technologies. |
| Day two of Strategies in Light Europe welcomed over 900 registered attendees 05 Oct |
| The second day of Strategies in Light Europe featured a full, active conference program and 900 registered attendees from the solid-state lighting industry. |
| EPA consolidates qualified luminaires in Energy Star qualified list 05 Oct |
| A new Energy Star Qualified Light Fixture list combines luminaires qualified to the Residential Light Fixtures specification, the SSL luminaires specification, and the Luminaires V1.1 specification. |
| Strategies in Light Europe 2011 opens with well-attended Keynote session 04 Oct |
| Strategies in Light Europe opened today with workshops, the SSL Investor Forum, and a Keynote session that attracted more than 300 attendees. |
| PennWell acquires The LED Show, plans 2012 event in Las Vegas 03 Oct |
| PennWell Corp. has acquired the assets of The LED Show conference and exhibition from James Highgate and will hold the event next July 30 – August 1 in Las Vegas, NV. |
