Lately, unusually cold winter has affected the output of agriculture. Plant Grow Lights may be good for the growers to solve this problem ,and Everlight has actively to seize this opportunity with orders from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, an American herbal plant research organization and several European agricultural equipment suppliers.

Mainland China and the United States have issued warnings against unusually cold winter this year. Hebei Provincial Government of China has issued yellow alert for snowstorm while the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration forecast that El Nino Oscillation will bring the Northern hemisphere an unusually cold winter this year.

Unusually low temperatures globally willpound the food shortage issue since they represent fewer growing days. Everlight executives noted that plant grow lights are used as an auxiliary light source for plants, which makes up for shorter winter sunlight in high latitudes.

Everlight’s LED plant-grow light technology has grown mature following its entry into this segment this year. Blue and red LEDs are the most crucial light sources for photosynthesis of green plants.

It’s noted that Philips and Osram have also ventured into the emerging market. In the first quarter of 2011, Everlight and some 10 manufacturers including Philips reached an agreement to develop horticultural factory technologies, including plant-grow lights, plant nutrition liquid, and environmental humidity control.
 

Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition
9 – 12 June 2012
China Import and Export Fairplex,
Guangzhou, China

160,000 sqm of exhibition space already sold for 2012 show
Launch of new Business Matchmaking Programme
More industry associations show keen interest in AGORA
New name for LED summit
Hong Kong association joins strong international line up of supporters

The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, one of the world’s most influential andprehensive lighting industry events has already sold more than 160,000 sqm of exhibition space for its show taking place 9 – 12 June 2012 at the China Import and Export Fairplex, Guangzhou, China.

Organised by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, the show provides a one-stop platform offering the world’s most dynamic trading hub for the lighting industry, supported by a highly respected fringe programme of events offering market intelligence and networking opportunities.
 

menting on the amount of exhibition space sold, Mr Richard Li, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt in China said: “The response to our show has been very encouraging. With just over six months until the show, we have already sold 75 percent of the allocated space. We are well on our way to setting a new record in terms of exhibition space, with an expected 21 halls covering 220,000 sqm.“

Exhibitors who have already confirmed their space include Cree,
Delta, Everlight, GE, Nichia, Osram and Seoul Semiconductor.  
Launch of new Business Matchmaking Programme
The 2012 show will also see the launch of a new Business Matchmaking Programme to help buyers quickly and efficiently source the right products and solutions, while giving exhibitors the chance to network and build relevant strategic partnerships. 
The Business Matchmaking Programme will take place either at a pre-arranged meeting at the fair or via an on-site online matchmaking service.
More industry associations show keen interest in AGORA
AGORA, a successful business networking event for industry associations and visitors will be held again during the show with these associations showing a keen interest to take part: Asia Institute of Intelligent Buildings, Continental Automated Building Association, KNX Association, Macau Construction Association and Macau Institute of Engineers and the Federation of Asian Pacific Electrical Contractors Associations.

New name for LED summit
Last year’s popular inaugural Asia LED Lighting Summit (ALLS) attracted more than 1,300 attendees. The 2012 summit, which is now renamed Asia LED Summit (ALS), will feature even more seminars and events catering to the lighting industry’s diverse range of professionals, including brand leading Chief Executive Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and Chief Technical Officers who will discuss controversial industry issues and the market, providing LED professionals with insights to master the challenges ahead.

Hong Kong association joins strong international line up of supporters

The Hong Kong Electronics Industries Association has pledged their support for the 2012 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition and they join a strong line up of international supporters which include:
 

•     China Association of Lighting Industry
•     China Hotel Purchasing & Supplying Association
•     China Illuminating Engineering Society
•     China Real Estate Association
•     The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia
•     The Federation of Asian and Pacific Electrical Contractors Associations
•     The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Ltd
•     The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Building Services Division
•     The Macau Institute of Engineers
•     Macau Construction Association
•     Institute of Chinese Architects, ASC
•     International Association of Lighting Designers
•     Korea Illuminating Industry Cooperative
•     LUCI Association (Lighting Urbanmunity International)
•     Professional Lighting Designers’ Association
•     Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association

The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is held concurrently with Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology which supports the growing trend of eco-friendly buildings with a special focus on electrical engineering and building and home automation.
The 2011bined shows were the largest ever and attracted more than 2,931 exhibitors in 20 halls covering 210,000 sqm. Altogether there were more than 100,000 trade visitors from 116 countries and regions. Both exhibitions are part of Messe Frankfurt’s architecture and technology shows, headed by the biennial Light+Building event in Frankfurt. 
To find out more information about the 2012 edition of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, please visit light.messefrankfurt.cn or email LBguangzhou@hongkong.messefrankfurt.

Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s leading trade fair organiser, with 448.3 million euros in sales and more than 1,600 active employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2010, Messe Frankfurt organised 87 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.

Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. Thepany is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.

For more information, please visit our website at: messefrankfurt

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India800 Foundation, an organisation which works for people living below poverty line ,has supported solar LED lamps for over 50 backward villages that do not have electricity.

The villages would be among 120 villages that would be covered under the project in the country. This was announced by Lord Amir Bhatia, House of Lords, England and vice-chairman of the India800 foundation.

Hanul Technologies is installing over 5,000 LED Lights developed by thepany at BMC Software which will bring savings of around 575 mega watts hours per year for the BMC. BMC would invest the saved money to fund the projects for installation of Solar Powered LED Lighting System in small villages.

They have alraedy installed solar LED lamps in Sakur in Ahmednagar district.

“In Sakur, we have installed solar powered lighting system in each house and on streets. All this was done with the savings that we managed to make on the electricity bills after replacing lighting at our campus with LED Lighting system of Hanul Technologies that helped us to save about 60-65% of the electricity,” said BMC Software site head Tarun Sharma.

LedLink Optics, the Taiwan-based manufacturer for high-power LEDs, has developed a global distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics to expand global market.

The manufacturer's LED lenses offer beam-pattern options ranging from 8° up to 140°. It has products for applications ranging from residential to architectural and street lighting.

 LedLink Optics designs and manufactures optics for solid-state lightingpanies such as Cree, Edison, Philips Lumileds, Nichia, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Samsung LED and Seoul Semiconductor.

Its product line includes secondary LED lenses in a variety of packages with different beam pattern and size options for use in residential,mercial, street and architectural lighting applications.

Goodbye, flamingo…

Hello, future!

TRIAC-dimmers were originally designed to dim incandescent filament lamps. The elimination of these lamp types increases the need for alternative dimming methods. The use of TRIAC-dimmers in LED-systems causes unwanted flicker, visible to the eye, due to phase modulation. This prevents linear dimming of LEDs down to zero. If existing TRIAC-Dimmers are to be used with LED-systems, a new type of LED-Driver is required.
 
R releases with the RACT20-family a new generation of AC/DC-drivers, that can be dimmed linearly and without flicker from 100% down to zero. The RACT20-family is equipped with a specially developed TRIAC input, which is not affected by the PFC-circuit of the driver. An ideal solution for many LED-systems, where dimming is easy.   

These new AC/DC-drivers are available with either 230VAC or 115VAC input. They offer 20 watt and can support 5 to15 power LEDs or LED-chains, with constant currents of 350, 500, 700 or 1050mA. The power factor (PFC) is >95% and therefore better than required by EN 61000-3-2. RACT20-drivers are designed for indoor applications, class IP20 and measure only 32.6 x 16.5 x 11.1mm (L x W x H). They are EN/UL 60950-1 certified with a “Design Lifetime” >70.000 hours. Warranty is 5 years. 
 
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