Craig DiLouie

LED + SSL

Cree Announces New Line of LED Modules

Cree has announced that it is introducing a series of LED modules designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting by traditional luminaire manufacturers and speed time-to-market for their new LED-based products. The first product in the new line is the Cree LED Module LMR4, created to overcome common design issues manufacturers have faced when [...]

LED + SSL

GE and Konica Minolta to Show General Lighting-Quality Flexible OLEDs at LIGHTFAIR

GE Lighting has announced that it is previewing potential OLED lighting application ideas during two industry trade shows this year, Light + Building 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany and LightFair 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The company will show OLEDs in a number of configurations at both shows, including fixture prototypes that help to demonstrate [...]

LED + SSL

Jim Brodrick on Round 9 CALiPER LED Product Testing

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, DOE [Recently], DOE published the latest round of test results for the Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) program, which provides an ongoing series of “snapshots” of solid-state lighting (SSL) technology progress and trends. The Round 9 Summary Report includes test results for recessed downlights, 2’x2’ troffers and [...]

Legislation + Regulation, Products + Technology

Toshiba Ceases Manufacture of Incandescent Lamps

PC World has reported that Toshiba has ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs after 120 years of making them. The company will focus on energy-efficient products such as LED. Get the story here.

Construction + Economy, Energy + Environment

ASHRAE Launches Pilot Building Energy Labeling Program

A new program to inform building owners and operators, tenants and prospective buyers on the energy use of buildings, similar to a nutrition label on food or miles per gallon ratings on cars, has recently been launched to encourage the building industry to find ways to cut energy use and costs. The Building Energy Quotient [...]

Lighting Industry

Revlon Photoready Makeup Promises Cure for Bad Lighting

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Education + Resources, LED + SSL

2010 DOE Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop to be Held April 21-22, 2010

The 2010 DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D workshop will be held at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA, on April 21-22. * Learn about SSL manufacturing trends in Asia, Europe and the U.S. * Explore the impact of infrastructure on global manufacturing decisions * Examine the discipline of design for manufacturing * Assess U.S. [...]

Energy + Environment, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

ENERGY STAR Proves Vulnerable to Easy Fraud

Now you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers and businesses rely on the EPA/DOE ENERGY STAR program to identify energy-saving products that will perform as well or better than non-energy-saving products. The program is promoted through tax [...]

People

People: Zumtobel AG Appoints Harald Sommerer as New CEO

Harald Sommerer was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Zumtobel AG and will succeed Andreas Ludwig as the CEO of Zumtobel AG effective May 1, 2010.

Energy + Environment

Amory Lovins on Weaning the U.S. Off Oil

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