LEDs/Lighting
Diffuse-Illumination Systems for Growing Plants
Posted in Energy Efficiency, LEDs/Lighting, Tech Briefs on
Friday, August 27 2010
A proposed plant-growth system takes advantage of the highly diffuse reflective surfaces on the interior of a sphere, hemisphere, or other nearly enclosed structure that is coated with highly reflective materials. This type of surface and structure uniformly mixes discrete light sources to produce highly uniform illumination.
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LED Electronic Power Supply
Posted in Energy Efficiency, LEDs/Lighting, Carbon Dioxide, Products on
Monday, August 02 2010
Zenaro (Karlsruhe, Germany) has introduced a new line of electronic power supplies specially designed for LED indoor/outdoor lighting applications. The efficiency performance is greater than 92%, saving more energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
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Energy-Saving LED High Bay Fixture
Posted in Energy Efficiency, LEDs/Lighting, Recycling, Products on
Friday, July 02 2010
Dialight (Farmingdale, NJ) has introduced ultra-bright DuroSite LED High Bay fixtures that incorporate Cree’s Xlamp® XP-G LEDs, delivering nearly 12,000 lumens while consuming only 150 watts. Free of hazardous materials including mercury, the fixtures can be recycled at the end of their life cycle.
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Funding for R&D to Support U.S. Manufacturing of SSL
Posted in Energy Efficiency, LEDs/Lighting, Government Initiatives, News on
Monday, June 28 2010
Today, DOE announced the availability of up to $15 million in funding to advance research, development, and market adoption of solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies. The department will select two to eight projects that will help accelerate the adoption of LED and OLED products.
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Funding Opportunity for R&D in Solid-State Lighting
Posted in LEDs/Lighting, Government Initiatives, News on
Tuesday, May 25 2010
DOE recently announced two solid-state lighting (SSL) funding opportunities. DOE will select projects to receive up to $25 million to advance research, development, and market adoption of SSL technology. Up to $15 million is available for core technology research, and up to $10 million for product development.
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LED Backlight Driver
Posted in Energy Efficiency, LEDs/Lighting, Products on
Monday, May 03 2010
Endicott Research Group (Endicott, NY) has introduced a new LED driver that can simultaneously and efficiently power up to 8 strings of high brightness LEDs (HBLEDs) and provides a total 50W of power.
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Check out the March Lighting Technology Ezine
Posted in LEDs/Lighting on
Friday, April 23 2010
The first issue of Lighting Technology has arrived! This digital magazine is the latest offering from Green Design & Manufacturing, and features articles, tech briefs, applications and more regarding advances in energy-efficient LEDs and solid-state lighting.
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