Craig DiLouie

Soraa, an industry leader in the development of gallium nitride on gallium nitride (GaN on GaN) LED technology, recently announced that it will open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Buffalo, New York. In partnership with the State of New York, the company will construct a new state-of-the-art GaN on GaN LED fabrication facility that [...]

Two more interface specifications for LED light engines have been published by the Zhaga Consortium, an international organization that is enabling the interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers. The interface specifications, designated Book 7 and Book 8, can now be downloaded from the Zhaga website here. Book 7 covers a variety of [...]

Zumtobel Lighting’s new video, “Your Light in a World of Change,” was created in collaboration with the Boros agency and the Zeitsprung Commercial film production company. The 1-1/2 minute film is an impressive and emotional story of how Zumtobel seeks to provide perfect lighting quality for people while protecting the environment. The plot revolves around [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy As you may know, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) CALiPER program tests commercially available LED lighting products and publishes the results in a variety of formats — including Application Summary Reports, which focus on [...]

Hubbell Industrial Lighting’s LunaBay Series LED Highbay delivers a combination of low-glare illumination, energy efficiency and long life to attractively light retail spaces, schools and light industrial facilities. The LunaBay delivers up to 12,326 lumens at 95 lumens per watt of 5000K CCT light. Powered by four universal 120V to 277V LED drivers, the luminaire’s [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently published Recommended Practice for Daylighting Buildings (RP-5-13). This Recommended Practice module includes the most up-to-date data on the many benefits of daylighting, including energy savings of 40-50% or more. It also offers information and expertise on daylight delivery methods, glazing systems, shading techniques, control strategies and daylight performance simulation [...]

NEMA’s indexes for HID lamp shipments continued to hover near historical low levels during 2013Q2. The index for mercury vapor lamp shipments continued to track downward, declining by 8.2% on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Likewise, shipments of metal halide lamps fell 6.4% y/y, landing at the second lowest level in the series history. Sodium vapor [...]

The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently released its latest publication, Lighting Answers: Plasma Lighting Systems. Plasma lighting systems, also known as electrodeless high-intensity discharge, light-emitting plasma, high-efficiency plasma, or advanced plasma lighting, are emerging in the marketplace primarily for high-bay and outdoor lighting applications. Many [...]

Designed as an LED retrofit solution for linear fluorescent luminaires, Cree’s UR Series LED Upgrade Kit operates at 102 lumens/W. Available in 2- and 4-ft. lengths and various lamp configurations, the UR Series features simple installation in virtually any linear fluorescent luminaire due to a unique magnet design, quick connect and form-fitted driver. For a [...]