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TORRANCE, CA --   Energy-efficient T8/bi-pin LED lighting tubes are the latest fluorescent-replacement LED lighting products LEDtronics announces adds to its green-technology lineup.

LEDtronics
® series LED48T8-288-001W bi-pin LED fits into standard G13 bases and is designed to directly replace conventional T8 fluorescent tubes that provide general lighting for commercial, residential and architectural lighting applications. The 48" long white tubes provide the equivalent light output of 24 to 32-watt fluorescent lamps while consuming less than a maximum of 19 watts. In addition, the LED48T8 tubes run on a wide voltage range of 100 to 290 volts AC.

When it comes to rated life, the LEDtronics series LED48T8 really shines.

50,000 hours and more!

While conventional fluorescent lamps typically have a rated life in the range 8,000 to 24,000 hours, the LED48T8 lamps boast an operating life of 50,000 hours and more -- 5.7 years of continuous light. Furthermore, since the LED lights produce so little wasted heat, the temperature inside the fixture does not build up as it does with conventional fluorescent tubes.

The sturdy construction of a UV-resistant polycarbonate housing over the LED tube provides increased protection (no glass to break) and shielding against many environmental effects, allowing them to be placed in locations where typical lights would be more vulnerable to the elements. 

Hot and Cold Temperature Applications

LEDs perform well in temperatures from -35C° to +45C°, making them ideal for applications subject to frequent on-off cycling, such as garages and basements, while the aluminum back cover helps with better heat dissipation and a longer lifetime for the LEDs.

The LEDtronics LED48T8 lights deliver up to 1,342 lumens at a color temperature of 5000K (pure daylight white) and 1,072 lumens at a color temperature of 3000K (warm white), compared to the average 810 lumens for equivalent conventional fluorescent tubes. They provide a brightness of up to 429 maximum foot candela across a 114-degree beam pattern, with an impressive CRI of 80.

Other benefits of LEDs over fluorescents include: Quick and easy installation to minimize retrofit costs; no ballast and starter needed, thus no radio frequency to interfere with radio and television signals; instant, full-strength lightup; no buzzing or flickering; and directional distribution of light--good for interior task lighting.

Solid-state design renders LEDs impervious to shock, vibration, frequent switching and environmental extremes. Savings from reduced maintenance costs and downtime quickly return the capital investment expenditure, making them as friendly to the environment as they are to the operating budget. The positive environmental impacts of LED lights additionally come from the consistent, reduced power consumption, long service life, high-quality light, and cold temperature operation, with the corresponding reduction in greenhouse gases and the reduced waste from fewer replacements. Unlike conventional fluorescent bulbs, LED lights are not disposed of as hazardous waste at end of life.

The LEDtronics LED48T8 tubes comply with RoHS--the lead-free and mercury-free directive, as well as the CE safety assurance. They emit no infrared or ultraviolet radiation, and effectively reduce light pollution, being compatible with the international "dark skies" initiative.

The LED48T8-288-001W Premium 4-ft (1200mm) Tube Lights come in two colors: Warm White (SIW) and Pure Daylight White (TPW). Other viewing angles, tube lengths and a variety of LED colors are available for OEM customers. Large-quantity discounts are available for qualified distributors. Availability is stock to 6 weeks.


Natural and Warm White Colored Light

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Energy Reform Forum at the White House

The investor coalition Ceres and the Clean Economy Network organized a clean energy debate forum at the White House in October 2009 including corporate executives from more than 100 companies, representing a wide variety of industries including renewable energy, information technology and athletic apparel. The business leaders met with Senators and representatives of the White House.

The companies that attended the forum were:

1 Block off the Grid/Virgance, Inc., CA
A123Systems, MA
Accio Energy, MI
Adecco Government Solutions, VA
Advanced Energy Panels, NY
Agri-Tech Producers, LLC, SC
AHL-TECH, OH
Akeena Solar, CA
Algaeventure Systems, OH
Ameresco, DC
American Electric Power, OH
Archer Construction, MT
Arkansas Business Leaders for a Clean Energy
Economy, AR
Baker & McKenzie LLP, DC
Baldwin Ridge Consulting, LLC, VA
BetterWorld Telecom, VA
BlackCreek Group, VA
Blue Hill Partners LLC, PA
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, VA
Burdins Renewable energy, ME
Business Council for Sustainable Energy, DC
Calvert Asset Management Company, MD
Calvert Group, Ltd., MD
Carbon War Room, NY
Carbonetworks Corporation, CA
Christensen Global Strategies, LLC, DC
Clean Edge, CA
Climate Solutions, WA
Clipper Windpower, CA
COENCO Inc., AR
Conservation Services Group, MA
DAK Renwable Energy, SD
Earth Aid Enterprises, DC
eBay, CA
Ecoventures 1, CA
Efficiency First, MD
EKO Asset Management Partners, NY
ElectronVault, inc., CA
Element Partners, PA
Energy Coordinating Agency, PA
Entergy Corporation, LA
Environmental Defense Fund, DC
Equator LLC, NY
Equilibrium Capital, CO
Expansion Capital Partners, NY
Fisher Coachworks, MI
FLS Energy, NC
Foraker, CO
Four Corners Solar, CO
Gaelectric, North America, MT
Gamesa, PA
Glacier Guides/Montana Raft, MT
Global Solar Center, NY
Green Harvest Technology, MN
Green Water Consulting, CA
Greenfire Development, NC
GreenOrder, NY
GreenScience Exchange, CA
GreenVolts, Inc., CA
Hara, CA
Harvest Moon Partners, WA
Heston Wind, WI
Hewlett-Packard Company, DC
Home Performance Washington, WA
Illumination Renewables LLC, NC
ImageTree Corporation, WV
ImbuTec, PA
Imperium Renewables, Inc, WA
Independent Power Systems, MT
INEOS Bio, IL
Infinia Corporation, WA
Interstate Traveler Company, MI
Inventive Development, Inc., PA
Johnson Controls, DC
Jones Lang LaSalle, IL
K&L Gates LLP, CA
Komax Solar, PA
Lennox International, Inc., TX
Levi Strauss & Co., CA
Limbach Facility Services, PA
LivingHomes, CA/NC
M.J. Bradley & Associates, LLC, MA
Mann Plumbing/Solar Energy Systems, IN
Mariah Power, MI/NV
McKinstry, WA
MDV -- Mohr, Davidow Ventures, CA
Melink Corporation, OH
MissionPoint Capital Partners, CT
Montana Sustainable Building Systems, MT
Nanosolar, CA
Natel Energy, Inc., CA
National Grid, DC
National Venture Capital Association, VA
Natural Power Concepts, HI
New Energy Finance, MI
NGEN Partners, DC
Nike, DC
North Face, CA
NRDC, FL
Nth Power, CA
Object Management Group, NJ
Orbit Energy, Inc., NC
Osage Bio Energy, VA
Outpost Solar, TN
Pacific Carbon Exchange, CA
Pacific Crest Securities, OR
Pacific Gas and Electric Comapny, CA
Pax, NH
Pegasus Sustainable Century Merchant
Bank/Lighting Science Group, NY
Phanes Solar, a Division of Capial Communications, MT
PowerHouse/ The Garage, MT
Principle Power, WA
Project Green America, MD
PSEG, NJ
PSi, NC
Quinn Gillespie & Assoc, DC
Recycled Energy Development, LLC, IL
Renaissance Lighting, VA
Resolve Capital, CA
Ridgewood Capital, CA
Rive Technology, Inc, MA
Rockwell Collins, VA
SAIC, VA
Schiller Consulting, CA
Seagrass Recovery, FL
Serious Materials, CA
Seventh Generation, VT
Sharp Solar, CA
Shell, DC
SJF Ventures, NC
Sky WindPower, CO
SoCore Energy, IL
SoCore Energy, IL
Solazyme, Inc., CA
Solena Group, Inc., DC
Soltherm/Vanir Energy, NC
Spectrum Consulting, CA
Sponsored by Interstate Traveler, VA
Spring Ventures, CA
State of AR/Lilly's, AR
Stoel Rives LLP, WA
Sun Microsystems, MA
Sungevity, CA
SunRise Solar Inc., IN
Sustainable Future, TN
SVB Financial Group, CA
Symantec, DC
SynGest Inc., CA
TAS, TX
TechVision21, DC
The Building Doctors, CA
The Dow Chemical Company, MI
The Freshwater Trust, OR
The Pacific Carbon Exchange, CA
The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, SC
Tioga Energy, Inc., NY
Tree Hugger's Consulting, AR
United Fisherman of Alaska, AL
United Solar Ovonic, MI
Virgin America Inc., CA
Vortex Advisors LLC, NJ
Vox Energy Solutions, PA
Weber Shandwick, WA
Wellford Energy Advisors, DC
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, CA
WindPole Ventures, MA
Winds of Change Leaseholding, LLC, AR
Wolfensohn & Co., NY
Workhouse, CA
World's Greenest Building, OR
WSGR, DC
ZeaChem, CO

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Market Projections for LED Lights = $5 Billion in 2012

A report released by Strategies Unlimited entitled LED lighting Fixtures -Market Analysis and Forecast provides a detailed assessment of the market drivers and challenges faced by the LED lighting fixture industry in penetrating the general illumination market.

The report  provides application analyses and forecasts for nine lighting market segments through 2012.

Through 2007, LED lighting applications included niche markets such as

  • exit signs
  • architectural lighting
  • accent and decorative lighting
  • entertainment lighting
  • ...many of which used red, green, and blue LEDs.

Market Growth of White LED Fixtures

However, white LED fixtures have begun to capture a strong market position in selected applications such as consumer portable lighting (e.g. flashlights, headlamps) and solar landscape lighting , and more recently have begun to be used on a limited basis in applications such as retail display lighting, commercial and industrial lighting, and outdoor area lighting.

In 2008, white LED fixtures accounted for just over 50%
of the total LED lighting fixture market.

The penetration of white LED lighting fixtures into general illumination applications will accelerate when such fixtures offer quantifiable energy and cost savings relative to the use of conventional light sources.

Performance Gains = Efficacy = Market Gains

In recent years, LED technology has made impressive performance gains, which in turn have improved the efficacy of LED lighting fixtures.

The Holy Grail of Performance:  100 lumens per watt

In the forecast period 2008-2012 white LED fixtures will make gains in market share as the best commercially available high-performance white LEDs move beyond luminous efficacies of 100 lumens per watt.

Further improvements in designing fixtures that can optimize LED operation are expected to drive the growth in LED lighting fixture market. Both recessionary pressures and mass manufacturing of LED lighting fixtures will further reduce the cost of manufacturing.

Opportunity Will Be In General Illumination Applications

As the LED lighting market grows beyond single color and color-changing applications into general illumination applications such as

  • residential
  • commercial
  • off-grid applications,
  • ultimately into outdoor area applications,

...it is forecast to exceed $5 billion in 2012 , corresponding to a CAGR of 28% from 2008-2012.

By then it will be only be the beginning for the ultimate replacement of conventional light sources, including high-efficiency fluorescent and HID fixtures. However, many challenges face the LED industry to accomplish that goal, all of which are discussed in the report.

LED Lighting Fixtures - Market Analysis and Forecast is available for immediate delivery from Strategies Unlimited.


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The incandescent bulb is turning into a case study of the way government mandates can spur innovation.

Despite a decade of campaigns by the government and utilities to persuade people to switch to energy-saving compact fluorescents, incandescent bulbs still occupy an estimated 90 percent of household sockets in the United States. Aside from the aesthetic and practical objections to fluorescents, old-style incandescents have the advantage of being remarkably cheap.

"There's a massive misperception that incandescents are going away quickly," said Chris Calwell, a researcher with Ecos Consulting who studies the bulb market. "There have been more incandescent innovations in the last three years than in the last two decades."

The first bulbs to emerge from this push, Philips Lighting's Halogena Energy Savers, are expensive compared with older incandescents. They sell for $5 apiece and more, compared with as little as $ .25 for standard bulbs.

But they are also 30% more efficient than older bulbs. Philips says that a 70-watt Halogena Energy Saver gives off the same amount of light as a traditional 100-watt bulb and lasts about three times as long, eventually paying for itself.

The line, for now sold exclusively at Home Depot and on Amazon.com, is not as efficient as compact fluorescent light bulbs, which can use 75 percent less energy than old-style bulbs. But the Energy Saver line is finding favor with consumers who dislike the light from fluorescent bulbs or are bothered by such factors as their slow start-up time and mercury content.

"Due to the 2007 federal energy bill that phases out inefficient incandescent light bulbs beginning in 2012, we are finally seeing a race" to develop more efficient ones, said Noah Horowitz, senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Some of the leading work is under way at a company called Deposition Sciences here in Santa Rosa. Its technology is a key component of the new Philips bulb line.

The big three lighting companies -- General Electric, Osram Sylvania and Philips -- are all working on the technology, as is Auer Lighting of Germany and Toshiba of Japan.

A third technology, bulbs using light-emitting diodes, promises remarkable gains in efficiency but is still expensive. Prices can exceed $100 for a single LED bulb, and results from a government testing program indicate such bulbs still have performance problems.

That suggests that LEDs -- though widely used in specialized applications like electronic products and, increasingly, street lights -- may not displace incumbent technologies in the home any time soon.


Read More:  NY Times


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Luminus Supplies LEDs for Portable Projection Systems

US-based LED manufacturer Luminus Devices has revealed that its devices are being used by a number of projector manufacturers, including BenQ, LG Electronics and Coretronics.


LED illumination is helping the front projector market evolve by eliminating the size, heat, fragility, and lifespan issues commonly associated with mercury arc lamps.  Such improvements have created a new class of small, light, ultra-portable "pocket projectors" that promise to benefit business travelers and consumers by enabling instant projection rooms anywhere at anytime.

BenQ mini projector
BenQ's new Joybee mini projector, powered by the PT-39 PhlatLight LED chipset from Luminus, is designed for traveling professionals, gamers and other mobile system enthusiasts. The chipset is designed specifically for projection systems that use micro-displays ranging from 0.4- to 0.55-inch, and comprises individual red, green and blue LEDs. The Joybee is priced under $499
.

LG pocket projector
Also built using Luminus LEDs, the LG HS-200G pocket projector from LG Electronics weighs less than two pounds and fits in the palm of a hand. "The HS-200G is the next advancement in LG's effort to offer consumers superior picture quality for projecting presentations, games or movies anywhere," said Brian Park, Marketing Group Leader, LG Electronics.
LG uses PhlatLight LEDs to power the HS-102 pocket projector.

Coretronic data projector
Coretronic, Texas Instruments and Luminus demonstrated a new DLP-based data projector with an LED light source, which was described as the first of its kind to offer light output suitable for the classroom and boardroom.

"Powerful, affordable, long-life projectors will set the new performance standard. We are proud to be the first company to show such a system that provides the very high output business users require," says Shen Wang, President of Coretronic.

High-performance projectors from projectiondesign®
Headquartered in Fredrikstad, Norway, projectiondesign specializes in advanced, high performance DLP-based projection solutions for challenging applications in professional, business, home cinema and eCinema markets. Its FL32 projector series provides superior image quality and performance for the most demanding scientific visualization and simulation applications.


Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance, solid state lighting solutions for a variety of illumination applications previously thought impossible for solid state lighting.

Luminus Devices claims that their patented PhlatLight® LEDs products are the brightest and most versatile solid state light sources available today, redefining the solid state lighting landscape by enabling the creation of innovative new products and applications.

PhlatLight LED technology is used today in products from  global mass market consumer and specialty products companies.

Luminus maintains its corporate offices and engineering, assembly and test operations in Billerica, Massachusetts with its semiconductor foundry nearby in Woburn, Massachusetts.

www.luminus.com/



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LED Replacement Lamps - Market Analysis & Forecast 2009

Market conditions are right for the LED replacement lamp market to accelerate in the next few years, according to a new report from Strategies Unlimited. Although the market for LED replacement lamps is still in its early stages of development, lamp revenues are forecast to grow at a CAGR of 107% through 2013.

The report entitled "LED Replacement Lamps--Market Analysis and Forecast, 2009" analyzes five LED-based lamp types that are designed to replace lamps that currently populate billions of sockets:
  • A-lamps and globes
  • PAR and R lamps
  • MR 16s
  • candelabra and decorative lamps
  • linear fluorescent tubes
LED Performance Enhances Market Position


Dramatic improvements in commercially available LED performance in recent years, as well as significant cost reduction, has made it feasible to design LED lamps to offer comparable lumen output and to compete with other established lighting technologies on the basis of cost of ownership. 

The market is in a state of flux as utilities, energy efficiency organizations and customers look for optimum solutions which save energy, minimize the cost of ownership, and give acceptable quality of light.

Customers are in the process of being educated about comparing cost of ownership, rather than looking just at the initial price of lamps. 

Regulations Decrease Incandescent Market

Regulations in Europe will ban the 100W incandescent clear glass lamp starting in September 2009, and will progressively ban all inefficient incandescent lamps by 2012 and all incandescent lamps by 2016. Similarly, the Energy Information and Security Act of 2007 began the process of restricting the sale of inefficient lamps in the US.

By 2012, with a few exceptions, the result of incandescent lighting legislation will be that inefficient incandescent lamps cannot be sold.


GlacialLight replacement LED lamp
Although the awareness of these regulations is still weak in the marketplace, they will create market opportunities for LED replacement lamps.

LED Technology Outpaces CFLs

Over the next five years the advantages of LED technology over CFL will become recognized, especially with respect to the

  • quality of light
  • dimmability
  • controllability
  • lamp life
  • environmental cost of ownership

Some well-designed LED lamps already offer effective lumen efficacies that compete with CFLs.

Commercial and industrial market segments will embrace LEDs to control costs and save energy. 

In the report, the markets for five categories of replacement lamps are analyzed for market drivers and challenges, trends, units and revenues for 2008. The report also offers a five-year forecast for 2009-2013.

"LED Replacement Lamps--Market Analysis and Forecast, 2009" is available for immediate delivery from Strategies Unlimited at a price of $1,895. More information on the report is available by contacting Tim Carli, Sales Manager, at +1 650-941-3438 ext. 23, or on the Strategies Unlimited website.

Strategies Unlimited specializes in market research and has published reports on LED markets and technology since 1994. It established Strategies in Light, the first annual industry conference on HB LEDs, in 2000. The company, based in Mountain View, California, is a research unit of PennWell Corporation., which publishes over 45 periodicals, including LEDs Magazine.




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Richard Karney, Energy Star Program Manager for Solid State Lighting for the DOE, issued a memo to Energy Star Stakeholders to "address a disconcerting trend the Department is seeing in promotional materials of LED products."

Certification Mark
The confusion, deliberate or otherwise, stems from the use of the Certification Mark and the Partnership logo.

The familiar Certification Mark should be used only in conjunction with products that have received Energy Star qualification.

Meanwhile, the Energy Star Partnership logo is designed to communicate a partner's commitment to energy efficiency and to the environment and is allowed in general publications such as stationery, annual reports, and general company-related websites, says Karney. "The Partnership logo should not be used in connection with any product or component," he says. "The Certification Mark is used for qualified products only."

Partnership logo
"While Partners may use the Energy Star Partnership logo in a wide range of uses, it is not allowed to suggest, imply, or denote that a product has earned the Energy Star label," adds Karney.

The Energy Star logos are being used by certain companies to imply that their integral LED lamp products (a.k.a. replacement LED lamps) are qualified, but this cannot be the case since the Integral LED Lamp Criteria is not yet final.

Karney says that violations in the use of the Energy Star logos confuse the market and jeopardize the integrity of the Energy Star brand. Failure to use the Energy Star mark appropriately could result in the termination of an organization's partnership with the Energy Star program.

Instructions on the correct use of logos can be found at www.energystar.gov/logos,



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According to LEDs Magazine, "2008 is likely to be remembered as the Year of LED Standards, due to the publication of ANSI C78.377 (chromaticity), LM-79 (luminous flux) and LM-80 (lumen maintenance)."

Reporting on these standards trends is Kevin Dowling is the VP of innovation at Philips Color Kinetics (www.colorkinetics.com) and has been active in SSL for over 10 years. He founded and chairs the IES SSL Committee and the NEMA SSL Committee, and is a past Chairman of the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance.

The LM-80 standard describes the measurement of lumen maintenance of LED light sources including LED packages, modules and arrays (but not luminaires). Prediction of lifetime beyond the testing period is not included in the standard.

To read the full version of this article, visit the  LEDs Magazine page, where you can download FREE electronic PDF versions of all issues of LEDs Magazine.




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Canada ramps up LED technician and research education

Canada is becoming a hotbed for LED educational activities to train the next generation of lighting professionals.

SSLNet at the University of Toronto Institute of Photonics

Solid-state lighting educational strategies that include enhanced marketing activities for attracting and recruiting students into the Photonics program would help turn out additional trained graduates ready for the LED manufacturing and retail workplace. LED manufacturers in regions that are shifting their economic focus from heavy manufacturing to innovation and technology will benefit from having solid-state technicians at all levels available for jobs being created by the upsurge in demand.

MITACS ACCELERATE

MITACS ACCELERATE is a unique cost-shared internship program managed by MITACS Inc, a national research network, which connects companies, governments and community organizations with the vast research expertise in Canada's universities, from applied sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, arts, life sciences and much more.

The conduit between the partner organization, being a company, government department or agency or not-for-profit and the university is a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. Armed with the very latest tools, techniques and innovations, the intern brings a new perspective and the latest knowledge to a research challenge faced by the partner. Internship projects can be undertaken in a wide range of areas including manufacturing, technical innovation, business processes, IT, social sciences, design and many more.

MITACS ACCELERATE: www.mitacsaccelerate.ca
Photonics program at Niagara College, contact Alexander McGlashan, Coordinator of Photonics at 905.735.2211 Ext. 7513 or amcglashan@niagarac.on.ca.

More details about Canada's LED/Solid-state trends, see ledsmagazine.com

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Green Job Training Catalog of Courses & Teleconferences

California Green Solutions is building a robust catalog of professional training courses and certification programs offered by private companies and colleges. You will find this robust catalog covers business law, construction, human resources...as well as engineering and green building...and more.

Visit the Green and Sustainable Job Training Catalog at: CaliforniaGreenSolutions.com

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CREE introduces the LRP-38 LED lamp that provides a tightly-focused beam, exceptional color quality, extended life and unmatched energy-efficiency.

Designed for display and retail installations, the Cree LRP-38 is a narrow beam spotlight for use in supermarket produce displays, department stores, and museums--especially where exceptional color quality is valued. The lamp is currently being evaluated in grocery, department and furniture stores, as well as in big box retailers, where it replaced halogen and ceramic metal halide bulbs.

"The technology in Cree's LRP-38 LED lamp is by far the most promising that I have seen yet. I am pleased to see that Cree has definitely raised the bar for serious LED lamp solutions," said Brandon Melton, Corporate Purchasing Manager at Chipotle Restaurants.

The Cree LRP-38 uses Cree TrueWhite(TM) technology to generate a CRI of 92 at a color temperature of 2700K. The tightly-focused beam delivers a center beam candlepower of 4000 with a beam angle of 20 degrees. This UL-listed light is designed to replace 50W - 90W halogen PAR38 bulbs, in various applications. The input power is only 12 Watts, resulting in a total delivered minimum efficacy of 42 lumens per Watt. The lamp is designed to last 50,000 hours in open track fixtures or 35,000 in non-IC commercial recessed downlights.

The lamp has a unique optical design that maximizes the amount of light within the beam while minimizing the source brightness- so the eye is focused on the merchandise, not the light source.

With this product Cree extends the quality and performance of their award-winning LED lights into beam-controlled retrofit lamps. Neal Hunter, Cree LED Lighting president claims that "LEDs contain no harmful mercury and because they don't emit large amounts of heat, UV or infrared light, they protect what they are illuminating--everything from priceless art to fresh tomatoes. Lighting customers should sacrifice nothing in the pursuit of beautiful, energy-efficient light, and with the LRP-38, they don't have to."

The Cree LRP-38 will be sold through Cree LED Lighting sales channels and is currently shipping in volume, with high preliminary demand.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.CreeLEDLighting.com


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Cree Installs LED Lights in Pentagon

LED manufacturer Cree has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to supply over 4,200 recessed LED lights for the Pentagon, the company announced Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed.

Testing commissioned by the U.S. government determined that Cree's LR24 recessed LED lights would offer a 22 percent energy reduction compared with fluorescent lights, and save the Pentagon 140 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

The government also commissioned a cost analysis that showed the lights would yield a payback of less than four years once things like energy savings, maintenance, and the expense of properly disposing mercury-laden fluorescent bulbs were taken into account, according to Cree.

The new lighting will be installed in Wedge 5 of the Pentagon, coinciding with the major Pentagon renovation already under way in that area.

The purchase also happens to follow the advice of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan recently proposed by President-elect Barack Obama in his January 3 address.

As part of his plan to reduce reliance on foreign oil and create more jobs, President-elect Obama has suggested that the government will "renovate public buildings to make them more energy efficient."

Analysts have predicted that LED lighting will replace incandescent bulbs, making LED lighting manufacturers a bright spot to watch for within the struggling tech industry.


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Solar LED Garden Light with Copper Fixture

Now is the perfect time to install affordable eco-friendly outdoor solar lighting. The Green Home Environmental Store  offers solar lighting units online.

Outdoor Solar Light - Copper
Solar Light - Copper Outdoor

This solar powered garden light combines unique style with function, efficiency, and the easiest installation possible!

The light emits a beautiful white glow and will run up to 10 hours per night. Effectively lights up your garden, driveways, patios and walkways - making for a much safer outdoor environment.

Since its solar powered, you don't have to rip apart your garden to install electrical wiring. Installation is a snap whether placing in the ground with the shepherd hook or mounting on the wall. Wall mount included for easy attachment to the side of your home, above the mail box or the house number. Die cast aluminum material in a beautiful copper finish.

3 Rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries included. New Technology bulb - LED never needs replacement. Measures 9 inches long and 6.5 inches diameter. Hook is two feet high from ground. One Year Limited Warranty.

Features:

  • Charges by day; automatically turns on at night.
  • LED Bulb never needs replacement.
  • Die Cast Aluminum housing.
  • High capacity all weather nickel cadmium batteries easy to replace.
  • Shepherd hook and wall mount included.
Green Home Environmental Store

"Green home, Inc. first started in 1999 and has continued to succeed as the longest lasting environmental store and resource center on the internet. Located in the Richmond District of San Francisco, our main office is still technically in the original garage space, although there is a mystical spaceship atmosphere within the garage as we suspend ourselves in the endless universe of the internet in search of better ways to improve our planet." :-)

Greenhome.com


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Linear LED Fixtures from Light Emitting Designs

The Retrofit Revolution
"We see a growing momentum toward responsible energy usage--we like to call it the 'Retrofit Revolution,'" said LED-LLC CEO, Tim Taylor. "When you look at true ROI, upfront costs for LED fixtures are easily displaced by savings in long term expense, and our customers understand that. The linear series offers a nice complement to the rest of our product line."

Greener Lighting Solutions
All of LED-LLC's LED fixtures offer a green solution for new installations, and an environmentally responsible replacement for existing fluorescents. LEDs last longer, burn cooler, and deliver savings on labor, as well as energy, over time This makes a cost effective solution for any 24/7 application, and especially industrial and commercial installations that pay high prices for labor to replace bulbs that burn out frequently and leave bad impressions when not replaced in a timely manner.

Light Emitting Designs (www.led-llc.com), an innovator in LED lighting solutions for the commercial/industrial market, announces three new series of 12v LED linear fixtures now shipping through electrical distribution.

The R, S and SC series from LED-LLC include the three key features savvy lighting specialists now expect:

1) lumens above 150 per each 12" run.

2) CRI of 75 or above.

3) Three year warranty.

All lights are dimmable on the 12v side.


Available in lengths from 12 to 60 inches, in Day Light or Soft White, from 4 to 16 watts, applications include task lighting, showcase lighting, undercabinet lighting, refrigerator/freezer lighting, and illuminating architectural features.

  • "S" (Square) Series: Square (S) Extruded White Powder Coat Aluminum Housing
  • "R" (Round) Series: Round (R) Extruded Brushed Aluminum Housing Rotatable to 3600
  • "SC" (Showcase) Series: Show Case (SC) Extruded Brushed Aluminum Housing Rotatable to 3600
  • Also available: Power Supplies and Link Cables

About Light Emitting Designs:
Light Emitting Designs is a company of lighting experts with nearly a century of combined experience, providing "environmental lighting solutions" to the electrical industry throughout the US. The broad product line includes indoor and outdoor LED bulbs, linear lighting fixtures, 2' and 4' T8's, and accessories.

Light Emitting Designs
108 S Wynstone Park Drive
Suite 103
North Barrington, IL  60010
847-380-3540
www.led-llc.com


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Decorative Light Strings for Beauty and Energy Savings

If all decorative light strings sold in America this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save over 2 billion kWh per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to nearly 300,000 cars!

ENERGY STAR qualified decorative light strings — many which feature LED technology — consume 75% less energy than conventional incandescent lights strands.

Decorative Light Strings


ENERGY STAR Qualified Decorative Light Strings:

  • Can last up to 10 times longer than traditional incandescent strands.
  • Are cool to the touch, reducing the risk of fire.
  • Do not have moving parts, filaments or glass, so they are much more durable and shock-resistant than other light strings.
  • Are available in a variety of colors, shapes and lengths.
  • Come with a three-year warranty, meaning fewer light string replacements.
  • Are independently tested to meet strict lifetime and electrical requirements.
  • Products labeled for outdoor use are subjected to weathering tests.
  • Some models deliver features such as dimming or color shifting.
When you start shopping or installing your Christmas or Hoiday lighting this year...think ENERGY savings... think

ENERGY STAR rated LED decorative light strings!  You'll save at the same time you brighting your neighborhood!

 

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The California Department of Transportation has been involved with the development of LED traffic signal modules for more than a decade. The recent energy crisis played a key role in speeding up the statewide conversion from incandescent lights to LEDs.

The Institute of Transportation Engineer's Future Directions Advisory Committee (FDAC) was appointed to identify and consider the trends and issues facing the Institute and the transportation profession. The FDAC gathered and reviewed information on transportation issues and identified trends:

  • continuing increase in demand for transportation;
    • Population increases and urbanization increase traffic flows
  • traffic congestion;
    • Progarmmable controllers and LED lights can improve communications and monitor/measure and adapt to traffic congestion
  • transportation programs to help meet air quality and energy goals;
    • Think saving energy, reducing greenhouse gases and reducing wasted mileage on the streets
  • greater mix of revenue sources for transportation;
    • Think BLUE LEDs on traffic signals to identify traffic violations!
  • federal government setting the direction for transportation programs;
    • Think funding...and ubiquitious traffic communications for tourism and travelers
  • operations and demand management taking precedence over increasing capacity;
    • Less is better...especially vehicles on the road.  Less oil consumption, less congestion, less accidents, less infrastructure costs...
  • intelligent vehicle highway systems
    • Programmable systems adapt to changing conditions and can even be predictive and take immediate steps to reroute traffic, etc. 


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Manufacturers of LED Exit Signs

Manufacturers

DMF Lighting and Liton Lighting are a couple of the manufacturers of ENERGY STAR qualified exit signs in California.
DMF Lighting manufactures recessed lighting, track lighting, exit and emergency signs and industrial lighting.

Wet Location Red and Green LED AC Exit signs by Carson, CA based DMF feature an enclosure resistant to corrosive atmosphere, non-hazardous dust environments, water spray, splash and where hose downs frequently occur.  Edge-lit architectural signs provide high design features.  Additional models fit commercial and institutional facilities where emergency saving operation and long service life are required.

Liton Lighting, a subsidiary of  Los Angeles Based EEMA lighting Group, specializes in specification grade, commercial and residential recessed down lighting, and track lighting in Low Voltage, Line Voltage, Compact Fluorescent, and HID.

EEMA Industries Inc.
5461 West Jefferson Blvd, Los Angles, CA 90016
P: 323.904.0200 F: 323.904.0201

For a complete list of LED Exit Sign manufacturers, visit the ENERGY STAR website .  Energy Star maintains an Energy Star Qualified Products list for:

  • Appliances
  • Heating & Cooling
  • Home Envelope
  • Home Electronics
  • Office Equipment
  • Lighting
  • Comemrcial food Service
  • ...and Other Commercial Products.

This EPA sponsored national program provides a wide variety of information, testing and product rating services to help reduce energy consumption.  Started in the 1970s, their history is valuable for evalution and their scope is broadening to include testing of additional product categories for energy efficiency.




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Advanced traffic management systems in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado is a medium-sized city with 1,931 km (1,200 mi) of streets and 410 signalized intersections in the city's jurisdiction.

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are transforming the streets of Colorado Springs into a research laboratory for emerging ITS technologies.

Funding from an Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act program is paving the way for projects that improve traffic management and provide ITS capabilities within the roadway network. The following projects have been initiated:

  • Incident detection and management on a freeway and major arterial, incorporating video surveillance, loop detectors, and variable message signs
  • Upgrading the signal master intersection control system, improving intersection communications, and incorporating spread spectrum radio technology
  • Developing the 470I prom module for type 170 and 179 controllers
  • Establishing weather stations
  • Installing carbon monoxide monitors


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Decorative Lighting for Street Lights

Decorative street lighting options include
  • lighting bases
  • poles
  • fixtures
  • signals
  • bollards
  • banner arms
  • signs and sign holders
  • planting baskets
  • mail boxes

Street furnishings that can create a stunning theme for an entire project design.


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McCain is one of North America's largest manufacturers and suppliers of traffic signal equipment, systems, and software.

McCain products have earned a strong reputation for quality and reliabilty.  McCain has become the industry leader for traffic technology. At our manufacturing facilities in California, Washington, and Mexico, McCain produces:
  • vehicle signals
  • pedestrian signals
  • traffic controllers and cabinets (NEMA, 170's and 2070's)
  • SETCON test equipment for controllers and cabinets
McCain has a strong specialty in the design and manufacture of programmable CMS signs, as well as Illuminated Street Name Signs, and other types of signs. An industry leader throughout North America  and 11 foreign nations, the company’s software division has produced the technology that controls more than 40,000 intersections, and more than 150 sophisticated traffic management systems.  McCain Incorporated has a solid history in the industry as well as a strong record of service backing product innovations.

McCain
(760) 727-8100

2365 Oak Ridge Way
Vista, CA 92081




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Heatron design and development services for LED lights

Heatron is actively manufacturing custom heating components utilizing many different technologies.

Heatron offers a wide range of design and development services, technology competencies including optics, thermal management, power sources and drivers, cost effective production and assembly capabilities and in-depth industry and technology expertise.

Thermal Management Technology

Using a thermal management technology, featuring their proprietary ELPOR® coating, Heatron can provide custom designed assemblies, utilizing an automated SMT line and hot bar solder capabilities.

This would include placement of LEDs and other electronic components.

The ELPOR® system offers the unique capability of printing and laser trimming resistors as part of the LED Light Engine. Custom shapes in steel, aluminum, and ceramic substrates are available.

Heatron's new LED Design Center offers industry-leading design facilities to accommodate the most complex of projects.

From concept drawings to finished assemblies, Heatron allows the lighting designers to sit in the driver's seat and Accelerate the High Power LED Revolution.

Heatron, Inc.
3000 Wilson Avenue
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Tel: 913.946.1377

http://www.heatron.com



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CRS Electronics LED Vehicle Products in Canada

CRS Electronics provides LED Vehicle products for Child Reminder Systems, Tail Lights, Backup Lights, License Plate Lights, Warming Lights, Clearance Marker Lights, Triangular Marker Lights, and G2 Max Warning Lights.

CRS is one of Cree's Solution Providers.

CRS Electronics
129 Hagar St. Unit 5
Welland, Ontario
Canada, L3B5V9
http://www.crselectronics.com

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LED Assembly Provider

LED Lighting Supply can provide LED solutions as customers need.  LED Lighting Supply  provides turn-key operations that encompass concept to prototype stages in a few weeks and production shortly thereafter.

LED Lighting Supply is a CREE LED Solution Provider.

They assist customers with selection of PCB, secondary optics, drivers, etc. as well as provide design services and Gerber file creation for metal core or FR4 board fabrication.

Products and Services:

 

1.) Circuit board design, Gerber file creation, prototype and production services.

2.) MCPCB of FR4 printed circuit boards.

3.) Assembly production with complete pick and place line with reflow oven.

4.) Quick turn prototype.

5.) Production capabilities and assembly delivery in USA and Asia.

6.) Quality control and design integrity protection.

7.) Low power or any customer specified LEDs.

8.) Tech support and consulting services.

9.) LED Drivers-LED Dynamics, Dialight/Lumidrives, Magtech and project custom drivers.

10.) Secondary optics-Cree, L2, Polymer, Khatod, Ledil, Luminit.



Suppliers by Product Category

Product

Material Used

LEDs

High Power, Low Power, Any Brand

Drivers

Dialight, Infinilux, LED Dynamics, M&M, Magtech, Custom design available.

Optics

CREE, Dialight, Khatod, L2 Optics, Ledil, Luminit, Polymer, Custom design available.

Metal Clad or FR4 PCBs

Inquire about Custom PCBs for all brands of LEDs

All

Can supply any specified component required by the customer.

 


 LED Lighting Supply
1004 Bay Tree Lane
Duluth, CA 30097
770-622-0672
http://ledlightingsupply.com

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Cree's multi-chip XLamp MC-E retains 7mm x 9mm footprint

Cree XLamp MC-E LEDs

The multi-chip XLamp MC-E  retains the same 7mm x 9mm footprint as Cree’s existing XLamp XR family LEDs while providing four times the light output of the existing XR-E, the highest lumen output for a package of this size. This powerful combination is designed to enable new applications and reductions in overall system cost compared to other LED packages. At 9.8W, the XLamp MC-E LED being demonstrated provides up to 790 lumens at 6000K and up to 605 lumens at 3000K.

Secondary optics for the Xlamp MC-E LED are also being demonstrated by Carclo and Ledil/Marubeni.

The XLamp MC-E LEDs are targeted to be available for purchase in late 2008.

KramerLED luminaires

“For added design flexibility, our new line of KramerLED luminaires integrates the MC-E LED from Cree in combination with our proprietary NanoOptic refractors,” said Kramer Lighting president Al Ruud. “This combination of technology ensures each LED is used to its fullest potential for unsurpassed control, uniformity, and intensity.”

High lumen output in a small footprint

“Cree’s XLamp MC-E LED is a lighting-class solution designed to enable applications that require high lumen output in a small footprint,” said Norbert Hiller, Cree vice president and general manager for lighting LEDs. “Customers can increase design flexibility and reduce overall system cost over other, lower flux-output LED packages, without compromising on quality.”

For more information about Cree XLamp MC-E LEDs, visit www.cree.com/MCE.







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OptoElectronix provides general illumination and custom LED products. They optimize light output, power efficiency, product quality, reliability, and cost. Their global team has nearly 30 years of experience designing and manufacturing LED products for market leaders throughout the consumer, communication, industrial and medical industries.

OptoElectronix, a CREE Solutions Provider, is a qualified optoelectronics systems integrator who can deliver the following:

OptoElectronix offers:
  • Design for optimal optical efficiency — maximum photons out
  • Design for optimal power efficiency — minimum drive current in
  • Thermal management for optimal heat dissipation and long LED life
  • LED drive and control electronics allowing direct connection to the source power
  • Chip-on-board (COB) assembly technology for improved system performance
  • Design for automated manufacturing — best possible quality at a cost competitive with China

These elements combine to deliver the optimal combination of:

  • System performance
  • Product cost
  • Quality
  • Reliability
  • Time to market
  • High-volume, just-in-time delivery
LEDs are quickly replacing incandescent, fluorescent, and CFL bulbs for OEMs who are in tune with end-customer demands for energy-efficient products with a short amortization period.

OptoElectronix, Inc.

1735 Technology Drive, Suite 175
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 437-9455
Corp@optoelectronix.com

http://www.optoelectronix.com


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Gallium nitride (GaN) HEMT transistors by Cree are designed for use in WiMAX applications covering the 4.9 to 5.8GHz frequency band.

The new transistors, CGH55015F and CGH55030F, are the first released GaN HEMT WiMAX products specified to operate at up to 5.8 GHz, a performance level that further demonstrates Cree’s leadership in GaN technology.

Significant potential benefits offered by the new 15-watt and 30-watt devices include:

* A four-fold increase in efficiency compared with similar power level GaAs MESFET devices
* Elevated frequency operation compared with commercially available silicon LDMOS
* Operational capability in the license-exempt 5.8 GHz ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) band as well as 5.3-GHz and 5.47-GHz U-NII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) bands
* Superior linearity of better than 2.5% EVM at average power under a WiMAX signal at 25% drain efficiency covering an instantaneous bandwidth of 5.5 to 5.8 GHz.

Both transistors are available with “reference design” amplifier platforms.

As business and residential customers continue to demand increased capacity and functionality for wireless networks, these transistors can enable efficient power amplifiers in small base-station formats (access points) for last-mile service utilizing WiMAX-based architectures. Such outdoor units can allow Internet service providers to maximize their ROI on spectrum due to the ability to offer tiered services (enabled by improved quality of service and wider channel bandwidths) to hundreds of broadband users from a single access point.

“The CGH55015F and CGH55030F are two great examples of new GaN transistors Cree developed to support the higher operational frequency and stringent efficiency and linearity requirements needed to enable next-generation WiMAX base stations and access points,” said Jim Milligan, Cree’s director of RF and microwave products. “These 5-GHz transistors complement the CGH35060 product that we are also releasing now to round out our 3.5-GHz GaN HEMT WiMAX product line. This 60-watt product is a direct result of customer feedback and offers customers greater flexibility for 3.5-GHz WiMAX applications, particularly in Europe where remote radio heads (RRHs) are increasingly being used.”

Additional information about the Cree products may be obtained by calling Cree at 919-287-7505 or by visiting www.cree.com.


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LR6 LED Recessed Down Light

its flagship LED recessed down light, the LR6, won a prestigious Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the EcoDesign category. IDEA is one of the most prominent design competitions in the world, celebrating cutting-edge products and product concepts. Selected from 1,517 entries, the juried awards are co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek. This award continues the parade of accolades garnered by the LR6 for its performance and quality.

LR6 LED Luminaire for  performance and quality

The LR6 is an all-in-one LED luminaire that converts six-inch recessed cans into energy-efficient lighting.

The LR6 consumes just 12 watts of energy, which is 85-percent less than a traditional incandescent and 50-percent less than a compact fluorescent, while providing industry-leading light quality and aesthetics. A unique feature of the LR6 is the available Edison base that allows the retrofit of existing cans in minutes with no rewiring or special tools.

“The innovative design of the LR6 is truly unique in the industry, and we are pleased that it has been recognized through this prestigious award,” said Neal Hunter, president, Cree LED Lighting Solutions. “It was created for the critical need of energy efficiency combined with a user-friendly design that allows for easy installation.”

“LED lighting is ready today to help address the world’s energy needs,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree CEO and chairman. “Cree continues to drive improvements in LED technology and to help accelerate adoption of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lights, such as the LR6.”

The LR6 is available through lighting showrooms and lighting and electrical wholesalers in all 50 U.S. states and across Canada (visit www.CreeLLS.com/buy). It has been honored with the 2007 Lighting For Tomorrow Grand Prize for Solid State Lighting, BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Green Building Products for 2007 and was also named a 2008 PCBC Cool Product.

About Industrial Designers and IDSA
Industrial designers determine the form, use features and interaction qualities of manufactured products, packaging and digital media systems. They study people at work, at home and in motion to create satisfying experiences with products from the kitchen and the office to the hospital and the warehouse, shaping these to fit their customers and to make effective use of industrial processes. In this way, industrial designers have a quiet but profound presence in almost everything people encounter during the day. IDSA is the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.

About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.CreeLLS.com.



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JUNE 12, 2008 — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE)  introduced the world’s first commercially available GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers.

These two “catalog” MMICs integrate Cree’s proven GaN RF transistor technology with a variety of other circuit elements to form fully integrated amplifier circuits. This allows for a dramatic reduction in size and increase in performance over hybrid amplifiers.

Many RF integrated circuits can now be identically replicated on a single silicon carbide (SiC) substrate in a production process similar to that used for commercial microprocessors.

The new broadband power amplifier MMICs, the CMPA0060005 and CMPA2560025, are now available for sample release in packaged and die formats.

The CMPA0060005 is a wideband 5-watt distributed amplifier operating from DC to 6 GHz. The CMPA2560025 is a higher-power, 25-watt reactively matched amplifier operating from 2.5 to 6 GHz. Both MMICs are suitable for a variety of applications where high power over broad bandwidths is required. As an example, a pair of CMPA2560025s driven by a CMPA0060005 can provide over 40 dB gain with an output power up to 50 watts in the 2.5 to 6-GHz band.

Standard Full-Wafer (SFW) MMIC Foundry Service

Cree also announces the expansion of its standard full-wafer (SFW) MMIC Foundry service to include shared multi-project (SMP) “pizza mask” foundry runs on a quarterly basis. This SMP service is available for both SiC MESFET and GaN HEMT MMIC processes.

“The introduction of the industry’s first off-the-shelf ‘catalog’ GaN MMICs continues to set Cree apart as the industry’s leader in wide bandgap MMIC technology,” said Jim Milligan, Cree director of RF and microwave products. “These products can provide our customers with the performance improvement and size-reduction benefits of microwave circuit integration in convenient ‘drop-in’ 50-ohm amplifiers. Further, our new SMP foundry service will be ideal for lower-cost prototyping of SiC or GaN MMICs by allowing customers to purchase a portion of a shared multi-project wafer.”

“This MMIC milestone is the culmination of many years of internal investment and external support from the U.S. Department of Defense, the Title III Office, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). These efforts are beginning to pay off for both the military and commercial markets,” said John Palmour, Ph.D., executive vice president for advanced devices at Cree.

Features of the GaN RF MMICs include:

CMPA0060005 GaN MMIC
* Wideband distributed amplifier covering DC – 6 GHz
* Up to 5 watts of CW RF output power
* High wideband DC to RF efficiency (typically 25%)
* 28 to 48-volt operating voltage range

CMPA2560025 GaN MMIC
* Broadband reactively matched amplifier covering 2.5 – 6 GHz
* Up to 25 watts CW RF output power
* Outstanding broadband DC to RF efficiency (typically 30-45%)
* 28-volt operating voltage


Cree’s product families include recessed LED down lights, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com.
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LED Lighting for LEED Green Building Certification

Environmental Advantage for LEEDTM Certification by USGBC

LED lights offer numerous environmental benefits over other types of lighting for today's environmentally-conscious facilities and for buildings working toward LEED certification.

  • Longer life ratings for less waste for landfills
  • Daylight harvesting capabilities with solar power
  • Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHs) compliant
  • No mercury or lead is used in the product

Earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points by using KramerLED fixtures. See how by reviewing Kramer Lighting's  LED Lighting Systems in Sustainable Building Design brochure.


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THE EDGE Family of Products

BetaLED Family of Products
LED lighting for general commercial and industrial applications:

  • Efficiency
  • Performance
  • Longevity
  • Style

THE EDGE features LEDs with a color temperature of 6000K and outputs of 80 lumens per watt - - two factors that make THE EDGE a viable option to replace high-intensity discharge (HID) sources.


About BetaLED

BetaLED, a brand of Beta Lighting, was established to dedicate resources to the emerging use of LED technology for general illumination. Beta Lighting, a division of Ruud Lighting, Inc., provides the lighting market with high-quality, specification-grade luminaires for exterior lighting applications. For additional exterior LED luminaire information, visit www.BetaLED.com.

Beta Lighting, a Ruud Lighting company, provides the lighting industry with high-quality, specification-grade luminaires for exterior lighting applications.



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Anchorage Extends Daylight with LED Street Lights

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announced his city’s participation n the LED City® program, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. This initiative is in conjunction with an energy-related effort calling for the retrofit of all 16,000 municipal roadway lights with high-efficiency LED fixtures.

“I am pleased to announce the appropriation of $2.2 million to enable the city to purchase LED fixtures to change out roughly one-quarter of Anchorage’s streetlights,” notes Mayor Begich. “We have studied new lighting technology extensively over the past several months to validate energy and maintenance cost savings. We also conducted a lighting conference and public survey in March of this year that showed our residents overwhelmingly approve of the new white LED lighting. With this feedback and quantified costs savings research in hand, we are confident in moving ahead with the broad deployment of LED lighting for our roadways.”

The continental US has more than eight hours of daylight per day. Here in Anchorage, approximately 85 days a year we see less than eight hours of daylight.

“Lighting is absolutely critical to daily life in Anchorage. The continental US has more than eight hours of daylight per day. Here in Anchorage, approximately 85 days a year see less than eight hours of daylight. It is significant that this community is at the forefront of adopting energy-efficient lighting,” notes Deb Lovig, Cree LED City program manager. “Cree and the other LED Cities welcome Anchorage into the program and look forward to learning from this large-scale installation as the city pushes forward for energy and maintenance savings with LED lighting.”

The LED fixtures from BetaLED are expected to use 50-percent less energy than current streetlights, which could save the city $360,000 annually at today’s energy prices. The LED fixtures, based on performance-leading Cree XLamp LEDs, typically last up to seven times longer than high-pressure sodium fixtures, allowing Anchorage to better utilize maintenance resources.


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Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the opening of the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center in Shenzhen, China. This technical education center is dedicated to training lighting product designers and manufacturers in best practices for LED lighting product design and construction.
 
Co-located with the Cree Shenzhen sales office, the engineering center employs application engineering, technical and sales staff. Cree experts will teach courses and are available to consult with customers on XLamp® LED-based designs, provide on-site handling guidance for LEDs during production, and evaluate LED designs for efficiency and performance.
 
The modular curriculum, taught in Mandarin, is designed to expand traditional lighting designers’ and manufacturers’ understanding and knowledge of the use of LEDs in general-illumination applications. The curriculum is targeted to include topics such as:
 
* Basics of LEDs
* Basic color theory and measurement
* Circuitry design for driving Cree XLamp LEDs
* Optical design for Cree XLamp LEDs
* Common problems and answers
 
“For designers who are creating efficient LED fixtures, using industry-leading Cree XLamp LEDs is only one element of a successful design,” said George Li, Cree Hong Kong director of sales. “By helping our customers create more effective and efficient LED systems, we hope to accelerate the worldwide adoption of high-quality LED lighting.”
 
Cree held a grand opening ceremony on July 25, 2008, with customers and honorable guests, including Mr. Chen Yan Sheng, president of the China Association of Lighting Industry.
 
For more information about visiting the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center, contact a Cree Sales office in China (www.cree.com/cn/about/contact.asp).
 
About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
 
Cree’s product families include recessed LED down lights, lighting-class power LEDs, high brightness LEDs, blue and green LED chips, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.
 
For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com.

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Cree Survey Finds Growth of LED Lighting is Escalating

The LED industry is expected to boom on the adoption, deployment and benefits of LED lighting by the end of this year, according to an independent survey conducted at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair.

The survey, conducted by solid-state lighting components marketer Cree, found that LED lighting will become the most commonly used in offices, parking garages and residential outdoor applications.

The survey confirms a strong global demand increase for LED lighting products. It reveals that, globally, an increased awareness is developing around the benefits of energy-efficient LEDs. According to Cree, this indicates that the adoption trend should continue through to the end of the decade.

The survey found that nearly three-quarters (72%) of the respondents have experienced a growth rate in excess of 20% for LED lighting products in their businesses during the last six months.

Almost two-thirds of the respondents (63%) said that they believed that LED lighting would be accounting for 50% of their sales and installations by 2009.

The respondents expect the LED lighting market to grow within a variety of application areas, with  the highest being:

  • Street and parking at 20%,
  • Indoor residential at 17%,
  • Retail and display at 17% and
  • Office at 15%

Survey respondents represent top decision-makers and lighting manufacturers who attended the 2007 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, which is the largest lighting show in Asia and the second-largest in the world. Nearly one-half of the survey respondents were from outside Asia, reflecting the survey’s global reach.

“The survey results present us with a clear and positive picture of LED lighting growth patterns and expectations from leaders in fixture design and manufacturing. “The survey also shows an increasing demand for high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting,” says Cree director of corporate marketing Greg Merritt.



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LED Christmas Lights Save Cities on Holiday Displays

In two recent articles the Daily News reported that the city of Fairbanks, Alaska spent over $880,000 dollars on electricity each year.

HolidayLEDs.com an online retailer specializing in LED Christmas lights and LED decorative lighting is offering to donate energy-efficient LED Christmas lights to the City of Fairbanks to help the city in its efforts to reduce its energy consumption.

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I read an article in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner about the Cities' efforts to reduce its energy consumption and decided we would offer to help
"I read an article in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner about the Cities' efforts to reduce its energy consumption and decided we would offer to help," said Philip C. Curtis, President of HolidayLEDs.com.


Fairbanks city engineer, Mike Schmetzer, and his energy task force were reported to have set out to figure out how the city could reduce its energy costs. Some of the proposed solutions of the task force including turning off non-critical streets lights and eliminating Christmas light displays.

"Its commendable that the City of Fairbanks is taking a serious look at its energy consumption--we should all be doing this--but Christmas lighting displays are such an important part of the Christmas celebration it would be a shame if the residents of Fairbanks had to eliminate this tradition," Curtis added.

LED Christmas lights are 80-99% more efficient than standard incandescent lights and substantially reduce the cost of operating a holiday display.

"If Fairbanks replaced its incandescent lights with LED Christmas lights the amount of power consumed would be de minimus and we'd like to help the City make the switch by offering to donate four cases of lights to the City," Curtis explained.

Curtis' company shipped a substantial number of LED Christmas lights to the State of Alaska in 2007. "The residents of Alaska have been good customers to us and we are glad that this opportunity arose to help the citizens of Fairbanks," Curtis concluded.

For more information about HolidayLEDs.com and energy-efficient LED Christmas and decorative lighting visit http://www.holidayleds.com.



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LED Update for Energy Star In Canada

Energy Star in Canada recently took a long look at how Energy Star branding if morphing in the Canadian market place.

Energy Star Awareness and Loyalty

Statistics from a recent public survey in Canada showed that as 57% of Canadians are aware of Energy Star in some manner and the younger the respondent, the greater the awareness. The survey indicated high level of loyalty towards Energy Star, as 70% of those asked looked for the Energy Star label when making buying decisions.

Resources help companies that support Energy Star strategies such as the Energy Star calculator, assistance in procurement, workshops and Energy Star in the news, employing common messaging that can be identified by the consumer or end-user. Managing the Energy Star brand to protect its importance to and integrity with the consumer and end-user is strengthened with consistent communications create brand awareness and understanding.

The brand and process must create differentiation while showing relevance. Credibility and satisfaction are important and must be maintained, all leading to the resulting outcome being loyalty due to consumer confidence.

US EPA Residential Light Fixtures Release

EPA release of Energy Star Program Requirements for Residential Light Fixtures (RLF), Eligibility Criteria – Version 4.2, includes fixtures using LED light engines that can now qualify as Energy Star, -- however recessed cans are not eligible. The LED light engine efficacy must be 50 lm/W for uncovered light engines and 40 lm/W for covered light engines. She covered criteria for driver temperature and lumen maintenance, such as the L70 for indoor light engines the must equal or exceed 25,000 hours and for outdoor light engines this must be equal to or greater than 35,000 hours. The power factor must be equal to or greater than 0.7.

Read more at LEDs Magazine: Date: June 2008

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Video Frame

Gallium Lighting is proud to introduce the new 4" square family of high-performance LED downlights at LIGHTFAIR (http://www.lightfair.com/) in Las Vegas, Nevada (May 28-30, 2008).  The GS4 is a direct replacement for a 50-watt PAR 20 downlight, yet it consumes only 12 watts.  With color temperature as warm as 2700K, it is ideal for residences, hotels and hospitality applications.
 
"The latest generation of our GS6 downlight, is now the most efficient downlight on the planet (to the best of our knowledge) with a system efficacy of 65 lumens per watt,"  says Keith Bahde, President of Gallium Lighting

The GS6 is now available with full architectural dimming from 100% to 0%, and several new trim options.
 
Gallium in the news: 

GS6 featured on PBS March 2008
See the first 2½ minutes.  It can be accessed from on the PBS site or viewed directly at Climate-Talks.net.


Keith P. Bahde, Ph.D.
President
Gallium Lighting, LLC
116 Bethea Road, Suite 402
Fayetteville, Georgia  30214
(831) GALLIUM (425-5486)
(770) 573-3789 fax
(404) 822-6688 mobile
keith@galliumlighting.com
www.galliumlighting.com

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Future Lighting Solutions is a division of Future Electronics – the 3rd largest electronic components distributor in the world, Future Lighting Solutions is dedicated to the LED lighting industry. With more than 7 years of power LED experience, Future Lighting Solutions is a pioneer in delivering comprehensive, worldwide LED lighting solutions support.

Future Lighting Solutions offers customers LED lighting knowledge, resources, programs, partners, solutions and logistics support, focused on enabling the adoption of LUXEON®-based solid state lighting technology. The have build a team of  LED lighting experts, specialized partners, and have developed an exclusive worldwide relationship with Philips Lumileds Lighting.

Applications served by Future Lighting Solutions include:


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LUXEON® Rebel Provides MORE LIGHT, LESS SPACE

LUXEON Rebel
LUXEON® Rebel

LUXEON® Rebel Provides MORE LIGHT, LESS SPACE


The LUXEON Rebel gives you more light in a smaller package. According to Philips' website, the LUXEON Rebel provides more lumens per dollar, per package and per mm2 than any other power LED available, LUXEON Rebel creates new design possibilities and challenges conventional thinking.

LUXEON Rebel is the smallest surface mountable power LED available today. With the industry's best lumens per package, highest light density (lumens per mm2), and the highest packing density, LUXEON Rebel is ideal for both space-constrained and conventional solid-state lighting applications.


FEATURES
  • Lumen maintenance - 50,000 hours life at 700 mA with 70% lumen maintenance
  • Moisture sensitivity level - JEDEC Level 1 unlimited floor life no need for reconditioning
  • Lumen performance, > 80 lumens in cool white at 350mA
  • High efficacy, flux density and lumens per package

Philips has developed a thin-film (TF) flip-chip to create a higher performance thin-film flip-chip (TFFC) LED. This technology is used in Philips Lumileds' line of Luxeon products. According to Philips, the TFFC LED offers better performance than the flip-chip structures and a higher light output and greater efficacies than vertical thin-film chips (VFC).

MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.luxeon.com/products/line.cfm?lineId=19




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In 2007, Philips Lumileds released the LUXEON K2 warm and neutral white LEDs that offer new lighting possibilities

Warm-white and neutral-white LUXEON K2 emitters and a LUXEON K2 Star part  can be specified with any standard white emitter.

The new white colors have typical correlated color temperatures (CCT) of 3000K and 4100K and a color rendering index (CRI) of 80 and 75 respectively. The CCT range for LUXEON K2 now extends from 2670K to 10,000K and a new finer color bin structure allows for better overall selection.

Unlike most power LEDs that are limited to 700mA, LUXEON K2 warm white and neutral white LEDs can be run up to 1500mA and a junction temperature of 150°C. The new warm-white and neutral white can deliver more than 130lm and 140lm respectively. LUXEON K2 delivers more usable light at virtually any drive current and junction temperature condition.

“With the increases in light output performance and efficacy, there is expanding demand for power LEDs that deliver the quality of light required for general lighting applications,” said Steve Landau, Director of Marketing Communications. “Designers of residential applications, such as recessed can lights need uniformity, high color rendering and a warm white color temperature at 3000K. In many retail and commercial applications, a cooler temperature of 4100K is desired. With the new binning and phosphor technologies in LUXEON K2, the needs of lighting designers in both markets can be addressed.”

Lighting designers consider several critical “quality of light” factors when evaluating white LEDs: color temperature (CCT), color rendering (CRI) and color uniformity are three of the most important. The new LUXEON K2 parts address CCT and CRI and Philips Lumileds phosphor expertise and technologies ensure the highest degree of color uniformity resulting in white LEDs that are as much as 7 times more uniform that other white power LEDs.

LUXEON K2 Star, like the configuration already available in other LUXEON product families, consists of a white LUXEON K2 emitter mounted onto a metal core pc board (MCPCB). This configuration allows for rapid prototyping and production in a wide range of applications without the need to create custom level 2 boards. LUXEON Star products have been an industry standard for many years and been the configuration of choice for everything from architectural and entertainment lighting to emergency and portable lighting. Complete product information is available on the company’s website and in the LUXEON K2 datasheet also available online. LUXEON K2 warm-white and neutral-white power LEDs are in-stock and available for immediate delivery from Future Electronics. LUXEON K2 Star is stocked in limited quantities and interested parties should contact Future Electronics with their specific needs.

About Philips Lumileds Lighting Company

Philips Lumileds Lighting Company pioneered power LED technology and is the world’s leading provider of power LEDs for everyday lighting applications. The company’s recent records for light output, efficacy and thermal management are direct results of the ongoing commitment to advancing solid-state lighting technology and enabling lighting solutions that are more environmentally friendly, help reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the need for power plant expansion. Today, Philips Lumileds’ LUXEON LEDs are enabling never before possible applications in the automotive, camera flash, display, general lighting and signage markets. More information about the company’s products and technologies can be found at www.philipslumileds.com.

Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
steve.landau@philips.com
+1 408 964 2695
www.philipslumileds.com


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SYLVANIA LED lighting products are rated by several certification agencies to provide customers with choice to meet their commercial and residential lighting needs, requirements and prerequisites for green building rating systems.

Three widely recognized lighting quality and application systems are listed below.  Sylvania products are regularly submitted for these kinds of certification and compliance programs.  Check their website for specific technical informatino.
 


One of the major initiatives of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Program. According to the USGBC’s website www.usgbc.org, LEED™ was created to:

  • define "green building" by establishing a common standard of measurement
  • promote integrated, whole-building design practices
  • recognize environmental leadership in the building industry
  • stimulate green competition
  • raise consumer awareness of green building

LEED promotes expertise in green building through a comprehensive system offering project certification, professional accreditation, training and practical resources.

SYLVANIA products have been installed in several LEED-certified buildings to help customers meet the prerequisites and criteria for the various LEED rating systems



Green Globes is an online building and management environmental audit.

Green Globes helps property owners and architects design a building that will be energy and resource efficient, will achieve operational savings and be healthier to work or live in.

It helps property owners and managers measure the environmental performance of their buildings against best practices in areas such as energy, water, hazardous materials, waste management and indoor environment. Using a confidential questionnaire, it generates an online report. Green Globes is only applicable to existing buildings.

Property owners can use the Green Globes Design tool as either a guide for integrating green design principles into their facilities, or as an assessment protocol. Using confidential questionnaires for each stage of project delivery, the program generates comprehensive on-line assessment and guidance reports.



The US Environmental Protection Agency developed ENERGY STAR Buildings to help businesses reduce pollution associated with building construction and operation, while enhancing their financial value.

Focusing on energy performance and indoor environmental quality components of a building, this initiative can stand alone or be incorporated into other green buildings guidelines.

ENERGY STAR Buildings targets all types of new and existing commercial buildings typically larger than 5,000 square feet, and compares energy performance to the performance of other similar buildings, rather than to code.

A building with an energy performance score of 75 or higher (on a scale of 1-100), using the ENERGY STAR Buildings Benchmarking Tool is awarded the ENERGY STAR label.


OSRAM SYLVANIA
North American Headquarters
100 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923
USA
Phone: 978-777-1900
Fax: 978-750-2152

http://www.sylvania.com

National Customer Service and Sales Center: U.S.A.  
(For lighting products only)
General Lighting: 1-800-LIGHTBULB (1-800-544-4828)
Automotive Lighting: 1-800-347-3420
Electronic Control Systems (ECS): 1-800-654-0089



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In 2007 Cree and Raleigh, North Carolina, Launch Nation’s First “LED City” with Cost-Saving Municipal Lighting

Raleigh Recognizes Greater than 40 Percent Energy Savings as Municipal Garage Switches to LED Lighting.

Cree, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in LED solid-state lighting components, and the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, the anchor city in a rapidly growing metro area, developed a joint, city-wide initiative to test, deploy and promote LED technology focused on a variety of general lighting applications.

The “LED City” initiative will create a “living laboratory” to deliver the economic, environmental and usage benefits of LED lighting to the urban residents.

The first project is focused on validating both the cost savings and technology capabilities of LEDs through an installation of LED lighting in the City’s Municipal Building parking deck.

Both Cree and Raleigh public officials expect the initiative to serve as a model for other cities that are considering implementing energy-efficient infrastructures.

As part of the commitment to creating an “LED City,” Raleigh plans to deploy LED lighting, through its living-laboratory initiative, to serve a number of lighting applications over the next 18 months including:
  • garage and parking lot lights
  • street lights
  • architectural and accent lighting
  • portable lighting
  • pedestrian and walkway lighting

Cree, the City of Raleigh and Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB: LSGP) of Dallas, TX, also announced initial results of the first installation of the LED City initiative. LED-based lighting fixtures, provided by Lighting Science Group, were installed by Amtech Lighting Services in the Raleigh Municipal Building parking deck in December 2006. Progress Energy, Raleigh’s primary electric utility provider, says the floor equipped with LED lights uses over 40 percent less energy than the standard lighting system. Plus, according to Progress Energy’s research, the quality of light in the garage is greatly improved.

“The economic benefits for municipalities to invest in LEDs are clear – they

  • save energy
  • reduce environmental impact
  • improve the quality of light
As leaders in one of America’s fastest growing cities, it’s our civic responsibility to invest in the future and ensure the highest possible quality of life and safety for our citizens in generations to come,” stated Charles Meeker, Raleigh mayor. “We believe that the cost savings and benefits of LED lighting are real and achievable today.”

“Today’s announcement represents a milestone toward large-scale adoption of clean, energy-efficient technologies,” commented Kateri Callahan, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Alliance to Save Energy (ASE).
“Raleigh’s progressive commitment to becoming the first ‘LED City’ will no doubt serve as a model for other cities seeking to improve energy consumption and reduce negative impacts on the environment. We commend Cree and the City of Raleigh for helping support our mission of achieving a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.”

“The City of Raleigh is willing to set the pace, and we invite other municipalities to join us in developing energy-efficient civic centers,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree CEO and chairman. “This leading-edge effort establishes an important driver for LED adoption within the United States.”

About the City of Raleigh, N.C.
The City of Raleigh is the municipal government for North Carolina’s capital city. Raleigh’s  reputation for the high quality of living has grown the population to more than 350,000. The City is proud to provide the leadership, direction and daily services that have contributed to Raleigh being among America’s most livable cities.

About Lighting Science Group Corporation
Lighting Science Group Corporation (www.lsgc.com) designs and sells highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly lighting solutions based on its proprietary Optimized Digital Lighting® (ODL®) technology. The Company's patented and patent-pending designs and manufacturing processes enable affordable, efficient and long-lasting LED-based lighting systems to be quickly deployed in existing lighting applications and produce immediate cost savings and environmental benefits. Products include low bay fixtures for parking garages and industrial facilities, MR-16, R30, R25, G11, G25, candelabra and flame tip bulbs, which can be purchased at store.lsgc.com.

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices in solid-state lighting, power and communications products for energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.

Cree licenses its  technology into multiple applications, including  alternatives in brighter and more-tunable light for general illumination, backlighting for more-vivid displays, optimized power management for high-current, switch-mode power supplies and variable-speed motors, and more-effective wireless infrastructure for data and voice communications. Cree customers range from lighting-fixture makers to defense-related federal agencies.

Cree’s product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LED backlighting solutions, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. For additional product specifications please refer to www.cree.com.
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LED City Initiative Yields Benefits Beyond Energy Efficiency

When Raleigh, N.C., the first LED City, and Cree, Inc. turned on new  LEDs in the municipal parking garage, people’s opinion of the quality of the lighting improved threefold.

Survey Shows Public Feels Safer in City Spaces Lit by LEDs


Raleigh exchanged the previous garage fixtures and their dull orange light for LED fixtures with bright white light, and people felt safer. The number of respondents who perceived the garage as “very safe” increased by 76 percent after the LED fixtures were installed, according to a survey by Mindwave Research of Austin, Texas.

Cree produces LEDs that provide a new source of energy-efficient light that can serve as the foundation for cost-effective lighting solutions. Lighting Science Group Corporation of Dallas, Texas, supplied the LED fixtures installed in the Raleigh garage.

“LED technology provides a clear benefit to municipal infrastructure, as well as to the citizens it serves,” said Charles Meeker, mayor of Raleigh. “This survey shows that LEDs can do more than improve light quality. In addition to the proven environmental and energy efficiency benefits the city has already documented, the survey shows that LEDs’ bright white light can help improve public feelings of safety in city spaces.”

The survey results showed that the parking garage generated a more positive reaction from most of the respondents after the addition of LED fixtures:

  • Both men and women felt significantly safer post-installation: 74 percent rated the garage as feeling “very safe,” while only 2 percent did not feel safe. These figures contrast with the pre-installation numbers: Only 42 percent felt “very safe” with the original lighting, and 13 percent did not feel safe.
  • The percentage of respondents who gave the garage an overall rating of “excellent” increased by 100 percent. The number of people who rated it as “poor” decreased from 8 to 1 percent.
  • The lighting quality of the garage was “excellent” according to 86 percent of the respondents, a 258-percent increase from pre-installation respondents. The number of people who rated it as “poor” decreased from 18 to 2 percent.
  • The cleanliness of the parking garage was perceived as “excellent” by 76 percent of the respondents, while only 58 percent rated it this way before the LEDs were installed, showing a 31-percent increase.

Raleigh agrees to become the nation’s first LED City.

The LED City initiative focuses on installing LED lighting, based on Cree’s energy-efficient LEDs, throughout the city to save energy and money and boost the quality of life for its residents by using the best lighting technology commercially available. As a result, the city has improved the energy savings and lighting of its municipal city parking facility, the first of a series of projects aimed at delivering the environmental and economic benefits of LED lighting throughout Raleigh’s “living laboratory.”

Research Note:
The two surveys of 200 people each were conducted on behalf of Cree, Inc. by Mindwave Research, Inc. The pre-installation survey was conducted November 11-13, 2006, and the post-installation survey was conducted February 5-8, 2007. 

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.

Cree drives its increased performance technology into multiple applications, including exciting alternatives in brighter and more-tunable light for general illumination, backlighting for more-vivid displays, optimized power management for high-current, switch-mode power supplies and variable-speed motors, and more-effective wireless infrastructure for data and voice communications. Cree customers range from innovative lighting-fixture makers to defense-related federal agencies.

Cree’s product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LED backlighting solutions, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. For additional product specifications please refer to www.cree.com.
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In September, 2007, Cree announced it achieved R&D results of 129 lumens per watt for a cool-white LED and 99 lumens per watt for a warm-white LED.

These are the best results reported for packaged, high-power LEDs, and indicate that Cree is extending its lead in solid-state lighting through its continued investments in LED technology.

The results have been verified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST’s tests confirmed that the cool-white (5,813 K) LED produced 135.7 lumens of light output and achieved 129 lumens per watt efficacy. The warm-white (2,950 K) LED produced 104.2 lumens of light output and achieved 99 lumens per watt efficacy. The institute tests LEDs at 350 mA and measures the output after five minutes of operation to ensure thermal stabilization.

In coming years, such investments in core LED technology could lead to products that replace traditional light sources in all commercial applications.

Customers may see these technology advancements in commercial products
within 12 to 24 months.


“To replace traditional light sources, LEDs need to provide both high light output and high efficacy,” comments John Edmond, Cree co-founder and director of advanced optoelectronics. “Cree continues to push the limits of LED performance in order to realize the potential of the LED lighting revolution – energy-efficient, long-lasting LED light.”

For more information on Cree high-power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com.
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XLamp® LED was selected as the light source for a new lantern from MUJI of Japan. Cree’s XLamp LEDs were selected for their market leading performance.

MUJI assigned the lantern project to G-Com Co., Ltd., a Japanese-based original equipment manufacturer. The sleek MUJI lanterns can be used as table lights or portable torches. G-Com’s product design required a bright light source that generates very little heat. The complete lantern design also had to create an aesthetically pleasing product for MUJI’s high-end customer base. Cree’s XLamp LEDs were the natural choice to fulfill the requirements.

“We first chose Cree XLamp XR-E LEDs for MUJI’s high-power bicycle lights, and then again for the new lanterns. It is important to provide the best products for major brands such as MUJI,” said Tohru Chigusa, G-COM vice president. “We found that Cree XLamp LEDs offer the best brightness and lowest heat emission for packaged LEDs, and Cree’s sales and support people added great value to the product design process.”

For additional information on Cree XLamp power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.


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LEDWorkplace.com Provides Sample Case Studies for LED ROI

The new LED Workplace site,
 www.ledworkplace.org
 
... includes lighting vendor information and the light, energy and maintenance metrics that form the basis for LED lighting's cost savings. This site also features other LED Workplace installations.

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

Learn how energy savings and workplace productivity mount up when LED lights were installed in 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:

Better Day BP

Cree, Inc.

Friendly's Restaurant

The Prairie School

Sentry Equipment Corporation


Visit the Q&A section to get answers to common questions like:

Question: I own a small business and am intrigued by the cost savings and environmental friendliness of LED lighting. How can I get started?

Answer: LED lighting offers economic value in many applications, including outdoor lighting and indoor down lights and accent lighting. Please contact the listed vendors on this website for information relevant to your specific applications.

Question: How do I go about converting my facility to LED lighting?

Answer: An LED lighting conversion usually includes three types of solutions: complete replacement of the existing fixtures, retrofit of existing fixtures with LED components, or simple plug-compatible bulb replacements. For each of these, the existing wiring and power can often be used. For Cree, as an industrial operation, our electrical is at 277VAC. We adapted the installation as needed to assure the LED fixtures matched our site electrical systems. The vendors listed on this website should be able to provide a solution to match your needs.




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Cree Inc. announces   the company’s 2007 ISO/TS16949 certification. This year’s audit includes the XLamp® LED production facility in Durham, as well as the company’s LED chip, power and materials manufacturing operations.

The ISO/TS certification demonstrates Cree’s commitment to high-quality product manufacturing.

TS16949 encompasses all requirements of ISO9001:2000 and additional requirements from the automotive industry. Upon the obsolescence of the QS9000 quality standard, Cree chose to fortify its quality certification process and seek compliance with the newer, more stringent ISO/TS16949 requirements.

“Compliance to TS signifies that Cree’s quality management system is capable of meeting one of the highest quality standards worldwide,” said Norbert Hiller, Cree vice president, Lighting. “By successfully implementing an ISO/TS16949-compliant quality management system, Cree has proven that it is not only an LED performance leader, but also a world-class leader in product and process quality.”

For additional information on Cree and its products, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.

About ISO/TS 16949
In 1994, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) was selected by the Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force to oversee the publication and distribution of the QS-9000 and related quality manuals and to administer the delivery of QS-9000 sanctioned training. Since that time, AIAG’s quality offerings have expanded to include ISO/TS 16949 and related manuals, as well as more than 30 training offerings related to quality. AIAG is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of visionary managers from Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. AIAG’s focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving trading partners throughout the supply chain. For additional information visit www.aiag.org.

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency.
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IHOP Adopts Cree LED Lighting After Comparing LEDs to CFLs

International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchise in Northern Virginia, owned and operated by Wilhelm Restaurant Group, Inc., has adopted Cree LED lighting products as the preferred lighting for all existing and future restaurants.

Since testing began in January, 2008:

* More than 100 retrofit LR6 six-inch LED downlights have been installed in two locations,
* Six additional locations have retrofit plans in progress, and
* Construction plans for a new IHOP have been modified to specify Cree LR6 LED downlights.

Paul Belle, vice president Wilhelm Restaurant Group, Inc., wanted to move away from conventional, incandescent lighting toward a more sustainable, energy-efficient light. He was considering compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) but changed his mind after seeing Cree’s LED products.

“Cree’s LED lights were much more impressive than CFLs,” said Belle. “LED light is more energy-efficient, generates less heat, has a longer life, and it’s just a better quality light, in my opinion.”

According to Belle, the IHOP employees prefer the LED lighting as it is very bright, easy on their eyes and enhances the general appearance of the food. “The light is not offensive like CFLs can be; the LEDs give off a warm, white light,” Belle said. “The best way I can describe it is to compare the light to a high-definition television. Everything under the LED lighting appears to have a better clarity, like HDTV versus standard definition.

 “It is normal to invest a little more in a new technology, but it’s worth it. Somebody has to be first and I’m glad to be on the cutting edge,” Belle said.

Cree’s LED lighting products use approximately 85 percent less energy and last up to 50 times longer than incandescent lights, and they use 50 percent less energy and last up to five times longer than CFLs. Previously, lighting products in the industry fell short in color quality, efficiency or longevity. Cree has created a dimmable LED lighting solution that leads the industry in a combination of all three critical elements.

CONTACT: http://www.cree.com


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LED City Adds China's TEDA to the LED Community Initiative

The Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) in China has joined the LED City™ program. The LED City program is an international initiative to promote and deploy energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. TEDA is the first city area in China to join a rapidly growing consortium of cities in evaluating and deploying LED lighting technology across their municipal infrastructures.

Student Led LED Project!

TEDA partnered with Tianjin Polytechnic University in a large, student-produced LED street lighting project. Twenty graduate students directed by Professor Pingjuan Niu, Ph.D., designed, produced and installed approximately 1,500 LED streetlights. These  LED fixtures  illuminate 15 kilometers along the university’s streets.

“LED lighting not only reduces significantly the amount of energy we use for illumination, it also does not contain toxic materials such as mercury or lead. In addition to the energy and cost benefits, TEDA and the Tianjin Polytechnic University support the development and manufacturing of high-quality LED fixtures in our region for even greater economic benefit,” noted Ai Yaming, TEDA vice chairman.

“LED technology is the most important new development for energy and cost savings in the lighting industry. Our university, its students and TEDA are developing expertise in making the best quality LED lighting with the intent to help accelerate the adoption of LED lighting in China and to increase the economic opportunity for our region,”  said Niu, professor of the solid-state lighting R&D center at Tianjin Polytechnic University.

“The LED street lighting project at Tianjin Polytechnic University is impressive in scale and in the level of quality achieved by Dr. Niu and her students. We encourage other Chinese cities and universities to join with these innovators to help us work to significantly reduce the amount of energy used for lighting throughout the world and to accelerate the adoption of this new technology through innovative design and manufacturing here in China,” noted Chris James, Cree vice president of marketing.

About LED City
The LED City is an expanding community of government and industry parties working to evaluate deploy and promote LED lighting technology across the full range of municipal infrastructure to:

* Save energy
* Protect the environment
* Reduce maintenance costs
* Provide better light quality for improved visibility and safety

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 22 percent of electricity used in the U.S. powers lighting. In a world with soaring energy prices based on the availability and control of fossil fuels, and with growing concern about sustainability of the environment, a revolution in lighting is long overdue.

About Tianjin and Tianjin Economic Development Area
Tianjin is China’s third largest city, an independent municipality with a population of 9.5 million that is a major commercial and industrial center as well as the biggest port in north China. About 137 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of Beijing, Tianjin is situated at the confluence of five tributaries of the Haihe River, 50 km from the Gulf of Bohai.

Tianjin is best known for its streetscapes of colonial-era buildings, a residue of its status as a Treaty Port after 1858. Now a center of multinational businesses concentrated in the new satellite city known as TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area), Tianjin has an extensive modern infrastructure, and is known for the high quality of its industrial products.

About Tianjin Polytechnic University
Tianjin Polytechnic University was founded in 1912, providing an education program for bachelor, master’s, doctorate and post-doctorate degrees. The campus occupies 600,000 square meters with 310,000 square meters of floor space in Tianjin City. The Tianjin Polytechnic University is also the location for the Ministry of Education labs, which are the home to the national post-doctoral research station. The University has 14 faculties with a total enrollment of over 15,000 students in the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs. Tianjin Polytechnic University is involved in international educational programs with 50 universities located in Japan, Germany, Canada, the US and 20 other countries.

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.
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Cree's Green XLamp® XR-E LEDs are 70% brighter

Cree's green XLamp® XR-E LEDs  are 70-percent brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs. The  green XR-E released in November, 2007 produces maximum luminous flux of 87.5 lumens at 350 mA. The new green XR-E LEDs complement the previously released blue XR-E LEDs for industry-leading performance in RGB LED applications.

“Cree’s new green and blue XLamp XR-E LEDs deliver a significant performance increase for the LED industry,” said Norbert Hiller, Cree vice president and general manager for lighting LEDs. “These new XLamp LEDs allow our customers to build more-efficient color-changing LED lighting systems and fixtures using fewer LEDs. Performance boosts at this level make RGB LED systems far easier to design and more cost-effective.”

Cree’s green and blue XR-E LEDs are the newest lighting-class members of the award-winning XLamp XR-E family, which includes industry-leading performance in warm- and cool-white LEDs. All are available in production quantities.
 
Information about XLamp LEDs is available by calling XLamp Sales at 919-313-5300 or at www.cree.com/xlamp.

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Dialight Panel Mount LED Indicators

Dialight's panel mount indicators covers a wide range of sizes, voltages, materials, finishes, and colors.

Light sources include LED, neon, and incandescent, and can be front or rear mounted.

Some LED assemblies are snap-in, water tight, oil tight, or QPL approved for high-sensitivity applications. Typical applications include military equipment, test and measurement devices, and harsh environments including aviation and marine.

LED Indicators

Incorporating the latest in LED technology, these indicators are designed for commercial and industrial applications, either in or outdoors

LED Replacement Bulbs

Miniature LED "light bulbs" in most common base styles, designed for OEM applications and replacement of traditional incandescent and neon light sources. Base styles include wedge base, midget flange, bi-pin, BA9s, screw base, bayonet and telephone slide base.

Incandescent & Neon Indicators

Traditional Dialight indicators are designed to operate with either incandescent or neon light sources and can be mounted in a clearance hole from 0.375" to 1". These indicators allow the user to choose from a variety of lampholders and associated lens caps. Many are UL recognized and meet either water tight or oil tight requirements.

Dialight's LED products for the electronics industry have given engineers better ways to indicate status on all kinds of equipment. They also provide LEDs for municipalities and heavy-duty equipment and vehicles.


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