Forewer energy Launch new 4 watt led bulb with price tag of INR 1499/only as per company spoks person led bulb will be land mark for indian market.

Bye bye CFLs, hello LEDs (Thu, Mar 11, 2010) Hindustan Times, 11th March, 2010 : Delhi is leading the nation in the drive to save power through its use of energy efficient lighting. Of the 255 million compact florescent lamps (CFLs) sold throughout the country last year, Delhi alone bought 45.9 million—a whopping 18 per cent, the highest for any city. Here, power distributors like BSES have been offering CFLs at subsidised rates to its 25 lakh customers for the last two years. After being high on CFL-powered energy efficiency, the city is now shifting its attention to light emitting diodes—which are far more energy efficient than CFLs and contain no toxics like CFLs which have heavy metal mercury. “The government is thinking of offering subsidy to LED products as they are more energy efficient than CFLs. But their exorbitant cost is a problem. Its cost should be lowered to make it more acceptable to people,” said Dharmendra Kumar, Delhi Environment Secretary. The environment department has also written to CFL manufacturers to place bins across the city to collect the fused lamps so that the mercury in them does not get dumped in the open and in the municipal solid waste stream. Looking at the huge potential of LEDs, manufacturers are trying to reduce its cost and offer more household lighting solutions based on LEDs. “We have now decided to import LED capsules, the core of the technology and assemble them here so that the cost comes down,” said Shyam Sujan, Secretary General, Electrric Lamp and Component Manufacturers’ Association (Elcoma). Elcoma has tied up with Global Lamp Society for the research and development so that low-cost LED products can be launched in India. All over the world there are only four companies that make LED capsules and chips (the core of the LED technology). Power-starved Delhi has been high on energy efficiency for the past couple of years. Owing to such a CFL overdrive and a variety of other energy-efficient technologies, Delhi saved 600 MW of power on the day of Earth Hour 2009, when thousands of households switched off their non-essential lights for an hour. - Avishek G Dastidar

Power of Green Miracle at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Thu, Jan 7, 2010) Under the prudence guidance & supervision of Dr. S.P.Gon Choudhuri, Managing Director of West Bengal Green energy Development Corporation Limited, has successfully implemented Solar Energy to illuminate The Raj Bhawan with eco friendly cum energy efficient LED lighting from Goldwyn Ltd. Her Excellency, Dr. Pratibha Patil, Honourable President of India, grace the inaugural function on the eve of Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, a green initiative to reduce carboemission and save our enviornment & planet from Glabal Warming.

Outlook India :A new lighting technology, which has forayed into Indian market, has the potential to slash electricity bills drastically without compromising on luminance. "Light Emitting Diodes (LED) can lower your electricity bills amazingly. A six-watt LED can be as bright as an 18-watt CFL bulb, which in turn is equivalent to a 60 watt incandescent," said Nalin Sachdev of Ujjla, a Delhi-based company manufacturing LED lights. Still in initial stages, the technology is slowly making room for itself the Indian markets, but its high cost is proving to be a dampener. LED technology is eco-friendly, with a minimal amount of heat discharge and also as it contains no mercury, a component in CFL devices, which makes them environmentally hazardous. "I would love to put these lights at home but the prices are too high for my pocket," said Prakash Singh, a BPO employee. A three-watt LED bulb can cost anywhere between Rs 800 and Rs 850, but has 50,000 working-hour life. "While a street light of 20 watt can cost up to Rs 5,000, with a working life of one lakh hours, outdoor all weather lights can cost about Rs 12,000," said Rahul Yadav of Lucifer Lights. LEDs are similar to regular bulbs but have no filament. Electrons moving through a semiconductor material generate light, which emits less heat and also consumes less energy than other types of lighting devices. With focus on the domestic market, some manufacturers have started making low-cost lights. "We have spotlights ranging from Rs 75 to Rs 600, with bulbs of as less as 0.5 watts for the common man," said Kapil Sood of Fusion Power Systems. LED lights can be six times more efficient than compact fluorescent lamps, he said. "These lights are available in various colours like red, blue, yellow and white, while more can be produced on specific orders," he said, adding, the demand for these bulbs was good. LED can be a good lighting option for large establishments like airports, offices, factories, hotels etc., as it reduces carbon footprint, thus enabling them earn carbon credits. The Light and Sound show at the Chandigarh Museum, IIT Madras, and ITC Maurya Sheraton at Delhi are among a few places which have experimented with LED lighting, a Decon Lighting official said. Researchers claim that the global oil consumption could be reduced by 962 million barrels if all of the world's light bulbs were replaced with energy-efficient LEDs for a period of 10 years

Forewer has introduces street light that use light-emitting diodes (LiemD), which last four times longer than normal street lighting, the Indian energy company Forewer energy Technosys pvt.ltd said on introduction . With 50,000 light hours, LiemD lamps do not have to be changed for 12 years when lit for an average 12 hours a day. Until now, LiemD s were used as indicators on electronic goods, bicycles and cars, but technical developments have made them so bright they can now be used for any normal lighting situation. Gas-filled streetlamps last an average 10,000 hours, and replacing them is costly and also hampers traffic, especially in hard-to-reach places such as tunnels. LiemD streetlamps are twice as expensive as current street lighting with a similar design, but this is compensated for by the longer lifespan, Forewer product manager Nupur Gupta said.

Commercial Buildings must go green in three years time (Sat, Jun 19, 2010) The Times Of India :New Delhi: The PM’s council on climate change on Friday cleared the Urban Habitat Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which will now make the energysaving building codes mandatory in three years for new commercial buildings

Solid-State Lighting Investor Forum An Investor Forum at the forthcoming Strategies in Light 2012 will highlight up-and-coming companies that are providing technology innovation to the SSL industry, says BOB STEELE. For the third year running, Strategies in Light 2012 will offer a Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Investor Forum. Sponsored by Canaccord Genuity, the Forum aims to meet the needs of venture capitalists, investment bankers, and other investors for information about emerging companies in the SSL industry. This year, 12 start-up companies will be featured during the day-long Forum. Technologies represented by these companies range from devices, drivers and controls to light engines, luminaires and complete systems. Market presentations To complement the presentations by individual companies, several market and industry overview presentations will be provided. Ella Shum, Director of LED Research at Strategies Unlimited will begin the Forum with an overview of the worldwide HB-LED market. Later in the morning, Tom Hausken, Director of Optical Components at Strategies Unlimited, will give a talk on the dynamics of LED driver technology and markets. To provide a perspective from the financial industry, Dan Coyne, Director of the Investment Banking Group at Canaccord Genuity, will discuss liquidity and valuation trends in LEDs and LED lighting. Presenting a view of the market at the LED lamp and luminaire level, Vrinda Bhandarkar, Director of Research, LED Lighting at Strategies Unlimited, will provide a global market review of the LED lighting market. Devices Giorgio Anania, co-founder and CEO of HelioDel, will provide an overview of the company’s GaN nanowire LED technology, which is scalable and compatible with high-volume CMOS foundries. OnChip Devices will be represented by its president and CEO, Ashok Chalaka. He will outline the company’s activities in the production of ESD protection devices, transient voltage suppressor diodes, and submounts for LEDs. Drivers and power supplies iWatt is power-control IC company that designs and develops markets semiconductor products for various markets including the LED solid-state lighting segment. For SSL it is developing high-density, high-value AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies. Ron Edgerton, CEO, will give the company presentation. Brent Marsh, CEO of Eutricity, will discuss the company’s principal focus on power architecture that enables multiple LED applications without the need for driver ICs and with the lowest power-supply cost per lamp. Manufacturing and test equipment Advanced Renewable Energy Company (ARC Energy) has developed an innovative sapphire crystal “c-axis” growth technology specifically for LED applications, called CHES (Controlled Heat Extraction System). CHES furnaces enable substrate manufacturers to produce large-diameter (4-, 6-, 8-, 10-inch and larger), LED-quality sapphire for mass production. The company’s senior VP, Sales, Customer Support and Operations, Hap Hewes, will provide an overview of the company’s activities. Nanotronics Imaging develops and sells a fully-automatic optical-inspection system for high-resolution detection and analysis of defects in transparent and semi-transparent semiconductor wafers. The company’s technology and business model will be presented by Michael Zigman, COO and CFO. Luminaires, light engines and systems Xeralux is a Silicon Valley-based startup that designs and manufactures markets smart, sustainable outdoor-area LED-lighting systems for commercial and institutional campuses. The company’s product line consists of two related groups that share components and many design elements – luminaires and retrofit kits. The company’s story will be presented by its CEO, Rusty Cumpston. Menko Deroos, CEO of Xicato, will explain the company’s focus on development and manufacturing of LED modules that are simply functional replacements for traditional lamp technologies, offering the life and energy-saving advantages of LEDs without aesthetic compromises. TerraLUX has developed patented technology that enables simple integration of “plug and play” high-energy-efficiency LED light engines into lighting fixtures for both OEM and retrofit channels. President and CEO Mark Verheyen will provide the company presentation. Calvin Wade Sheen, CEO of Cooledge Lighting, will discuss the company’s unique SSL solution that eliminates the cost of thermal management at both the package and fixture level of integration. Nualight is a pioneer in the application of LED lighting to the food retail market, and has worked with leading retail customers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s Tengelmann, and many others. The company’s presentation will be given by its founder and CEO, Liam Kelly. Leddartech’s CEO, Mark Tremblay, will discuss the company’s advanced 3D detection and ranging systems based on LED lighting, which provides accurate, non-invasive detection of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians for traffic management systems. Investor panel discussion At the conclusion of the company presentations, an investor panel discussion will be held, moderated by SSL industry veteran Robert Walker, Partner with Sierra Ventures. Panelists will include: • Marc van den Berg, Managing Director, Vantage Point • Ravi Viswanathan, PhD, General Partner, NEA • Dong Su Kim, Director, Samsung Ventures Capital • Dan Coyne, Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity Investment Banking Group

LED Manufacturing track to address critical issues for LED production The LED industry faces a series of key challenges as it moves to high-volume production, and many of these will be discussed in the new LED Manufacturing track at Strategies in Light, explains BOB STEELE. As the LED industry has embarked on an unprecedented scale-up in manufacturing capacity worldwide, it is clear that manufacturing techniques that were suitable for low-volume production are no longer adequate. Application of new tools and techniques for high-volume production must be implemented, including the use of larger-diameter substrates, automation, device metrology and feedback, yield management techniques, and the use of improved packaging materials and methods. All of these subjects will be addressed in the LED Manufacturing track, introduced for the first time at Strategies in Light (SIL) in 2012 (February 7-9, Santa Clara, California). The topic of LED manufacturing was offered as a half-day workshop at Strategies in Light 2011. Due to the sold-out attendance and the overwhelmingly positive response to the workshop, it was decided to devote a full-day conference track to LED manufacturing in 2012. SEMI, the industry trade association, was a key sponsor of the 2011 workshop, and will again be sponsor of the 2012 conference track. Plenary session Opening the plenary session will be the featured keynote speaker, Iain Black, VP of Worldwide Manufacturing, Engineering and Innovation at Philips Lumileds Lighting. He will discuss the topic of how the evolving LED market represents a range of challenges for the LED manufacturer. Such challenges include the maturity of processes and equipment, the evolution of product and performance standards, and an immature value chain. See LEDs Magazine’s recent interview with Iain Black for a more detailed review of his presentation. The second keynote speaker will be Karen Savala, President, Americas with SEMI. Her presentation, entitled “LED Manufacturing Today: Consolidating Expansion and Planning for the Long Haul”, will review LED fab capacity by region and provide estimates of capital spending in the 2012-2013 period. It will also provide an update on global efforts toward industry-wide manufacturing standards. Another featured speaker in the plenary session will be Jacob Tarn, President of TSMC’s Solid-State Lighting Unit. As the representative of a major silicon-semiconductor manufacturer that is moving into the solid-state lighting space, Tarn will discuss approaches by which such a company can help to accelerate the LED cost-reduction curve and enable LEDs to penetrate the general-purpose lighting market. Addressing similar issues from the perspective of government-industry collaboration, James Brodrick, SSL Program Manager at the US Department of Energy, will provide a detailed look at the latest edition of DOE’s SSL Manufacturing Roadmap, which examines key cost elements and where future cost reductions will occur. Wafer-level manufacturing issues The move to larger substrate sizes - 4-inch and 6-inch - is one approach to help scale up LED production volumes and bring down costs. Raja Parvez, CEO of sapphire producer Rubicon Technology, will give a presentation detailing the manufacturing efficiencies and cost reductions associated with moving to larger-diameter substrates. There are a number of other ways to improve throughput and productivity during wafer manufacturing. Abdul Lateef, CEO of Plasma-Therm, will discuss the productivity improvements that are possible by adapting front-end plasma processes that have been successfully used for silicon to LEDs. Thomas Uhrmann, Business Development Manager, Compound Semiconductors, for EV Group, will review how high-throughput lithography and metal-wafer bonding can increase LED production efficiency and reduce costs. Metrology and yield management In this session, speakers will address the application of metrology to tracking defects during production and using the information obtained as feedback to improving yield. Mike Plisinski, VP and GM of Rudolph Technologies Data Analysis Business, will show how data collected across the entire manufacturing process can be used by process engineers to reduce costs and increase yields. Dan Scharpf, General Manager of the Systems Business Unit at Labsphere, will discuss how yields can be increased, binning can be more efficient, and the cost of manufacturing can be reduced by moving optical testing further upstream in the manufacturing process. Packaging As the final step in the LED manufacturing process, and a key contributor to cost, packaging is receiving increased attention, and advanced techniques and materials are being applied to lower cost and increase performance. Ilkan Cokgor, VP of Global Marketing for Everlight Electronics, will discuss the packaging trends across the LED application space that are helping to drive down the cost per lumen. Ravi Bhatkal, VP of Energy Technologies at Cookson Electronics, will outline the issues typically encountered in the package-on-board assembly process, and make recommendations for material selection and manufacturing processes that will enable high-reliability luminaire fabrication. Bringing the packaging session to a close will be Geoff Gardner, Marketing Manager, Lighting, for Dow Corning. His presentation will cover the emerging widespread use of silicones in LED packaging, ranging from direct application on the die to final assembly in a lamp, and the technology challenges facing integration of these materials into LED products.

Energy Focus LED Products Used to Relight USS Chafee, the First Navy Ship to Receive a Complete LED Lighting Upgrade LIGHTimes News Staff January 7, 2012...Energy Focus based in Solon, Ohio USA, reports that it has provided more than 600 new light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures for installation on USS Chafee (DDG 90). The LEDs last longer and use less electric power than the replaced incandescent and fluorescent light fixtures. According to a recent Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) press release, "The new fixtures have a minimum 50,000-hour lifespan compared to the 1,000-hour incandescent globes and 7,500-hour fluorescents. The ship is expected to save more than $50,000 per year using the new lights ... Savings are expected to exceed $100,000 per ship per year when the scope is expanded to include the T12 fluorescent fixtures ... In early 2012, USS Preble (DDG 88) is expected to receive the same fixtures, as well as LED bulb replacements for the ship's two-foot fluorescent fixtures, which are the most common lighting on DDG 51 class ships." "The 600 LED fixtures Energy Focus provided include fixtures using our IntelliTube(TM) single LED waveguide technology to replace fluorescent berth lights as well as a range of advanced LED globe lights to replace existing incandescent globe light fixtures," said Roger Buelow, Energy Focus CTO. "Energy Focus has also received an order to provide its newly developed IntelliTube(TM) replacement LED tubes to retrofit both the USS Chafee's and USS Preble T12 fluorescent fixtures, the second Navy ship to receive all new LED lighting. The cost savings are expected to be even greater since the fixture doesn't need to be replaced." Joe Kaveski, Energy Focus CEO commented, "Energy Focus is delighted to provide the Navy its breakthrough IntelliTube LED lighting products for a complete lighting retrofit for the USS Chafee and USS Preble as we begin the process to provide advanced LED lighting aboard the whole range of combatant and amphibious ships over the next several years as part of the Navy's maritime energy strategy." Energy Focus has a long-standing relationship with the U.S. Government including numerous research and development projects for the DOE and DARPA, creating energy efficient LED lighting systems for the U.S. Navy fleet and the next generation Very High Efficiency Solar Cell. Energy Focus' U.S. Government Research contract is funded through Task Force Energy and some of the first lights shipped under the contract will go to support the Navy's Great Green Fleet.