LED + SSL

So LED traffic lights save 90% energy, but run too cool to melt snow, which is believed to have caused some accidents. Snow obscuring the signal happens very infrequently, but nonetheless, one has to wonder where and how the ball got dropped on this, what the solution is, and whose responsibility it is to be [...]

The Department of Energy has completed Round 9 of product testing through the the SSL CALiPER testing program. A summary of the results is now available for download here. Round 9 focused mainly recessed downlights, 2×2 troffers and flat panel fixtures, linear replacement lamps and small replacement lamps MR16, PAR and R lamps, A-lamps and [...]

I just discovered General Electric’s nifty blog and learned about a big sale of LED lighting systems to more than 8,000 Starbucks stores, replacing existing incandescent and halogen lamps. So far, Starbucks has completed installation in more than 1,000 stores and will expand to international stores in March 2010. It’s all part of Starbucks’ goal [...]

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick If you’ve ever shopped for white paint, you know there’s not just one universal white, but hundreds of different shades. White paint can be bold and bright, have hints of yellow or blue, or have subtleties that are hard [...]

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), with support from the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC), has announced that LEDucation IV will take place on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in New York City. More than 1,000 lighting design community members are expected to attend seminars led by LED experts to [...]

LED-Linear North America, Toronto – LED-Linear GmbH has announced the creation of LED Linear North America. LED-Linear North America will operate as an independent entity with representatives available in every major market in both the United States and Canada. Upon launch, more than 20 major Canadian and American territories have been introduced to LED Linear [...]

On Business Week Magazine’s website, this interesting item: East Japan Rail spent $170,000 in October to install special LED lighting on 29 station platforms along one of its busiest routes. The reason? They believe the blue light will reduce suicides of people jumping on the tracks. Check it out here.

Philips and Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Acuity Brands to access Philips’ LED-based patent portfolio. Philips makes its patent portfolio for LED systems and controls available via a licensing program to third parties in order to foster industry growth. The agreement will apply to worldwide sales [...]

A team of leading architects and engineers has unveiled designs for The Cloud–a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed of a “cloud” of inflatable, LED-light-emitting spheres, would create a spatial, three-dimensional display in the skies of London, fed by real time information from all [...]