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Cree CEO meets President Obama to discuss LED lighting
Chuck Swoboda has participated in a presidential roundtable on American innovation and clean energy technology.DOE releases second draft of ENERGY STAR criteria for SSL outdoor luminaires
DOE has also developed a new metric called fitted target efficacy for evaluating outdoor roadway luminaire light.Barco creates giant 360-degree LED screen for U2 tour
The 24 by 16 meter diameter LED screen contains 500,000 pixels and can change shape in all directions.LSI Industries acquires ADL, wins LED retrofit contract
LSI Industries is acquiring ADL, an LED engineering and manufacturing business, and has also won a major retailer retrofit program for its LED lights.Canada’s "Northern Light" event to feature LEDs
Light Canada and IIDEX/NeoCon Canada are scheduled for late September in Toronto, writes Brian Owen.DOE announces new funding opportunities for solid-state lighting
The new ARRA funds will support projects for Core Technology Research (round 6), Product Development (round 6) and Manufacturing Support (round 1).Lighting to the fore in Obama's energy-efficiency efforts
A further $50 million investment in solid-state lighting programs was announced, along with a new set of rules covering the efficiency of fluorescent and incandescent lamps.Report assesses life-cycle sustainability of ultra-efficient lighting
A report from the UK government shows that LED lighting, and dedicated LED luminaires in particular, will have the lowest life-cycle impact of all ultra-efficient lighting technologies.LEDs making the cut for lightweight surgical headsets
Using active cooling technology, Cool-View has developed a surgical headlight system that uses a single LED to match the light output of a 350W xenon fiber-optic system.DOE lists funding sources, revises L Prize requirements
A list of sources of funding has been compiled by the DOE, and three significant revisions have been made to the requirements for the L Prize competition.G-LEC acquired by German Light Products
GLP, a professional lighting manufacturer, has acquired G-LEC, which builds semi-transparent LED displays.Researchers develop all-white OLEDs, hybrid LEDs
Recent research reports describe an OLED that emits white light from a single molecule, and a hybrid emitter that combines an organic polymer with a quantum dot light-emitter.Rick Leaman to become Osram Sylvania president and CEO
On October 1, Leaman will take over from Charlie Jerabek, who will assume the role of vice chairman.DOE seeks to stop misuse of Energy Star labels
Several instances have been reported of companies misusing Energy Star logos to imply that SSL products are Energy Star certified.Isamu Akasaki awarded Kyoto Prize for LED work
Blue LED pioneer to receive $500,000 prize from Inamori Foundation for Lifetime Achievement in Advanced Technology.LIGHTimes Online
Dr. Isamu Akasaki to Receive Inamori Foundation’s 25th Annual Kyoto Prize
Dr. Isamu Akasaki, a contributor to the commercialization of the blue LED, will reportedly receive the Kyoto Prize from the Inamori foundation for his significant contribution to the betterment of mankind. The $500,000 award will be given to Dr. Akasaki on November 10, 2009. The 2009 Kyoto prize marks the ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpowerGE Lumination Introduces New Tetra miniMAX for Shallow Channel Letters
GE Lumination, GE Consumer & Industrial’s LED business introduced the new Tetra miniMAX LED System for shallow-depth channel letter applications. The company says that the new Tetra miniMax illuminates a surface area four times larger than the previous generation Tetra Mini. According to the company, the new LED Tetra ...<br><br>Category: ledappssigndirectON Semiconductor Introduces 10 A Supercapacitor-Based LED Flash Driver
On Semiconductor of Phoenix, Arizona USA, has introduced the NCP5680, a 10 A supercapacitor-based LED flash driver for ultra-slim cameras. It is reportedly an integrated LED flash and power management solution with a 0.55 mm low-profile package. On Semiconductor contends that the new flash driver extends battery life and ...<br><br>Category: ledcompdriversDOE Finalizes SSL Program and Stimulus Monies
The US Department of Energy recently finalized the ongoing energy efficient lighting programs and mandates that have been in the works since 2007. Under Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, the DOE has also added some $50 million in new funding from the Recovery Act to the existing DOE programs. <p>Contrary to what ...<br><br>Category: ledlumdownPhilips Lumileds Announces Brighter, More Stable Amber LEDs Using Phosphor
Philips Lumileds has made available its new phosphor coated (PC) Amber LEDs, a new member of their Luxeon Rebel series. The company boasts that the new PC Amber LEDs have 2 to 5-times as much light output as typical amber LEDs. Additionally, the company contends that they have dramatically less ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpowerDOE Revises L-Prize Competition to Allow Broader LED Sourcing Options
The U.S. Department of Energy has revised the requirements for the L-Prize, a government sponsored competition to accelerate the development of efficient solid state lighting products to replace standard A-19 and PAR-38 light bulbs. The new rules have made it possible for non-USA based LED suppliers' products to be eligible ...<br><br>Category: ledlumaxialLED Revenues from Notebooks to Reach Over $800 Million in 2010, Electronics.ca Says
Electronics.ca, a market research and knowledge firm, predicts that LED revenues from notebooks will more than quadruple from $200 million in 2008 to more than an estimated $800 million in 2010. The forecast comes from the company's new research report according to a new research report that is available ...<br><br>Category: ledappsdisplayAvago Announces 3-Watt Miniature High Brightness LEDs
Avago Technologies of San Jose, California USA, has released new miniature, high brightness 3-Watt LEDs for solid state lighting applications. The new ASMT-Jx3x packaged LEDs measure 5 mm by 4 mm by 1.85 mm thick and can being driven to up to 700 mA to provide high flux output. The ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpowerBrooklyn Bridge project frames thoughts on ways to eliminate over-lighting
Most public, and many commercial lighting projects are typically over-lit by about 30-60% to account for the future depreciation of the lighting sources due to lamp aging, lamp failures, and environmental factors (dirt, dust and such). While the lighting and transportation engineers usually have ...<br><br>Category: ledappsenviron
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Cree CEO Meets President Obama to Discuss Advantages of LED Lighting
Chuck Swoboda Participates in Presidential Roundtable On American Innovation and Clean Energy Technology
Chuck Swoboda, chairman and chief executive officer of Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) joined President Obama at the White House today to discuss the latest developments in energy-efficient technologies. Cree, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a market-leading manufacturer of LED (light-emitting diode) products.
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OSRAM High Performance LEDs Brighten up One of The World’S Currently Largest Tunnel Projects in Mainland China
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs are used by Guangzhou Zhonglong Communications Technology Co. Ltd. for the Yangzi River tunnel luminaire project in mainland China. With an internal diameter of 12.7m, the tunnel is 8.9km long in a twin-tunnel complex and each of the bores with 3-lane of traffic. 5,886 tunnel luminaries with over 410,000 pieces of OSRAM Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs will be installed in two bores. The Yangzi River tunnel will be the longest in the world to have brilliant LED light.
Green Office- LED office Lighting in Everlight Head Quarter, Taiwan
Recently, Solid State Lighting has been a crucial and celebrated element to becoming a partner of global environmental protection. Using LEDs to replace traditional, high power-consumption lighting systems seems to be the likely trend and solution to reducing power consumption. For the past 26 years, Everlight Electronics, Co., LTD. has endeavored to improve LED technology to address the issue of energy saving and made significant progress in being a pioneer for Green energy.
Evident Technologies Launched Nanotechnology-Based LED Products
Evident Technologies Inc. announced the commercial availability of its Evidot LED products based on semiconductor nanocrystal technology. Whereas traditional LEDs are available in a limited set of standard colors (blue, green, red, etc.), Evident’s new products enable LEDs to emit any color, including high-quality white light (see video).
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