this year to boost shipment of its LED products

Lextar stressed that it has worked hard to diversify customers for a while, in order to reduce business overdependence on its parent company for sustainable development.

In the meanwhile, the company has also built business links with several Korean and Chinese panel makers, as well as a few consumer electronic device brands abroad.In addition, the company stated that it will continue to explore segments for lightings and backlights this year to boost shipment of its LED products. And it will also work hard on technology upgrades and patent acquisition, moving forward on its plan of becoming a globally competitive maker of this kind.

Despite of the low price, the bulbs do have some limitations when compared to their less energy efficient counterparts. The Pharox Blu line is available in 200-lumen and 350-lumen versions, but both give off less light than a 40-watt incandescent, which offers 450 lumens. These bulbs consume less than 5 watts and 8 watts, respectively, but probably won’t offer enough light for general conditions.

the best returns on investment for companies looking to reduce their energy use

EECA has found switching to energy efficient lighting provides one of the best returns on investment for companies looking to reduce their energy use.

“Lighting accounts for about a fifth of the electricity used in commercial buildings so there’s a lot of potential for savings for both individual companies and the country as a whole” says Bill Brander, EECA’s Lighting Programme Manager. “For example, reducing electricity use by just 20% through use of more efficient lighting and controls has the potential to save 1.4 petajoules or over $40 million of energy at a national level.”

Apart from that, the company is also developing the 2nd generation (or "type 2") panel which will up the efficiency to 60 lm/W and the lifetime to 15,000 hours. It will keep the same size, but the color will be 3,500K. It plans to start mass production of type 2 panels in 2Q 2012.

In the meanwhile, LG Chem published their LED lighting roadmap. According to its roadmap, the company schedules to provide larger panels (150x150 mm) which will feature 80 lm/W and 20,000 lifetime hours (LT70) by 2013. And they will also produce transparent panels by then. By 2015 the company will offer flexible panels as well, and their most efficient panel will feature over 135 lm/W and 40,000 lifetime (LT70) at 200x200 mm.

LED system can also be used for different lighting applications

LED technology that completely redefines the lighting industry and erases old assumptions about up-front LED cost and performance. The Cree XLamp? XT-E White LED delivers twice the lumens-per-dollar of other LEDs and features the highest performance and efficacy in the industry. Based on a new silicon carbide technology platform, the XT-E LED and the recently released XB-D LED represent a dramatic transformation in LED price-performance. Cree’s revolutionary new platform addresses the largest obstacle to mass LED lighting adoption, initial cost, and enables LED lighting systems to replace their inefficient ancestors.

Cree has a history of delivering excellent LED solutions and the XLamp XT-E LED has exceeded our expectations,” said Fritz Morgan, chief product officer, Digital Lumens, Inc. “We are committed to building the most energy-efficient industrial lighting systems and the XT-E LED enables us to do just that with high lumens per watt. The result is an intelligent LED-based lighting system that is driving widespread adoption of LEDs in industrial facilities, with compelling performance and end-user payback.

The new Fire Series includes three different sizes of LED modules - Flare?, Blaze?, and Inferno? - and each module is intended for a different size of channel letter installation. The Flare? product line is intended for small size channel letters, Blaze? is for middle size channel letters, and the Inferno is intended for large size channel letters. Each product line is available in colors of 3000K white, 5000K white, 6500K white, 9000K white, red, amber, blue, and green colors, respectively. The Luxembright? LED system can also be used for different lighting applications.

Recently, Energy Focus, Inc. has awarded several additional lighting retrofit contracts for 2012 totaling $2.5 million, which including retrofits to upgrade the lighting of a Fortune 500 manufacturing facility in the United States, a University in the Midwest as well as a number of school systems in the Southeastern United States.

LED lighting not only offers the advantage of a long service life

The Jerónimo Martins Group is among the first European retail companies to equip its new stores entirely with innovative LED lighting, a move that will save the company 50 percent of its lighting energy costs in future – thanks to Oslon SSL LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and the intelligent light management system of the luminaires supplied by the Portuguese lamp manufacturer Arquiled.

The Jeronimo Martins Group has been using the luminaire concepts from Arquiled in its new stores since spring 2011. The first LED-based lighting systems were installed in a newly opened Recheio store in Torres Vedras, a rapidly growing region north of Lisbon. The lighting in both the shop and the outdoor areas is being seen as a model and reference for the chain’s other stores. The next project is already being planned for a store in Tavira, Portugal, where Arquiled will likewise incorporate products from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in its special lighting concept, aiming to achieve the highest quality of the LEDs used. “Apart from the performance and efficiency of the products, which are unparalleled on the LED market, another winning feature of the LEDs from Germany is the excellent local support we receive,” says Arquiled’s CEO, Rafael Abelha Santos, explaining the background of the partnership.

The Jeronimo Martins Group also elected to use luminaires from Arquiled and high-quality LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors for its outdoor lighting in the area of the parking lots and around the integrated gas stations. The Arquicity street lamps are equipped with light sensors and can adapt their brightness automatically to changing situations. The combination of intelligent light management and the low energy consumption of the LEDs will slash energy costs. "The technical properties of the LED technology will help to achieve considerable savings on power consumption and offer numerous advantages in terms of installation and maintenance, too. That means we save three different resources: power, time and money," said Antonio Sousa, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Portugal.

The project began with a detailed analysis of the retail chain’s lighting requirements. Based on the results, Arquiled developed a luminaire concept to meet the special needs of supermarkets. LED lighting not only offers the advantage of a long service life and the associated low maintenance costs, but is also ideal for direct product illumination. LEDs generally emit very little thermal energy and do not heat up the objects they are illuminating. They can hence be positioned closer to products without damaging them.

contrasting varying international industry standards

Martyn Chamberlain of CORDIS will also provide the European perspective on the SSL industry and information regarding the Solid State Lighting Green Paper, consultation, and follow-up, plus developments for Horizon 2020, alongside presentations from UL and the Zhaga Consortium comparing and contrasting varying international industry standards.

“I am pleased that this year’s exciting conference programme features a broader range of high profile speakers than ever before and with the introduction of panel discussions, chaired by expert members of the advisory board, I am looking forward to lively debates of hot topics over the two day event, “ Hayley Marsden, Conference Producer of euroLED 2012.

Philips has developed what is said to be the world’s most efficient and cost effective solar powered LED street lighting solution per km of road.Philips’ latest Solar Gen2 innovation is developed together with NXP Semiconductors N.V. and presents a total solution for highly sustainable and efficient street lighting that is a serious alternative to grid connected systems, cutting back energy costs and CO2 emissions.

This will ensure Lumenpulse can locally and actively support project specification in the region

Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments,  announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with UAE-based Lightitude. The agreement will include Lightitude support for Lumenpulse’s business in the Middle East and North Africa and the relationship will be managed out of Lumenpulse’s recently opened London, UK office.

As part of a partnership unique to the region, Lightitude will act as a specification agent that will provide local support to specifiers, including managing sample requests, facilitating mock ups, and offering technical and commercial support as needed. This will ensure Lumenpulse can locally and actively support project specification in the region.

“The region has a unique trading culture that supports multiple distribution networks in each country,” said Gorm Teichert, Executive Vice President International Sales for Lumenpulse, “Lightitude will work in a very strategic role on our behalf and be the feet on the ground for Lumenpulse. They bring knowledge and experience of local markets and networks – and together with our LED fixture expertise-- will enable us to choose the right distribution channels and be closer to the specifier so we can add value to our clients.”

YAHAM Lighting specializes in lens design for LED illumination

We know sophisticated LED developers already have relationships with plastic molding houses and require multiple sourcing, “ added Ellis. “We are selling design files which provide clients with maximum flexibility to use their own qualified LED optic molder or bid out production.”

Optics for Hire, the optical product development company, is a privately held firm with offices near Boston, Ukraine, and Belarus. Founded in 2002, OFH provides product development and prototyping services for clients with difficult, optics-centric requirements. YAHAM Lighting specializes in lens design for LED illumination, and has delivered over 100 designs for dozens of applications including street lighting, flash lights, medical light, light pipes, and interior lighting.

Located in the Guangzhou High-tech Development Zone, the lab comprises an area of over 3,800 m2. The expanded facility is the second CSA Guangzhou laboratory, which supplies LED lighting testing and certification services as well as energy efficiency verification (EEV) services.

According to Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group, "The expansion to the Guangzhou lab further demonstrates CSA's continued commitment to expanding operations in Asia to provide its clients highly sophisticated and innovative localized testing and certification services for global markets. CSA's growth in China and throughout Asia is fundamental to its global business strategy and goal to become the first choice in providing global testing and certification services."

The new facility features several type C goniophotometers for testing lamps

SOL’s innovative green program will improve student performance as well as increase energy efficiency in schools by eliminating the shortage of exposure to full-spectrum light caused by low quality fluorescent light. Studies by the father of full-spectrum light, the late Dr. John Ott, have shown that “Mal-illumination,” or the lack of exposure to natural daylight can be likened to malnutrition.

In addition to energy efficiency and product safety for lighting fixtures and lamps, the laboratory will provide services for consumer electronics, information technology equipment, televisions, power supplies, audio/video, battery chargers,displays, imaging equipment, and set top boxes. The new facility features several type C goniophotometers for testing lamps and luminaries and a type A goniophotometer for testing automotive and airport lighting as well as retroreflective material. A group of very spacious environmentally controlled life testing rooms were also designed into the building for ENERGY STAR testing.

SüD has shown a strong commitment to energy efficiency with a massive new laboratory in the United States dedicated to testing products for ENERGY STAR and related energy efficiency programs,” stated Jason Chesley, Sales Manager for Energy Efficiency at the new Atlanta laboratory. “Our team brings the technical competence and service that our customers need from their testing and certification partner,” concluded Mr. Chesley.

SWITCH bulbs last 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs while still providing that same warm glow. They also turn on instantly and led linear lighting can be used in any orientation -- just like the conventional incandescent light bulb.The company was also recently featured as one of TIME's 50 Best Inventions of 2011, as well as on the cover of WIRED Magazine's September issue.

the repurchased shares will be transferred to its employees as an incentive to encourage them to work harder

Current products include replacements for the led high bay light popular 60W light bulbs, which are sold under the LEDS America brand name LED-O.

A 6W LED-O is capable of replacing the lumens output equivalent to a 60W standard bulb, to save 90% of the energy used currently. In particular, the features will save 50% energy compared to a CFL, while emitting no UV light and containing no mercury.

Epistar announced Wednesday it would buy back 10 million shares from the open market at a range of NT$51 to NT$76 between Dec. 29 and Feb. 28, 2012. The company said the repurchased shares will be transferred to its employees as an incentive to encourage them to work harder.

As the company has received rush orders and hoped its bottom line would be boosted accordingly for the fourth quarter of this year, other LED makers also steamed ahead amid improved sentiment toward their earnings outlook.

developed a curing lighting source for equipment of assorted sectors

Organizers say the display shows the end of the era of Edison, and the beginning of a more efficient future. As Peter Soares of led high bay light, said "It's an icon for New York, right? But more importantly, it's representation of the future, the lighting future."

"Back in 1907, the very first New Year's Eve ball had 125-watt incandescent bulbs, that was super-high tech in 1907. This is the next step forward using new LED technology," said Tim Tompkins of the Times Square Alliance.

As the LED backlight market entered a plateau period, the lighting market becomes the major battlefield for the global LED makers to compete in. Given the fierce price competition, a number of LED manufacturers have shifted their focus to LED specialty lighting, plant lighting and medical lighting in seek of higher profits.

With its vertical LED structure technology, American LED epitaxy manufacturer Semi LEDs developed UV LEDs of the wavelength range below 385nm. Additionally, the company optimized LEDs’ curing characteristics and developed a curing lighting source for equipment of assorted sectors, including panel, touch panel, semi-conductor, solar, camera lens for mobile phones and industrial printing equipment.

penetration would be achieved in mainland China soon

There are some key questions for the public consultation including, which actions would help to overcome existing barriers and accelerate led high bay light deployment in Europe, and how can the EU best supporty entrepreneurship and competitiveness in the lighting sector?

In January 2012, the Japanese company is to combine the LED lighting operation with the independent Panasonic Lighting with the aim of bagging around 40% of the Chinese mainland’s market for LED lighting by the end of 2015 and boosting profit by 10% through halving costs.

According to Panasonic, the consolidated entity’s sales to reach 200 billion yen (US$2.5 billion at US$1:78 yen ) in 2015, spiking from the projected 32.3 billion yen (US$414 million) for 2011 Panasonic Lighting and the Panasonic’s lighting operations.

Currently, Panasonic is selling over 2,000 types of LED lighting fixtures and 30 types of LED light bulbs in Japan.  Panasonic has commanded 35% of Japan’s market for LED lighting, higher than recorded by Toshiba and Sharp. LED lighting penetration in Japan has reached 30%. Panasonic estimated such a high penetration would be achieved in mainland China soon.

Application for power devices used in hybrid and electric vehicles is also anticipated

The innovative feature of the product is realised by original liquid phase epitaxial growth technology. NGK reckons its GaN wafer has an unprecedented high, efficient luminescence, which makes led high bay light for business projectors and headlights of automobiles. Application for power devices used in hybrid and electric vehicles is also anticipated.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that the Company has been named by Yahamlighting.com as the "OFweek 2011 Best Service Provider of LEDs."

Yahamlighting.com focuses on LED market research and is one of the biggest LED industry websites in China. To highlight the state of the LED industry, every year OFweek.com teams up with industry experts to recognize innovative companies and technologies with the "LED Industry Annual Awards of Excellent Enterprise and Product."

This year's winners were selected from nominated LED manufacturers and products based on online user voting on Yahamlighting.com, voting by a panel of OFweek expert advisors, and voting by Yahamlighting.com editors (20 percent).

can help a building achieve points toward LEED certification

Studies by Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s lighting team and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory show that advanced lighting controls, in conjunction with various energy management strategies, can typically yield a combined lighting energy savings of 40 to 80 percent in office buildings. The use of addressable dimming lighting controls, in particular, can help a building achieve points toward LEED certification.

Addressable dimming allows for individual controlling of each fixture or peripheral device (such as occupancy sensors, photo sensors and wall controllers) in a facility. “All devices are networked and centrally controlled through a central software interface,” Mocherniak explained. “This allows for addressable dimming or switching of light fixtures independent of electrical circuiting for the purpose of energy management.”

Commissioning and administration of the entire system can be performed via a front-end software interface. Once addressable dimming controls are implemented on a facility-wide basis, a number of led high bay light energy management strategies – such as Daylight Harvesting, Load Shedding, Smart Time Scheduling, Task Tuning, Occupancy Sensing and Personal Control – can help to optimize energy performance and improve lighting quality.

improvement in LED lighting product life expectancy

ZC series, developed based on Seoul Semiconductor’s Z-Power LEDs which are mainly used as a light source of led high bay light and high-power, decreases thermal resistance, resulting in an exponential improvement in LED lighting product life expectancy.

The ZC Series is designed as a COB type and removes the need for the LED to be surface-mounted on to a metal plate, allowing manufacturers to bypass the chip connection process before use. Companies can trim manufacturing and management costs and greatly improve end product price competitiveness.

Furthermore the use of highly-reflective aluminum substrates in ZC also improves the brightness and significantly prolongs LED bulb life spans. It is possible to use a single ZC from the ZC series to develop a LED light bulb which then allows light to be distributed more evenly than lights that connect several LED packages to a single module.

During his visit to the Bavarian state capital Munich, the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang met the managing board of OSRAM AG. The discussions focused above all on questions concerning closer cooperation in the field of light-emitting diodes, in short LED. The chairman of the managing board at OSRAM AG, Wolfgang Dehen, emphasized: “The discussions were of enormous importance to us notably with a view to the great significance of the Chinese lighting market.”

the precise high colour rendering required for retail environments to show off fresh produce to best effect

We are thrilled that Tout’s Budgens chose led high bay light to refurbish their showcase store in Cheddar and are proud to say that the installation looks fantastic.

“MHA Lighting’s TiLite fittings create daylight indoors and provide the precise high colour rendering required for retail environments to show off fresh produce to best effect.

“The retail sector is proving to be a high growth area for us as more store owners are realising our LED lighting can not only save them up to 80% in energy costs but also improve their retail offering.As electricity prices continue to soar it is vital that retailers make use of every competitive advantage, particularly when you consider that around 80% of a building’s energy costs are lighting.

“Tout’s Budgens store at Cheddar is a shining example of how a savvy store owner can harness the benefits of LED lighting to improve retail image, make huge savings in energy and maintenance bills and slash Co2 emissions by 567 tonnes.”

unusually cold winter has affected the output of agriculture

The World Bulb is planned for launch in early 2012 in India and will roll out to other countries throughout the remainder of the year.

The CEA's 2012 International led high bay light Best of Innovations honor is awarded to the products with the highest judges' scores and will be featured in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase at the 2012 International CES.

According to Neo-Neon, it has begun supplying the fixtures to the petro company’s 1,360 gas stations in Shanxi Province as the first step of the provision. The initial provision is estimated to bring in sales revenue of around RMB76.5 million.

In two separate deals, the company singed a two-year contract for its subsidiary, Neo-Neon LED Lighting International Co., Ltd., to provide the Beijing Centergate Development and Construction Co., Ltd. with LED lighting fixtures and a contract to co-found an energy venture with a Chinese state-run suburban welfare promotion center.

Lately, unusually cold winter has affected the output of agriculture. Plant Grow Lights may be good for the growers to solve this problem ,and Everlight has actively to seize this opportunity with orders from Chinese led linear high bay light Academy of Agricultural Science, an American herbal plant research organization and several European agricultural equipment suppliers.

LED lighting solutions underscores our commitment to sustainability

Ronald de Jong, Executive Vice President and Chief Market Leader, Philips says, “The world needs relevant innovations to respond to today’s global changes and secure a bright future. We are very pleased to partner with Eskom and Karebo Systems on this initiative. We share many of the led high bay light, including reducing our impact on the environment and using innovation to drive our sustainability initiatives. Encouraging a shift to LED lighting solutions underscores our commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility in growth markets like South Africa.”

The distribution of the LED lamps is being handled by Karebo Systems whose task is to organize distribution throughout South Africa and ensure that the envisaged savings are achieved. “The key is to ensure that these energy saving lamps end up in the intended sockets” says Ravi Govender, Director, Karebo Systems. “LED technology is a relatively new technology and Eskom must be applauded for supporting this initiative. The rollout of these lamps is a wonderful job creation opportunity in South Africa. It is a definite win-win for all parties involved – especially the end user.”

The energy efficiency benefits of LED lighting are clear; led linear high bay light bulbs today offer sparkling high quality light, an increased life time of up to 50,000 hours and reduced maintenance costs. On the professional side, LEDs also offer unprecedented freedom of design. In lighting applications they offer flexibility in terms of color, form factor and integration with controls.