Archive for December, 2009

The Brightness of the Future of LED Lighting

With the growing awareness of the importance of environmental protection, LED (light emitting diode), due to smaller size, energy efficiency, longer lifespan and quicker activation than traditional lighting sources, is regarded as the answer to future lighting needs.
The lighting industry generally agrees that LED lighting holds immense potential to replace traditional counterparts in the next [...]

LED Array In The Green Spectral Range

AMS Technologies introduces Enfis Ltd.’s new LED array UNO TAG Long Green 532 nm.
The UNO TAG array completes Enfis line of LED arrays in the green spectral range besides the already available UNO green at 520nm. The new array features an aperture of 0.5 cm2, a 2000mW typical radiant flux, 1000 lumens typical luminous flux [...]

LED There Be Light

While LED (light-emitting diode) costs are still high, this type of lighting is extremely long-lasting. And as prices come down, its efficiency could lead to huge energy savings.
The first consumer LED products lit up in the 1970s, with red light numbers on pocket calculators and push-button displays on big, geeky Pulsar watches. Then came those [...]

The First Purely White LED Produced in Korea

It is claimed from Korea Researchers that the world’s first purely white LED (light-emitting diode) has been produced in Korea.
Soo-Young Park, a professor of organic materials for photonics at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University in Korea, led the group, which includes researchers from the University of Valencia in Spain.
LEDs [...]

Mix Solar LED Lights

It is reported from Matter Network that the Lexus of Albuquerque car dealership is going green and not just by selling hybrids. The dealership recently switched their stadium lights from fossil fuel power to solar power.
For Lexus of Albuquerque, solar/LED (light-emitting diode) lights are powering down electricity from the grid and saving the overhead energy [...]

The LED Streetlights Could Drive You Crazy and Make You Fat?

This is a test on LED streetlight. During the day, the block of bungalows and houses at 22nd Avenue East and East Mercer Street looks like most of Capitol Hill. But at night, it looks crazy. This is one of seven test areas in the neighbourhood where Seattle City Light swapped the high-pressure sodium streetlights, [...]

China Changes to Taiwan LED makers

It is reported on June 11 that China plans to turn to Taiwan companies to put LED technology into street lights in 10 Chinese cities.
The project aims to cut electric bills in Chinese cities by using LED in city lights. LEDs give off less heat, consume less energy and last longer than traditional lights, according [...]

How to Make an Old House into a Modern

This artical shows you how to push a 1920s house into a modern, low-carbon age. The last few touches – appliances and rare light bulbs.
After spending the past year reducing the home’s heating bills by adding stacks of insulation, the owner has now turned her attention to slashing her electricity needs. She buy electricity from [...]

LED Light for City Night

Nighttime commuters may notice a bluish glow coming from the ten pairs of street lights lighting their way. Mounted 40 feet above the traffic, similar to those found in stoplights and laser pointers, the lights are not bulbs but rows of LEDs.
“This is the first interstate highway to be lit with LED lighting,” said Kevin [...]

LED Street Lights Testing in California

The LED Street Lights Testing was hold in California. As we all know that high-efficiency white LED street lights will cut energy use by 30 percent to 60 percent every year.
Garden Grove is testing four 250-watt LED street lights on Civic Center Drive at Acacia Parkway, said Senior Analyst Chau Vu. Whether the city will [...]