2015年1月19日星期一

China retail channels had been providing all kinds of promotions

Hopkins said a state government association claims the township will see a minimum of 60 percent savings while a private consultant and installer of LED lights said the township could see up to 80 percent savings.It' said that Mitsubishi Chemical will install a production line at its factory in Ibaragi prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, by fiscal 2012 to start mass production of gallium, nitride substrates for LED.The global LED-backlit TV market share didn’t reach the goal of 30% of the LED Linear high bay light market in 2010. Following the coming of National Day and the year-end holiday sales in Q410, Taiwan and China LCD TV suppliers started the price war to increase sales volume and gain a head-start in the LED-backlit TV market in the future.

New LED-backlit TVs in China had slipped by about 30% compared to previous pricing. A 46-inch LED-backlit TV’ price was about 7,500 Yuan (US$1,116.8), down from over 10,000 Yuan. Prices for new 32-inch LED-backlit models had been about 10% lower, 20% lower for 40- and 42-inch LED-backlit models and up to 30% lower for 46-inch models.At the same time, Changhong Electric planed to lower prices for 32-inch LED-backlit models to below 3,500 Yuan through a replacement subsidy program. Konka had lowered the price of 42-inch LED-backlit models to 5,200 Yuan from 7,999 Yuan. Also, other China retail channels had been providing all kinds of promotions.

But in Taiwan LED-backlit TVs market, customers remain cautious amid significant price gaps between LED-backlit and led high bay models. Taiwan local vendors planed to start price-cut promotions for 32- and 42-inch LED-backlit TVs at the end of September, and expected to attract other vendors to join the price war. It is reported that Taiwan LED-backlit TVs’ Prices were expected to drop by NT$5,000 at the end of 2010, and the sales were expected to increase more than double in Q4.

2015年1月18日星期日

LED technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems

The Bridgelux LS Array Series includes options designed for low voltage lighting. They enable both diffuse and directional light sources, and are suit for landscape lighting, residential lighting, track led high bay, MR16 lamps and other 12 volt retrofit light bulbs, delivering between 240 and 360 lumens in warm and cool white.

They have also been expanded to include new voltage options for both cool white and warm white to better enable the A-line and decorative lamp markets.Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting, expanding the market for LED technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems.

Genesis planed to get high revenues dues to increasing orders for backlighting from old customers in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China. Billboards orders of high-power LED Linear high bay light and outdoor lighting from the customers will account for 45% in Genesis' overall revenues in 2010, in which orders from China in 2010 will account for over 30%.And Genesis estimated LED epitaxial wafers orders from China in 2011 would increase two times than in 2010.

2015年1月15日星期四

The award honors LED lighting that is innovative

Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, received theLEDshow's(TM) award for best interior commercial product for the Lithonia led high bay light luminaire. theLEDshow is a mini-convention and lighting industry consortium focused on marketing and promoting LED and solid-state lighting. The award honors LED lighting that is innovative, provides a high-quality of light output and eliminates cumbersome installation processes. Acuity Brands' Lithonia Lighting accepted the award at theLEDshow in Las Vegas in August 2010.

"We are honored to receive the award for best LED interior commercial product," said Dave Ranieri, Vice President and General Manager, Lithonia Lighting Commercial Indoor Products. "The RTLED fixture is an intelligent, controllable and adaptable LED lighting solution designed to meet current and future needs. Volumetric lighting, embedded controls and plug-and-play features make it ideal for various commercial applications, including office, retail, education and healthcare facilities."

First introduced in May 2010 and now available nationally through Lithonia Lighting sales representatives and authorized distributors, the led high bay is a high-quality, volumetric recessed luminaire that delivers ambient white light uniformly throughout an entire space while reducing energy and maintenance costs and a building's environmental footprint.

2015年1月14日星期三

there are plans to set up a manufacturing facility for LED luminaires

The Chinese city Shanghai aims to establish itself as a national LED base with all sectors in the industry chain, from chip design, screen vendors to assembly and test.At 2010 Shanghai World Expo, more than led high bay light of indoor lighting features LED technology, which is regarded as a green technology. So, multinational and domestic LED firms also are seeking to expand their presence in the Chinese market after the Expo ends.

Following the official launch of the Zenaro Lighting Alliance in April 2010 - a global company alliance between founding members Everlight Electronics (Taiwan), LCC (Germany) and Aphos Lighting (USA) that was established to confront the future challenges of the global lighting market by bundling the members' LED technology and lighting expertise - the foundation of a new company Zenaro Lighting GmbH was announced today.

Zenaro Lighting GmbH with headquarters in Kamp-Lintfort/Germany will develop and sell LED luminaires and systems specifically for the market segments consumer/lifestyle, office, street and parking lots, as well as LED retrofits and other accessories such as power supplies and light engines. Furthermore, there are plans to set up a manufacturing facility for LED luminaires at Kamp-Lintfort. Starting with an initial focus on the German and European markets, Zenaro Lighting GmbH will later on expand its led high bay operations internationally by leveraging the existing infrastructure of today's Zenaro Lighting Alliance partners in Taiwan, China and USA and of additional alliance members in the future.

2015年1月7日星期三

the service life of the products will greatly extend

For replacing convenitional 400w high voltage sodium lamps; 60 units of LATTICELIGHTING LLRA120 LED street lights have been installed along the 3 roads in Qian Hu campus of Nanchang University. All these street lights have the average illuminance 28 lux, reaching the standard of city road illumination ME2. The installation of these lanterns can reduce power consumption by 60% and save energy by 2/3. Also dimming technique is applied to each led high bay light, enabling each lantern to reduce automatically power consumption to a reasonable level at night when there are few pedestrians and vehicles. Due to constant control by the electronic appliance, lamps and lanterns, drivers as well as the electronic appliance can operate continuously and steadily even under conditions of voltage and current below rated ones. Thus, the service life of the products will greatly extend.

LED lighting company Cree announced that the company has supplied the most energy-efficient LED downlights to Home Depot for sale online. The price for the lights, available under Home Depot's EcoSmart brand, is $49.95, and is targeted to be available in nearly 2,000 The Home Depot retail stores in fall 2010.

The EcoSmart LED Downlight was designed to exceed stringent ENERGY STAR® criteria and consumes just 10.5 watts, which is approximately 85-percent less energy than a comparable incandescent and 50-percent less energy than a fluorescent.

Created specifically for the residential market, the EcoSmart led high bay is designed to last at least 35,000 hours, or approximately 32 years with three hours of daily use, which is nearly four times longer than compact florescent (CFL) alternatives and up to 16 times longer when compared to incandescent options. Easily installed into most standard six-inch recessed housings for retrofits and new construction, the new downlight is dimmable to 5 percent, with off the shelf dimmers.