LED + SSL

LED-Linear North America, Toronto – LED-Linear GmbH has announced the creation of LED Linear North America. LED-Linear North America will operate as an independent entity with representatives available in every major market in both the United States and Canada. Upon launch, more than 20 major Canadian and American territories have been introduced to LED Linear [...]

On Business Week Magazine’s website, this interesting item: East Japan Rail spent $170,000 in October to install special LED lighting on 29 station platforms along one of its busiest routes. The reason? They believe the blue light will reduce suicides of people jumping on the tracks. Check it out here.

Philips and Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Acuity Brands to access Philips’ LED-based patent portfolio. Philips makes its patent portfolio for LED systems and controls available via a licensing program to third parties in order to foster industry growth. The agreement will apply to worldwide sales [...]

A team of leading architects and engineers has unveiled designs for The Cloud–a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed of a “cloud” of inflatable, LED-light-emitting spheres, would create a spatial, three-dimensional display in the skies of London, fed by real time information from all [...]

Talk about enlightenment … Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator is a Tibetan prayer wheel that harvests mechanical energy (tourists spinning the wheel) to power LED street lighting. Check it out here or view the below video.

Cree, Inc. has been selected to provide LED lighting to Walmart for new stores and renovations. Walmart plans to install Cree LRP-38 LED lamps in 650 stores during the first year, replacing ceramic metal halide in the produce and electronics departments. Cree’s LR6 recessed LED downlights are also being used in new construction applications. The [...]

For all of my readers interested in LED, there’s a veritable goldmine of information available free right now at Architectural SSL Magazine’s blog SSL Interactive. This information consists of all of the papers from the magazine’s recent Arch LED conference. Check it out here.

Cree, Inc. recently announced record revenue of $169.1 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2010, ended September 27, 2009. This represents a 20% increase compared to revenue of $140.4 million reported for the first fiscal quarter last year and a 14% increase compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.

The U.S. Department of Energy has published the summary report from the 2009 DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Manufacturing Workshops held April 21–22 in Fairfax, VA and June 24–25 in Vancouver, WA. Click here to download a PDF copy of the report.