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After the successful 2008 launch and 2009 continuation of the Solid State Lighting Design Summit in New Jersey, the feedback was consistent: Just what we needed, do it again soon. The Summit brings together lighting decisin makers with industry thought leaders, pioneers, and innovators from the across the solid state lighting eco-system. Read the 2009 conference report...

Following or changes in 2009, 2010 will continue to be all about quality, quality, quality. Showcase participants and sponsors are vetted to separate the wheat from the chaff (have your IES LM-79 test reports ready!). With revised dates for LA, the 2010 Summit has expanded to 3 venues, including LA/Long Beach lined up for January, Mar/April for Taiwan and October for NY/NJ. Look into the series information at www.SSLsummit.com for the details. Sponsorships are available for the full series or just the US events.

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The opportunities presented by the development and deployment of solid state lighting will have a massively disruptive effect on the established lighting industry, and where there is disruption, there is an intense need for information.

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Solid state lighting promises to create unprecedented changes in what we can do with light. Simultaneously, it will deliver on a promise of massive global energy savings and access to useful nighttime lighting that has not been conveniently available to nearly 2 billion people around the world. We're glad to have you join us in the revolution!

Burger King's First Energy Efficient Restaurant Employs LED Technology from Everlight Electronics
SSLDesign News Staff

August 31, 2010...Burger King opened its first energy efficient restaurant in early June in Waghäusel, Germany, with LED lighting technology from Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. According to Everlight and Burger King, the parking area is illuminated by six 60 W SL-Dolphin street lights in neutral white with Phoenix lighting pattern. The SL-Dolphin street lights feature a luminous flux of about 6,000 lm and a color temperature of 5,000 K. The asymmetric wide view angle ensures high uniformity at pole heights of 6-8 m. Everlight points out that this uniformity makes the SL-Dolphin ideally suited for parking and roadway applications.

Everlight says that existing SL-Dolphin lights are now being shipped with a patented electronic ballast developed and produced in Germany. Everlight boasts that the ballast excels with various dimming options and has a life span up to eight times longer than other LED street light solutions or conventional street lights. Everlight also touts the ballast's a high temperature protection mechanism and outstanding efficiency of 93 percent. SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

EU Ban on 75-Watt Incandescent Bulbs to Begin, Packaging to Have New Info
SSLDesign News Staff

August 31, 2010...Beginning tomorrow the second stage of an EU regulation for the phase-out of incandescent lamps will be coming into force. The 75-Watt bulbs will gradually disappear from shop shelves. Retailers will be allowed to sell their existing stock, but production of the bulbs by manufacturers and importation of bulbs must cease.

As part of the phase-out plan a uniform Europe-wide duty to inform will also apply to new lamps to help consumers better understand the differences among efficient lighting technologies . The EU regulation to inform consumers about lighting seems very similar to the labeling requirements of the United States Federal Trade Commission. The mandatory data to be provided will include the service life, start-up time, and the mercury content. And like the U.S. labeling requirements, the most important changes for consumers concern the specification of the light output in lumens. The term "Lumens" will replace "Watts" as the measure of brightness. SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

Philips Lumileds Chroma-Q Color Block Provides Stage Backlighting for Event in Cologne, Germany
SSLDesign News Staff

August 31, 2010...At a large corporate event, some of Germany's most popular bands took the stage in Cologne at the Lanxess arena, one of Europe's largest all-purpose venues and host to concerts by an impressive range of international music stars. Lighting designer Marcus Krömer specified 330 Chroma-Q Color Block 2 LED fixtures to provide stage scenic elements backlighting for the event.

Marcus needed a fixture that was bright enough to uplight a curved wall onstage reaching up to 5m high at its centre. At the same time, it had to be compact enough to fit inside and follow the curvature of the 32m span. The lighting also needed to feature built-in dimming, provide smooth color changing effects, and look good on camera because the whole event was being filmed in high definition.

Marcus used 330 Color Block 2 units mounted at the top and bottom inside the wall to light a bounce at the back of it. The wall was used in two different configurations. During the daytime there was an entrance opening for the daytime conference and awards. Then at night the wall was fully closed off for the evening concert.

Marcus employed soft color static looks for the daytime events, and he switched to bold color looks synchronized with the surrounding video panels and other effects lighting for the concert. Well known German bands Die Höhner, Drum Café and Pur performed at the event.

Sharp Introduces LED Ceiling Lights
SSLDesign News Staff

August 26, 2010...Sharp Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, announced at a press conference that it is following up its LED lamps with LED-based ceiling lights The new ceiling lights will come in six models in the Japanese market. The luminaires will use the company's proprietary light diffusion technology. The ceiling lights have a thin design that is 43 mm at the thickest part and just 8 mm at the thinnest.

With three of the models, the DL-C501V/C301V/C302V, a remote controller can change the color of the white light with the Adjustable Color function, and can adjust brightness with the Dimmer function. These functions combine to offer 110 different levels of color and brightness that match the mood or time of day. These lights also have three eco-functions that the company says reduce energy consumption by up to 65 percent.

The Eco Light Rhythm function automatically adjusts the color and brightness throughout the day. For instance, it can match the lifestyle rhythms of the user by giving crisp, cool daylight white for a refreshing wake-up in the morning, or a warm white in the evening when a relaxing atmosphere is desired.

Retail Display Cases Get a Sleek New Look with D-LED Luminaires and Luxeon LEDs
SSLDesign News Staff

August 26, 2010...An Israeli jewelry store, Royalty Jewelry, a 430-square-foot boutique in Tel Aviv’s Ramat Aviv Mall, has incorporated new LED-based under-cabinet and in-cabinet fixtures to transform the store. The new LED-based fixtures measure merely 1/10th the height of comparable non-LED luminaires. The store's new showcases have a sleek, more open appearance with better product lighting. The New fixtures from D-LED Illumination Technologies boast 85 percent less power consumption.

D-LED created the Source Linear System fixtures in collaboration with LED solution specialist Future Lighting Solutions. They have an ultra-slim 49mm wide x 24mm high (1.9” x 0.9”) profile. This slim size stems from the small Luxeon Rebel package combined with D-LED’s no-secondary-optic design. The design of the fixtures shrank the amount of wood trim required to conceal the interior lighting apparatus thereby enabling the open look of Royalty’s new showcases SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

Albeo Expands LED Lighting Production Line in Boulder, Colorado
SSLDesign News Staff

August 26, 2010...Albeo of Boulder, Colorado USA, reports that the company is expanding into a new 20,000 square foot facility. Albeo says that its new space will house larger production lines, an expanded quality control department, and new engineering and test labs enabling Albeo to better serve its diverse base of customers.

The company has more than doubled its revenue each year for the past three years. The company posted an average annual growth of 110 percent for the past three consecutive years. The company anticipates adding 80 new employees over the next 2 years. SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

MSi Lighting Helps Las Vegas Retailer Save Money
SSLDesign News Staff

August 24, 2010...RC Willey, a furniture retailer in Summerlin, Nevada on the western edge of Las Vegas with a 50,000 square-foot showroom decided to replace all of its halogen spotlights. After doing the math, the company decided to replace the inefficient halogen bulbs with super efficient MSi LED lighting. All of the showroom's 4500 90-watt halogen spotlights were replaced with 10-watt iPAR LED lights. The conversion was a simple matter of unscrewing the old lights and screwing in the new ones. However, the results were immediate and dramatic.

MSi points out that unlike hot burning halogen lights, the efficient LED lights produce very little heat. In fact, within hours of instillation store employees noticed a drop in the showroom's temperature. RC Willey management was able to raise the air conditioner thermostat settings by four degrees. This results in an annual savings of $90,000 in cooling costs alone.

“Many retailers are a little concerned about the initial investment of converting to LED lighting,” said Bruce Johnson, MSi managing partner. “But if they take the time to run the numbers, they’ll see that switching over produces a great return on their investment.” SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

SSL Promises Brighter but Not Necessarily Greener Future, Sandia Researchers Say
SSLDesign News Staff

August 24, 2010...While solid state lighting may have a lower cost of ownership and use less electricity, this does not necessarily translate to less electrical usage around the world, according to a paper published in the Journal of Physics D. Proponents of solid-state light-emitting devices (LEDs) have predicted that using LEDs would lower electrical usage worldwide, not only “greenly” decreasing the need for new power plants but even permitting some to be decommissioned. However, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories argue that people may just use more light if it is made less costly.

“Presented with the availability of cheaper light, humans may use more of it, as has happened over recent centuries with remarkable consistency following other lighting innovations,” said Sandia lead researcher Jeff Tsao. “That is, rather than functioning as an instrument of decreased energy use, LEDs may be instead the next step in increasing human productivity and quality of life.” SSL Design PageTwo members login for more. Guests can view membership details.

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