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| Carnegie Mellon reports that DC power is cheaper for LED lighting 27 Apr |
| Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have published a paper evaluating the cost of energy for lighting systems and concluded that a DC grid is far less expensive powering LED lighting. |
| Seesmart installs LED T8s at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 26 Apr |
| The Manhattan-based hospital has commissioned Seesmart to retrofit 700 fixtures with LED tube lights, which should reduce energy cost by 57%. |
| LED downlights perform well in DOE Caliper Report 14 26 Apr |
| The US Department of Energy has completed Series 14 of Caliper testing of LED downlight retrofit units. Beginning this year, every Caliper summary focuses on a single product type or application. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Lumileds launches outdoor LED; Sunovia gets DLC; New projects 25 Apr |
| 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 features high-quality LED lighting, Zhaga modules, OLEDs and more 25 Apr |
| Huge crowds attended this year’s Light+Building trade fair in Germany, and LED lighting fixtures dominated the show floor. |
| Daintree and Cree partner on United Stationers LED installation 24 Apr |
| United Stationers hopes to realize 91% savings via Cree Lighting's SSL fixtures and Daintree Networks' ControlScope technology installed in a Sacramento, CA facility. |
| LED Financial News: Philips, Cree, LED lighting in Asia Pacific 23 Apr |
| Cree and Royal Philips Electronics have both reported positive quarterly results, while a new report from Pike Research expects LED lighting in the Asia Pacific region to accelerate rapidly after 2015. |
| FTC and DOE Lighting Facts labels – how do they differ? 23 Apr |
| The FTC label has been designed to simplify lighting purchases for consumers while the DOE Lighting Facts label serves lighting designers and contractors. GE Lighting has also introduced color-coded packaging for its lamps. |
| ZigBee Alliance completes LED-centric Light Link standard 23 Apr |
| ZigBee Light Link will enable plug-and-play deployment by consumers of LED-based SSL products and wireless sensors and controls from multiple vendors. |
| Everlight hits Nichia with LED patent lawsuit in US 23 Apr |
| Everlight has filed an LED patent-infringement lawsuit against Nichia in a US court, and is also asking the court to declare two Nichia patents invalid. Meanwhile, Nichia has received a favorable court ruling in Germany against Harvatek. |
| Light+Building 2012: Company announcements and new products, part 3 18 Apr |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| LED Industry News: Sunovia, ILT, LightTech, Group Dekko, Toshiba 17 Apr |
| The DesignLights Consortium has certified LED fixtures from Sunovia and ILT, LightTech has become a member of the ELC Federation, while Group Dekko has become a manufacturing partner to Toshiba International. |
| SGS rounds out luminaire testing services with LM-79 capability 17 Apr |
| SGS Consumer Testing Services has partnered with Gamma Scientific to add LM-79 photometric testing to its existing EMC, safety, performance and Energy Star testing services. |
| Light+Building 2012: Company announcements and new products, part 1 17 Apr |
| 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. |
| Philips plans consumer launch of L Prize-winning LED lamp 17 Apr |
| Philips has been shipping the L Prize winner into the professional market and the broader consumer launch is coming April 22 on Earth Day. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Cree announces new LED street lights; ALSI enhances fixtures 17 Apr |
| Appalachian Lighting Systems enhances surge protection in ALLED street lights, while Cree launches the new XSP SSL series with a next-generation TIR optic. |
| Cree announces new EasyWhite LED and R&D efficacy high 16 Apr |
| Cree has extended its EasyWhite LED family with a packaged array delivering 2100 lm targeted at SSL retrofit lamps, and in the lab the company has achieved 254-lm/W efficacy. |
| GE LED lighting upgrade saves $120,000 annually at Marriott headquarters 16 Apr |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| DOE adds warranty, lumen maintenance to Lighting Facts label 11 Apr |
| The DOE has added two optional metrics to the Lighting Facts label, indication of a warranty and a lumen maintenance metric. |
| LED Industry News: Toshiba, Green Star LED, Rambus, Fern Howard, Switch, MOCVD sales 11 Apr |
| Green Star LED will be producing LED fixtures under the Toshiba brand, Rambus has licensed its MicroLens technology to Fern Howard, Switch Lighting has hired an executive team and MOCVD sales may be bottoming out. |
| Energy Star Luminaires spec takes effect 11 Apr |
| Effective April 1, the Energy Star Luminaires V1.1 specification requires that any luminaire bearing the Energy Star mark must be third-party certified to the new performance levels. |
| Philips Lumileds and Cree launch multiple new LED lines 11 Apr |
| Philips Lumileds announced a new mid-voltage LED for street lights, Cree added high-voltage LEDs for small form-factor SSL applications, and both companies have introduced new mid-power LEDs in plastic packages. |
| Cree Lighting announces striking street-light luminaire 05 Apr |
| Lighting design firm Speirs + Major collaborated with Cree Lighting to develop the new Aeroblades family of luminaires for street and area lighting applications. |
| Bridgelux’s Cetero spot-light module meets upcoming Zhaga specs 05 Apr |
| This high-flux spot-light module has been designed for compatibility with an upcoming Zhaga standard, which simplifies luminaire design. |
| Strategies Unlimited projects $3.7 billion LED retrofit lamp market in 2016 (Updated) 03 Apr |
| The LED replacement lamp market will grow 30% annually, in terms of units sold, between 2012 and 2016 according to new research published by analyst firm Strategies Unlimited. |
