UK - West London-based rental company, Entec Sound & Light were asked to supply lighting, trussing and rigging for a high profile one off concert by Malaysian Chinese superstar Fish Leong at Wembley Arena. Entec was working for the show's ...
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Czech Republic - As Robe Lighting's head office and production facilities are located not far from Ceský Krumlov where Showlight is being held this May 18-21, the Robe team is offering all Showlight 2013 attendees a special visit to ...
The California Lighting Technology Center at the University of California, Davis, helped prompt the California Energy Commission to include quality criteria for LED replacement lamps in its first-in-the-nation energy efficiency directive on ...
LED specialist Light Planet has been commended in two categories at this years prestigious Rushlight Awards. The Rushlight Awards recognise the leading clean technology developers in the UK and Ireland. Light Planet were commended in both ...
Sharp Microelectronics Europe has announced some new Mini Zenigata COB LEDs with higher forward voltage, and SSL evaluation kits for recently announced Mega Zenigata LEDs. Sharp Microelectronics continues to expand its packaged LED ...
Bridgelux has appointed Brad Bullington as its new CEO, Marl and Bivar have formed a global alliance, KaiStar has ordered more LED manufacturing systems from Veeco, and Lextar has completed its merger with Wellypower. Bridgelux appoints new ...
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Eleven German companies and research institutions have completed the So-Light project, supported by the German Ministry of Education and Research. An OLED project supported to the tune of EUR 14.7 million (US$19.88 million) by the German ...
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Research predicts the impact of LED-based roadway lighting that provides improved visibility in terms of the reduction in night-time accidents in intersections. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and ...
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PriDE, a joint venture between Interserve and SSE Contracting that performs real-estate management and provides construction services, has installed SSL hangar lighting at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, UK in order to save energy and provide a ...
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Gigastorage, in order to reflect increases in cost of polysilicon by US$1.5/kg to US$16-17/kg, has hiked prices for its solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers to US$0.8 for models with energy conversion rates of 17-17.1% and above ...
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China-based makers of solar wafers and cells have to pay cash or issue credit letters to procure materials, but need to wait when it comes time for them to get payment on products from downstream customers. There are examples of makers ...
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MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based Sino-American Sapphire (SAS) stated that the price of polysilicon is likely to return to a reasonable level in China because China's government may announce a preliminary result on the anti-dumping and ...
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Taiwan-based sapphire wafer makers, viewing that LED demand is unlikely to grow to, have started looking to have sapphire wafers adopted as protection covers for iPhone 5 cameras. Several smartphone vendors including Taiwan-based HTC and ...
The managing director of Trilux has been elected as president of LightingEurope, the new industry consortium of European lighting companies and national associations. LightingEurope, the new organization representing the lighting industry ...
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USA - The Long Reach Long Riders and The ESTA Foundation will host their annual raffle to benefit Behind the Scenes at the USITT Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 21-23 March. This year's raffle will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ...
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