The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new study addressing the potential environmental impacts from landfill disposal of three light-source technologies used in residential homes: incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and ...
LED lighting products are the EU Safety Directive – Low Voltage Directive (LVD Directive) jurisdiction, on entering the EU market, identifies the CE mark, you must consider the relevant standards under the LVD directive. ...
Mexico's Ministry of Energy issued on 22 June, 2012 a mandatory technical regulation (NOM-030-ENER-2012) that establishes new minimum energy efficiency standards, test procedures, sampling, conformity assessment and labelling requirements ...
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Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on ‘GaN on GaN’ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has received the ‘red dot award: product design 2013’ for its ...
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A number of LED lamps manufactured by Lighting Science Group are the subject of an official recall due to potential fire risk, although the relevant manufacturing issues were resolved in March 2011. Lighting Science Group Corp. (LSGC), an ...
The University of Georgia has been in the forefront of evaluating alternative lighting systems. In their study, comparisons were made among conventional incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps, cold cathode and LED bulbs in poultry ...
A company which works with some of the largest retailers and electrical distributors in the world supplying private label and branded compact fluorescent, halogen and LED lamps has moved its European headquarters to Corby in the UK, further ...
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Continuing to expand its offerings of based LEDs for industrial controls and retrofit panel mount applications, LEDtronics introduces 22mm and 30mm direct incandescent-replacement RPLH Series Panel LED Pilot Lamps and Holders. The RPLH ...
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced that it will introduce an innovative new thermal management silicone technology for light emitting diode (LED) lamps and luminaires at ...
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High-efficacy LEDs will target applications such as LED-based fluorescent-tube retrofit lamps, directional applications such as downlights, and Edison-base retrofit lamps. Samsung has reached the 160-lm/W efficacy level in a 5000K CCT ...
Soraa has received the prestigious “red dot award: product design 2013” for its full-visible-spectrum SORAA VIVID LED MR16 lamp. The red dot is the international prize for high design quality. The competition’s jury only ...
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that it will introduce an innovative new thermal management silicone technology for light emitting diode (LED) lamps and luminairesat ...
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Pall Corp of Port Washington, NY, USA has introduced its Gaskleen High-Bright purifiers to remove molecular contaminants from ammonia used in the manufacture of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB-LEDs). According to the firm, the ...
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While many people will now be familiar with the words 'energy-efficiency', 'cost-effectiveness' and 'return on investment' being batted back and forth when it comes to discussing the pros and cons of LED lighting, there may be other added ...
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Dramatically falling costs and improvements in efficiency are driving increased sales of light emitting diode (LED) lamps for street lighting. Costs have fallen as much as 50% over the past two years and are expected to continue falling. By ...
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