It’s no longer news that LED technology dominates advances in the lighting industry and, consequently, the most advanced products displayed at Lightfair international 2012 (LFI). But the directions the technology takes us… will we continue to shoehorn LEDs into existing shaped and ceiling plans? Or will the unique form factors and operating ...
July 17–19, 2012 Wyndham Grand Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA The solid state lighting market is changing rapidly. Higher performance and lower prices are accelerating market adoption. Changes are happening so quickly, if you analyzed SSL options 12 months ago, your conclusions are likely out of date. Yet SSL is often not a drop-in, one-for-one ...
Responding to three individually filed exception requests, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has postponed by 2 years – to July 14, 2014 – the “phase-out” date for 700-series T8 general-service fluorescent lamps (GSFLs) manufactured by GE Lighting (GE); OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc. (OSI); and Philips Lighting Company (Philips). The lamps ...
Fifty-three commercial LED indoor lighting products were recognized for excellence by the fourth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition. The results were announced May 10, 2012 at Lightfair International in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering ...
LIGHTFAIR International (LFI), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, opened at the Las Vegas Convention Center May 9—its 23rd edition. Thousands of attendees flooded the exhibit hall ready to discover the most innovative products on the largest trade show floor in LFI history. LFI 2012 ...
August 13, 2012 Acuity Brands Lighting Center for Light and Space, New York City The Lighting Research Center presents Capturing the Lighting Edge, a seminar series for manufacturers and entrepreneurs aimed at applying latest technologies and practices to foster growth of lighting businesses. New federal and state energy legislation is ...
OLEDs are semiconductors that emit light when electricity is applied, but unlike LEDs, OLEDs are made from organic, carbon-based materials. Attracting investment across the globe, OLED is one of the most promising next-generation lighting technologies, despite its multiple challenges. Very different from LED point sources, OLED lighting devices ...
The US Department of Energy recognized six research and development project teams at its ninth annual Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, Transformations in Lighting, in Atlanta. The 3-day event brought together nearly 300 researchers, manufacturers, and other industry insiders and observers interested in keeping up-to-date on the latest solid ...
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), representing more than 95 percent of the US lighting manufacturing industry, expressed concern over Congressional action late last year regarding lighting standards established in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), the so-called light bulb ban. In December, ...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final report from a demonstration of LED technology in ornamental post-top street lights, conducted in Sacramento, CA. Results indicate that none of the LED street lights evaluated could match the performance of the existing 100W HPS luminaires. This pilot project evaluated four different LED ...