• Inovus Solar installs on-grid solar LED area lights 25 / Jul / 2011
• Solar panels integrated on LED area-light poles feed power onto the grid during daytime peak electrical usage to compound the energy savings of SSL technology.

• GE Lighting to acquire leading driver maker Lightech 25 / Jul / 2011
• GE Lighting will acquire Lightech, a leading manufacturer of LED drivers, for an undisclosed sum.

• Can LED lamps beat the products they replace? 22 / Jul / 2011
• Panelists at the US DOE SSL Workshop discussed a Caliper study on LED replacement lamps purchased at retail, which found the LED lamps generally did not meet the performance of the benchmark lamps.

• Outdoor Lighting: Tempe vetoes LEDs, chooses induction street lights 21 / Jul / 2011
• US Lighting Tech announced that it will supply the city of Tempe, Arizona with 1000 induction street lights after the city decided LEDs weren’t a good match for the desert temperature extremes.

• GE funds and licenses Nuventix’s cooling technology 20 / Jul / 2011
• GE joined other existing investors to complete a $10 million investment in Nuventix, while also licensing its technology.

• Outdoor Lighting: Tempe vetoes LEDs, chooses induction street lights 20 / Jul / 2011
• US Lighting Tech announced that it will supply the city of Tempe, Arizona with 1000 induction street lights after the city decided LEDs weren’t a good match for the desert temperature extremes.

• LED Business News: Philips, Osram, EMerge Alliance, InfiniLED, Zett Optics 20 / Jul / 2011
• Philips has reported its quarterly results, Osram has become a stock corporation, EMerge Alliance has announced seven new members, InfiniLED has launched, and Zett Optics has acquired the major assets of Lite-Licht.

• Solar LED-lighting consortium releases introductory recommended practices 19 / Jul / 2011
• The Consortium for Solar Lighting that formed back in April has released an introductory recommended practices document for outdoor LED-based SSL applications.

• Strategies in Light 2012 issues call for papers 18 / Jul / 2011
• Strategies in Light 2012 Advisory Board is now accepting abstracts for the conference, which will take place in Santa Clara, CA on February 7-9, 2012.

• ProPhotonix Ltd raises cash, targets new LED markets 18 / Jul / 2011
• Although best known for machine-vision products, ProPhotonix Ltd is looking to expand into other markets, such as medical and illumination, after raising cash from the sale of shares.

• US DOE makes LED reliability recommendations 15 / Jul / 2011
• The LED industry has no accepted protocol for measuring and characterizing luminaire lifetime, but a new guideline from SSL Quality Advocates considers the key issues.

• LED Patent News: LG files lawsuit against Osram, Nichia sues retailer 13 / Jul / 2011
• LG is seeking to prevent the importation of Osram LED products into Korea, while the ITC has agreed to investigate Osram’s complaints against both LG and Samsung. Meanwhile, Nichia has filed a lawsuit against a DIY retai...

• Aixtron plans China training center, introduces new MOCVD reactor 10 / Jul / 2011
• Aixtron and SINANO signed an agreement to open a training center in Suzhou Industrial Park, China, while Aixtron has also introduced its largest MOCVD reactor to date.

• Journal explores optics research in LEDs for lighting 09 / Jul / 2011
• Designed to highlight recent breakthroughs in LEDs, a special journal issue focuses on methods for improving luminous efficiency while delivering superior color quality.

• Obelux to install high-intensity LED obstacle lighting on 327m-high mast 06 / Jul / 2011
• A high-intensity LED lighting system will replace xenon lights in an aviation obstacle application in Tiirismaa, Finland.

• LED drivers and light sensors enable compelling displays 05 / Jul / 2011
• LED drivers and light sensors enable compelling displays

• IMEC and Siltronic partner for GaN-on-Si LEDs 02 / Jul / 2011
• With a 5-year goal of manufacturing nitride-based LEDs on large-diameter silicon substrates, Siltronic has joined IMEC's gallium-nitride-on-silicon program.

• GE plans to submit 60W-equivalent LED lamp for DOE’s L Prize 01 / Jul / 2011
• GE Lighting and Cree have collaborated to develop a 60W-equivalent lamp with conventional looks that will be submitted to the DOE L Prize competition.