LED + SSL

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

An article I wrote about LED outdoor lighting was published in the August 2009 issue of TED Magazine. TED is the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) and is read by the nation’s electrical distributor community. A number of LED outdoor products, selected by the editors of TED for an attached [...]

Lara Cordell, LC, LEED-AP is director of technology for national lighting distributor Wiedenbach-Brown Co., Inc., for which I produce an annual lighting magazine for large corporate end-users called ENLIGHTEN. I had the pleasure of interviewing Lara, who is a lighting designer by training and one of the most knowledgeable people you’ll meet, for an article [...]

Happy Easter!

LED company Lunera Lighting has announced the expansion of its sales channel to include a comprehensive regional network. Lunera’s sales network is now nationwide and includes the following companies; The Dulanski Group (New York), Associated Lighting Representatives (N. California), Sesco Lighting (Florida), Chicago Lighting (Illinois), and Performance Lighting Systems (S. California). Click here to learn [...]