LED + SSL

Outdoor lighting is a critical component for communities because it can provide visibility, promote a sense of security, deter crime and attract economic activity. Its selection and implementation have to be carefully considered, however, to optimize energy efficiency while minimizing undesirable effects, such as glare. Because new light source technologies promising greater efficiency are now [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced plans to offer a comprehensive portfolio of energy-efficient lighting fixtures for commercial and residential use. The SYLVANIA fixture line is the latest expansion of the company’s solid state lighting portfolio, which includes LED modules, power supplies, controls, lighting services and the number one line of LED retrofits in North America. “With [...]

The Department of Energy (DOE) is partnering with the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) to offer a series of free one-day workshops on solid-state lighting technology titled, “Fact Versus Fiction: SSL Technology.” The workshops, led by experts in the field, are intended to help lighting designers and other industry participants to know where and [...]

GE Lighting is developing a 60W replacement LED bulb that meets the specifications for the Department of Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting (L Prize) competition. GE recently submitted a letter of intent to the Department of Energy to enter the competition. “Our L Prize journey is inspired by the challenge to deliver advanced technology in a [...]

The Philips EnduraLED A21 17W light bulb is a replacement for the 75W incandescent general-service lamp, designed to reduce energy consumption by about 80 percent and last up to 25 times longer. The product uses Philips’s LUXEON LEDs and has also been developed to meet or exceed ENERGY STAR qualifications for an LED-based replacement for [...]

Philips and Trilux GmbH recently announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Trilux to access Philips’ patent portfolio as made available in the Philips LED Luminaire licensing program. “As a top European luminaire supplier in the general illumination field, Trilux is very pleased to have found a renowned partner in Philips for [...]

Available in 4- and 6-in. apertures, Portfolio’s LED Downlight and Wall Wash family features a diffused optical system that provides good light control and low-aperture brightness while delivering 50+ lumens/W. Lumen packages range from 900 to 1,300 lumens (4 in.) and 1,000 to 1,500 lumens (6 in.) with color temperatures of 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and [...]

In what I thought was one of the major highlights of LIGHTFAIR, GE unveiled a new family LED edge-lit fixtures. These recessed and suspended fixtures feature an ultra-thin “light guide” with built-in LED technology to gain longer life, slimmer profile, innovative form factors, better control such as full dimming capability and unmatched architectural styling. As [...]

Philips recently announced that the company has entered into a patent license agreement with Cooper Industries. The license provides Cooper with full access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies that Philips makes available to the lighting industry through its LED Luminaire and Retrofit Bulb licensing program. This license agreement with Cooper follows earlier agreements between [...]