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As part of the 2008 World Expo, interactive floor designer Sensacell has built a 250 square foot installation from 1000 of their LED panels. Covered in strong, architectural glass, the floor responds to pressure by lighting up. And while that alone doesn't sound all that exciting, the system tracks the pressure over time, allowing users to create a transient series of footprints
Universities around the world are switching to
LED lighting to help save energy, reduce costs and
protect the environment.The LED University™ program
is an international community of universities working to accelerate
the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs. Goals include:
• Increase energy savings
• Protect the environment
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Provide a better quality of
light for improved visibility
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A wide variety
of organizations have discovered how LED lighting
technology can reduce energy and maintenance costs.LED lighting is currently being used in workplace installations, including:
- Overhead lighting for conference rooms and office spaces
- Recessed lighting for hallways, bathrooms, breakrooms, and more
- Exterior lighting for parking lots, walkways and entrances
Check out the featured installations and discover the potential savings achieved by installing state-of-the-art LED lighting.
Learn how LED lighting is lowering lighting costs for a variety of workplaces:
Dragon-shaped water fountains in Olympic Park brightened by OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Tong Fang joined hands to illuminate the elegant dragon-shaped water fountains in Beijing’s Olympic Park with OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs.
Tong Fang Co. Ltd. installed its dragon-shaped water fountains,
located along the northeast side of the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube
in the Olympic Park, in July of this year.
The fountains were outfitted
with OSRAM Golden DRAGON with lens and enhanced Thinfilm LED
components, providing the “Dragon” with its characteristic golden glow.
The partnership marks OSRAM’s continued efforts to be the leader and top innovator in China’s LED market, as well as to provide support for China as it prepares to host the largest sporting event in the world.
Two impressive dragons team up
Tong Fang turned to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors for its leading-edge LED
technology, but the partnership may have a deeper, if coincidental,
Chinese connection as well: two dragons, OSRAM's Golden DRAGON LED
lamps and Tong Fang's “dragon fountain”, working together to show
strong support for Beijing’s Olympic Games.
Projects like the dragon-shaped fountains reflect the expanding
opportunities customers find to create interesting and original LED
solid-state lighting applications.
More than 600 meters long, the
“Dragon” is formed by thousands of tiny water jets arranged in a long,
gentle curve cutting through the Olympic Park, comprising a river
stretching two kilometers long. The dynamic jets launch water columns
as high as six meters, creating a kind of rolling wave, like the body
of a dragon as it glides through the air. At the base of each column,
mounted 10cm underwater, a lamp containing 24 OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs
radiates yellow light upwards to a height of 15 meters, illuminating
the “dragon” for four to five hours every evening.
Altogether 1,920 lamps containing 46,080 Golden DRAGON LEDs help bring the dragon fountain to life.
“The first time Tong Fang discussed their idea for the dragon fountain with us, I knew OSRAM had to be involved, as it was a perfect opportunity for us to show the versatility, efficiency and advanced technology behind our Golden DRAGON LEDs. This kind of innovative and creative thinking is precisely how we aim to revolutionize the lighting industry in China and the rest of the world,” says Dr. Alfred Felder, CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Asia.
The OSRAM Golden DRAGON advantages
Tong Fang ultimately chose to work with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
because of the benefits inherent to using the Golden DRAGON with lens
and enhanced OSRAM Thinfilm LED technology.
The Golden DRAGON LEDs come with one of
the narrowest viewing angle
integrated lenses in the industry (just
20°), taking up less space and reducing the need for secondary optics.
Furthermore, the high optical efficiency (61lm/W) of these yellow LEDs
enhances energy efficiency, while the over 50,000 hours lifespan (under
proper operating conditions) minimizes maintenance costs.
“We’ve already received extremely positive feedbacks from people who’ve witnessed the fountain in action, especially with respect to the golden color, which resonates with traditional Chinese perceptions of dragons, as they symbolize power, prosperity and celebration; and this summer is set to be one of the biggest celebrations ever,” says Miao Chen, General Manager at Tong Fang. “OSRAM, whom we’ve worked with before, has proven once again to be a highly reliable and forward-thinking partner in providing us with this solid-state lighting solution.”
OSRAM Opto Semiconductor’s golden future
Partnering with leading Chinese companies such as Tong Fang is
a key ingredient to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors recipe for developing
China’s rising LED market. As a leader in its industry, OSRAM is
continually aimed at shaping the future of lighting in China and
developing people’s perceptions and understanding of LED technology,
which has rapidly gone from niche market/high fashion to mainstream,
mass market use, and the range of solid-state lighting applications
expands day by day. By supporting local Chinese customers who wish to
turn their next-generation lighting ideas into a reality, OSRAM Opto
Semiconductor is confident that the China LED market will continue to
flourish for years to come.
To know more innovative LED applications, please visit www.osram-os.com.
About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Santa Clara (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world. In the 2007 fiscal year (to the end of September) OSRAM Opto Semiconductors employed more than 4000 people and achieved sales totaling EUR520 million. For more information go to www.osram-os.com.
About Tong Fang Co. Ltd.
Tong Fang brings its own core technologies to the use in expanding the information industry and the establishment of industrial applications. These are also used to serve the growing informational needs of the national economy, to drive the growing informational needs of societal and city planners and to improve the capabilities of intelligent technology in people’s daily lives. In the area of integrated city management, Tong Fang is the first to provide an e-city service; in the area of improving the intelligence of everyday digital products, Tsinghua Tong Fang is developing the total solution for intelligent home and technologically advanced communities. For more information go to http://www.thtf.com.cn
Event producers looking to make a big splash with lighting — while leaving as small a carbon footprint as possible — can now turn to Kinetic Lighting, Inc., to help meet their goal.
The company is offering customers a new "green" package of ecofriendly production services.
The lighting component of these packages replaces conventional fixtures with a complete LED system, significantly improving energy efficiency over traditional lighting equipment. Kinetic's all-LED lighting also eliminates the need for large dimming equipment, copperheavy power cables, and wasteful color filters.
For events that still require additional power, Kinetic's green packages can include biodiesel generators. Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative to regular diesel made from domestic, renewable resources.
Partnerships with other suppliers allow Kinetic to offer solar-powered roof and audio systems. Kinetic Lighting's eco-friendly services to clients are an outgrowth of its own corporate green program.<
The company recycles all of its metal, paper, plastic and electronic waste and is converting its office lighting to LED fixtures. Kinetic is also in the process of incorporating biodiesel fuel into its vehicle fleet.
"We believe businesses should play a significant role in safeguarding our planet's scarce resources," said Daniel Bortz, Kinetic's Chairman. "Implementing environmentally-friendly programs for both our clients and ourselves is one of the ways we can accomplish this."
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