LED + SSL

An Opportunity Analysis for OLED Lighting: 2009 to 2016 is a new report published by research firm NanoMarkets, LC. Check it out here.

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick As many of you already know, DOE is in the process of transferring its ENERGY STAR® responsibilities, for all product areas including solid-state lighting, to the Environmental Protection Agency. In an agreement signed by both agencies on September 30, [...]

Take a tour through the world of the light-emitting diode and learn who invented it, how to use it, and how to make your own with this fascinating short video courtesy of MAKE Magazine:

Bulbrite‘s LED Retrofit Candle features a unique, shimmering, flamelike movement effect due to patented electronics. Its intended market includes a variety of applications including churches, theaters, pubs, hotels, historic homes and buildings, offering a realistic lamp replacement option for 120V lighting fixtures with standard candelabra (E12) sockets. I have not seen one in action yet, [...]

Lumiette Inc. has announced that it is is donating 300 of its flat panel light fixtures to the Wildlife Conservation Network Solar Project. Shipped out to Africa and Mongolia over the new few months, the lights will help provide low-energy-use, high-intensity illumination for conservationists and scientists working to sustain and protect cheetahs, elephants, lions, snow [...]

Philips Lumileds has opened a new office in Shanghai that is being staffed with an applications team and market specialists to support the growing number of companies in China developing solid-state lighting solutions. The applications team and specialists will support customers by providing optical, thermal and electrical LED design expertise, supporting rapid development and market [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LSD 45-2009 Recommendations for Solid-State Lighting Sub-Assembly Interfaces for Luminaires. This new white paper, prepared by the NEMA Solid State Lighting Section, covers the design and construction of interconnects for solid-state lighting applications. It compiles the latest industry information regarding mechanical, electrical, and thermal connections and documents [...]

LED lighting blogger Kevin Willmorth wonders why solid-state lighting seems so alien to lighting decision-makers, and offers interesting insights about how lighting people are coping with the alien invasion. Check it out here.

Albeo Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of LED lighting systems, has announced that customers will now be able to purchase the company’s C-Series solid-state lighting systems through Grainger. Grainger will offer Albeo’s C-Series High-Bay, Linear and GarageLED, Talea undercabinet-LED, plus T8LED Troffer and T8LED Conversion Kit lighting systems. The products will be available through Grainger’s national [...]