LED + SSL

For the second year in a row, TCP, Inc. has been awarded the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Lighting Product Manufacturers by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE).  TCP was recognized for its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing energy-efficient lighting products, including CFLs and [...]

The arrival of commercially available panels is a signal that OLEDs are getting in the game. The newly launched OLED Lighting Design Summit will be held in London on June 21-22 and will cover: · Current state of OLED technology, including efficiency, brightness, lifetime, performance and cost · Case-study examples of how OLEDs are being [...]

If you are attending LIGHTFAIR next week, you may want to stop by the DOE Solid-State Lighting booth (#2121). Representatives from DOE will be on hand to answer your questions about the latest CALiPER test results, GATEWAY demonstrations, the Lighting Facts label, design competitions like Lighting for Tomorrow and Next Generation Luminaires, the L Prize [...]

Students in UC Davis Professor Michael Siminovitch’s Winter 2010 Lighting Design studio course, taught at the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), engaged in the hands-on design and development of prototypes for fully working LED luminaires. On the day of the final critique, the classroom was set aglow with 26 designs ready for evaluation. Industry representatives [...]

The Stratus LED Linear Wall Grazer by Pure Lighting provides uniform illumination of textured walls and other vertical surfaces using warm or cool white LEDs. Mounted in the ceiling or on the surface behind a cove, Stratus evenly covers up to a 30-ft. wall down to the floor. Click here to learn more.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has launched a new section of its LED Light site dedicated to LIGHTFAIR, available here. The page provides a virtual trade show experience including news, blog posts, video updates and Flickr photo streams leading up and including live events during LIGHTFAIR, including the OSRAM Opto Semiconductors booth, which is Booth #315.

Seesmart, Inc. recently announced that it has limited openings in specific territories for United States distribution of its LED products. For information regarding distributorships in a specific territory, email the company here.

James Brodrick, PhD, and Stephen Jones have been selected to headline the LIGHTFAIR 2010 conference and Institute as the featured keynote speakers. They will address solid-state lighting and the impact of integrated design on the construction industry. Jones takes the stage on Monday, May 10—the opening day of the Institutes—and Brodrick follows on Tuesday, May [...]

Effective June 1, 2010, NYSERDA Existing Facilities Program will only accept SSL products listed by either ENERGY STAR or DesignLights Consortium’s Qualified Products List (DLC QPL). The list of qualified SSL products will be accessible through NYSERDA’s The Right Light website (available soon).