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Jul 30, 2010
A 30% Migration to Energy-Efficient Lighting Cuts Worldwide CO2 Emissions by 260 Millon Tons
OSRAM CEO Mr. Martin Goetzeler reasserts the lighting manufacturer giant`s commitment to eco-friendly products at opening of the Global Business Summit for the Environment (B4E) organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
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Jul 30, 2010
Energy-saving lamps to replace incandescent light bulbs in developing and emerging countries
Munich, OSRAM is the world’s first lighting manufacturer to receive approval from the United Nations for a “Clean Development Mechanism” (CDM) for reducing CO2 emissions.
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Jul 30, 2010
DOE Issues Final ENERGY STAR Criteria for SSL Products
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the final ENERGY STAR´Program Requirements for Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Luminaires intended for general illumination. Many thanks to all who provided comments on the criteria over many months of development. Your input was very helpful in improving the criteria.
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Jul 30, 2010
President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen presents the Millennium Technology Prize to Professor Shuji Nakamura: ”Using LEDs for lighting could halve the amount of electricity consumed for this purpose.”
The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize was presented to Professor Shuji Nakamura in Helsinki for his invention of new sources of light. President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen handed Professor Nakamura the prize of one million euros and ”Peak”, the prize trophy.
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Jul 30, 2010
Nanotech, solar and lighting researchers reveal technical innovations at SPIE Optics & Photonics Conference: Attendees will glimpse the future with content and connections that drive commercialization
BELLINGHAM, WA, the International Society for Optical Engineering today announced its lineup of future technology presentations available at the Optics & Photonics conference opening August 13 in San Diego.
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Jul 30, 2010
GETTING SSL TO MARKET : 2007 DOE Solid-State Lighting Program Planning Workshop
Rapid advances in solid-state lighting mean high efficiency products have begun to appear on the market. DOE's workshop this year (January 31- February 2, 2007 Phoenix, AZ) will target strategies to accelerate market introduction of these high-performance solid-state lighting (SSL) products.
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Jul 30, 2010
DOE SSL commercial product testing program
Solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies today are undergoing rapid change and improvements, and products arriving on the market exhibit a wide range of performance. Industry groups, standards setting organizations, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are moving quickly to develop needed standards and test procedures for SSL products. In the meantime, however, there is a need for reliable, unbiased product performance information to foster the developing market for high-performance SSL products.
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Jul 30, 2010
First LED competition recognizes eight manufacturers
Lighting for Tomorrow has selected four winners in its first solid state lighting (SSL) competition, marking a giant step forward for this up-and-coming technology.
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Jul 30, 2010
College of Engineering at UCSB Launches New Solid State Lighting and Energy Center
Santa Barbara, California – The College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara is formally launching the Solid State Lighting and Energy Center (SSLEC) March 1, 2007, directed by Shuji Nakamura, Cree Professor in Solid State Lighting and Displays, and Steven DenBaars, Mitsubishi Chemical Professor in Solid State Lighting and Displays.
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Jul 30, 2010
High-power in a 1 mm square chip: the origins of the 350mA "one watt" LED
The term "one watt LED" is widely used in the industry, but the designation was not conceived through deliberate engineering decisions, as Steve Landau of Philips Lumileds explains.
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Jul 29, 2010
Light Middle East 2009 Has Been Re-Scheduled to Autumn 2010
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Jul 29, 2010
Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition To Add a Second LED Exhibit Hall in 2009
The 14th annual Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition to be held June 9-12, 2009 at the China Import and Export Fair, Pazhou Complex, in Guangzhou, China, is adding a second LED exhibit hall this year. The LED booths were very popular last year, perhaps due in part to complement the growing interest in the China LED market in China.
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Sep 06, 2010
China Expo Lighting 2010
China Expo uses advanced LED technology to light up the night and save up to 70% of the energy used by traditional lighting. A look at how it was done.
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Sep 09, 2010
FTC Sues Over Company’s False Claims for its Light Emitting Diode (LED) Bulbs
Agency charges Lights of America with misrepresenting the light output and life expectancy of its Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs. One LED bulb promoted as producing 90 lumens allegedly tested at 43 lumens, less than half the company claimed.
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Sep 24, 2010
DOE Continues Aggressive Energy Efficiency Enforcement Effort with Nearly 30 New Proposed Penalties
As part of an ongoing commitment to rigorously enforce appliance efficiency requirements, the Department of Energy today announced 27 new proposed penalties against companies selling products in the United States without certifying that they comply with energy efficiency or water conservation standards. The legally required certifications help ensure that products sold in the U.S. deliver significant energy and cost savings to the American public. The 27 companies include well known manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of appliance, plumbing, and lighting products.
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Oct 14, 2010
Global Lighting Industry Announces Major Leadership Role in LED Lighting
In order to accelerate the uptake of LED lighting the world’s lighting industry announced today an initiative to co-ordinate and promote the technology at a global level. At its 4th Meeting in Shenzhen, China, the Global Lighting Forum (GLF) held the inaugural meeting of its LED Working Group.
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Oct 20, 2010
EMerge Alliance Advances DC Power Distribution Platform
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – today announced it has formed a new technical standard committee for data and telecommunications centers and added 11 new members as part of the group’s planned expansion to address building-wide opportunities for reduced power consumption.
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Oct 22, 2010
Consumerizing Solid State Lighting
LED (Light-emitting diodes) lamps are a fast emerging technology which is considered as the true alternative to the Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL). Many commercial products are now available for professional application; however there is rarely any LED retrofit product which meets all the expectations of consumers in terms of price, light output and other functionalities at the same time.
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Nov 16, 2010
EMerge Alliance Introduces First Registered Products for DC Power Distribution in Commercial Buildings
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – today announced the first set of 26 EMerge Alliance Registered products at the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual International Conference and Expo.
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Nov 25, 2010
LED and Laser Diode Patent Holder Gertrude Neumark Rothschild Died
Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, Howe Professor Emerita of Materials Science and Engineering, passed away on November 11, 2010, after a long illness. She was 83. The cause was heart failure.
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