Packaged LEDs on brink of general lighting take-over 11 Oct 2013 Analysts at IHS expect market to double to $7.1 billion over next three years. Unit sales of packaged LEDs for general lighting are set to triple between now and 2016 as ...
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Lighting Science launched Definity Digital™, the world’s first line of biologically-corrected lighting with products specifically designed to improve sleep, support natural melatonin production, boost alertness, accelerate plant ...
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Getting Energy Star certified is no small feat. Companies that work towards this accreditation (and when we say work, well its hard work and a ton of paperwork) can take years to get through some of the red tape that Energy Star requires ...
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Rapid LED price drops for LED bulbs have driven up penetration rates, according to the latest CLSA Asia- Pacific Markets report . Chinese LED lighting market penetration rates for 2014 are expected to increase to 15 percent from 3 percent ...
The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced on October 9 that Cree won the retailer's 2013 Innovation Award for its LED light bulb. The annual award recognizes the most revolutionary new products that provide ...
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Based in Cambridge, UK, Cambridge Chemical is a key technology player in the production of high purity metal organic chemicals used in the laser market. Albemarle plans to continue producing these specialty products at Cambridge Chemical's ...
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LED lighting, LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has earned ENERGY STAR qualification for its soft-white Cree LED Bulbs. ENERGY STAR qualification signifies that these Cree LED bulbs now qualify for incentive ...
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Lowered LED bulb prices by Cree in 2013 proved effective. The low price policy not only successfully drove sales for LED bulbs but also lead to stock prices doubling for 2013. Goldman Sachs newest report lists four major reasons for its ...
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Background The University of Dayton, located in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., is the largest private university in the state of Ohio. Managing the energy consumption of a university that large is no easy feat, but that’s exactly what is asked ...
Many consumers are shying away from LED lighting due to potential harm blue LED bulbs can have on the retina of the eye. The media has even confused blue lights emitted from blue-ray and blue LED light. So what exactly are blue LEDs then? ...
GE Lighting’s Chief Innovation Manager, Tom Boyle, discusses how GE is working to provide the modern consumer with LED lighting solutions that are affordable and intuitive. (Photo courtesy of GE) GE Lighting has worked with major ...
Global 40W equiv. LED bulb Average Selling Price (ASP) increased slightly by 1.7% in August 2013 to US$ 15.7, according to a recent bulb retail survey conducted by LEDinside, a research subsidiary of Trendforce. Global introduction of new ...
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The LED package market value reached US$ 12.5 billion in 2013, and projected to grow at a Year-over-Year growth rate of 7% to US$ 13.39 billion in 2014, according to the latest LEDinside research report. Tablets and smartphone backlight ...
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This week Walmart has pushed LED manufacturers into hot water as it releases a US$ 9 LED bulb line, while German manufacturer Osram slashed 900 jobs in the U.S. as part of its restructure plan. Goldman Sachs on the other hand has remained ...
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Just one day after Walmart announced working with GE to sell US$ 10 LED bulbs, the retailer has gotten even more aggressive in its push to make LED lights available to all. The retailer is launching a new line of in-house LED bulbs to be ...