Elemental LED will discount all products by 35% on Cyber Monday November 28^th making it the largest LED lighting sale of the year.

Elemental LED, a San Francisco Bay Area-based LED lighting company, announced today that it will discount its entire inventory of products by 35% on Cyber Monday, November 28^th. This is the second year that Elemental LED will participate with online retailers in Cyber Monday, following last year when the company also discounted products by 35%.

The LED Lighting Cyber Monday sale will begin on November 28th at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and end on November 29th at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The company expects call volume to be high and has allocated extra personnel to assist customers over phone, chat and email, and to fulfill orders.

“We are proud to be the only online LED lighting retailer that hosts a Cyber Monday sale on the busiest online shopping day of the year,” says Elemental LED Marketing Manager Charlotte Dick. “Last year’s sale was such a success that we plan on making this sale bigger and better than ever.”

Elemental LED has increased stock on most popular products, which the company expects will sell well during the sale. Some of these products include LED strip lights in varying degrees of brightness and colors, color-changing LED light bulbs and strip lights, waterproof LED light bars, dimmable LED puck lights, LED dimmer switches, unique LED Christmas lights and LED plug-and-play kits of all kinds.

Elemental LED has been instrumental in bringing energy-efficient LED lighting into the mainstream by not only offering a unique catalog of products for practical application, but also offering a library of instructional videos, tutorials and diagrams on how to install LED lights.

Elemental LED representatives encourage customers to start planning their order early, and to call 877-564-5051 for assistance before and during the sale. To learn more about Elemental LED and the LED Cyber Monday sale on November 29th, please visit www.elementalled.com/2011-cyber-monday-led-light-sale.

Changzhi , the city in southeastern Shanxi province, China is to develop its LED industry to boost the city’s economy.

According to the city s mayor Zhang Bao, the coal industry “has once contributed much to Changzhi, but over-dependence on the industry led to difficulties,” so they “made a strategic choice to seek some new sources of development.” The LED industry is one of the solutions.

The LED industry is believed to be a new engine to boost the Changzhi's economy with the nation's only one full LED industrial chain established there.

With two years' effort, the city has built a large-scale LED industry cluster. It will be the world's first LED industry park with an integrated industrial chain.

In addition, the government also plans to build the world's largest production base of sapphire and high-end lighting facilities.
 

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.

Much like the US plan, which will phase out 100W or higher incandescent bulbs by  January, 2012, China recently unveiled its three-step plan for stopping the sale and import of energy-wasting incandescent lamps. Not surprisingly, shares in CREE, US-based maker of LED light fixtures, increased by almost 10% after the announcement was made.

The Xinhua News Agency asserts that the three-step plan will proceed according to the following schedule:

▪                100W and above – banned from October 1, 2012

▪                60W and above – banned from October 1, 2014

▪                15W and above – banned from October 1, 2016

Xie Ji, deputy director of the environmental protection department with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said, “The plan shows China’s determination to press ahead in its efforts to save energy, reduce emissions and curb climate change,” according to LEDs Magazine.

Indeed, 12 percent of China’s total electricity costs are spend on lighting, and this new strategy, which will rely heavily on the manufacture and sales of LED light bulbs, could save China “48 billion kW.hr of power per year and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by 48 million tons annually,” according to LEDs Magazine.

Ultra-slim, Energy-saving, Beautiful Light

FZLED, a leading maker of LED lighting products, is extremely pleased to announce two new series of ultra-thin, long lasting, easy to install 52W LED panel lights. The PL-60-00 series of panel lights are 60 centimeters long (approx. 2 feet) and the PL-120-00 series are 120 centimeters long (approx. 4 feet). These fantastic new panel lights are specifically designed to be energy-saving replacements for fluorescence tubemonly used in large spaces like government buildings, offices, gymnasiums, subways, and shopping malls.

Both series of panel lights have wide illumination ranges, multiple options for color temperature, as well as voltage and dimming optimizations that meet diverse needs. Like other FZLED products, these new panel lights have lifespans of more than 35,000 hours. In other words, they will stay lit, continuously, operating at very low power consumption levels, for nearly four years without diminished quality of lighting. Furthermore, these panel lights are quick and easy to install because they require no starters or electrical ballasts. Consumers can mount them in as little as five minutes without needing to call any experts.
 
FZLED has gone above and beyond in the PL-60-00 and PL-120-00 series of panel lights by integrating features that make them extremely useful in lighting art and decor. Galleries, libraries, museums, and show rooms are sure to benefit from FZLED’s panel lights in creating more optimally lit exhibits. These extremely slim (13mm) panel lights have been chicly designed to be able to be suspended by four steel cables, allowing users to bring lighting down from ceilings when desired (cables sold separately). Furthermore, because they are available with TriAC dimming capabilities, these panel lights can be used as picture frames, etc., illuminating pictures from behind and achieving exceptional artistic effects.
 
Emitting no heat, UV, or IR rays, FZLED’s panel lights are extraordinary in providing glare free, soft light and saving users over fifty-percent in electricity aspared to traditional T8 tubes, while delivering simply beautiful illumination.
 
Specifications of the FZL-PL-60-00 LED panel light series can be found here: fzled.tw/products.php?KindID=6&CID=23
Power Consumption – 52W
Input Voltage – AC 100-240V
CCT – 3000K (WW) or 4000K (NW) or 6000K (CW)  (±10%)
Luminous Flux (lm) – 2400 (±10%) with 3000K or 2500 (±10%) with 4000K or 3500 (±10%) with 6000K
CRI – Greater than 80 (greater than 75 with 6000K CCT model)
Operation Temperature – -20℃ to 40℃
Beam Angle – 120°
Dimension –595 X 595 X 13 (mm)
Net. Weight – 5.0 (Kgs) with driver
Dimming Functionality– TriAC dimmable or non-dimmable

Specifications of the FZL-PL-120-00 LED panel light series can be found here: fzled.tw/products.php?KindID=6&CID=24
Power Consumption – 52W
Input Voltage – AC 100-240V
CCT – 3000K (WW) or 4000K (NW) or 6000K (CW) (±10%)
Luminous Flux (lm) – 2400 (±10%) with 3000K or 2500 (±10%) with 4000K or 3500 (±10%) with 6000K
CRI – Greater than 80 (greater than 75 with 6000K CCT model)
Operation Temperature – -20℃ to 40℃
Beam Angle – 120°
Dimension –1195 X 295 X 13 (mm)
Net. Weight – 5.2 (Kgs) with driver
Dimming Functionality– TriAC dimmable or non-dimmable

In an economy in which jobs are difficult to come by (the current U.S. unemployment rate is 9.1%, and is expected to rise), it’s a relief to hear that the LED lighting industry might be able to help out a little. While most businesses are cutting back, LED light bulb manufacturer Rudd Lighting is expecting to add 469 full-time jobs over the next four years, thanks to its $24.5 million expansion project, which will include an LED assembly line and distribution center.  The expansion is due mainly to the fact that LED lighting industry leader, Cree Inc, recently purchased Rudd, a move which Cree CEO Chuck Swoboda said, “brought together two leading LED lighting companies under one roof. Last month this facility shipped its 500,000th LED luminaire—further evidence of the market demand for the latest LED technology and a need to expand our facilities to maintain our leadership of the LED lighting revolution.” 

(Thanks to Journal Times for the quote.)

The new jobs created will include assembly positions, with opportunities for growth as the LED light bulb industry expands.

Verbatim has announced a family of LED lamps designed for domestic applications. Described as the consumer range, itprises two E27 Classic A lamps, two MR16s with GU5.3 fittings and a PAR16 with a GU10 socket. With the exception of the 12V AC/DC MR16 versions, these new lamps operate from 220-240V AC. All offer warm white light with colour temperatures between 2500K to 2800K and operating lifetimes of 25,000 or 35,000 hours, depending on the model. E27 and MR16 3W versions are dimmable. A key feature of the E27 Classic A-Lamp with 6.5W is its CTA (Colour Temperature Adjustment) technology which mimics incandescent lights in producing a warmer tone when dimmed. This product is available now, the 9W version will be available in December. The MR16 with GU5.3 fittings 3W and a PAR16 with a GU10 socket 4W are also available now. The MR16 with 6W will be
available in December.

The E27 Classic A lamps, available with 6.5W or 9W ratings, are designed as replacements for 20W or 40W incandescent lamps, producing 190 and 440 lumens output respectively with a colour rendering index (CRI) of at least 75 for the 6.5W lamp and 85 for the 9W model.

The MR16se in 3W and 6W types with beam angles of 30 degrees and 25 degrees and a typical CRI of 80 and luminous flux of 110 or 225 lumens respectively. The 4W PAR16 has a 28-degree beam angle and delivers 100 lumens with a luminous intensity of 380cd and CRI of typically 75.

From September 1st 2012, European legislation bans the sale of all incandescent lamps. In response to this, Verbatim is enlarging its portfolio of products to meet the growing demand for reliable, low energy lighting. Verbatim's advanced LED technology delivers energy savings of up to 80%pared with incandescent lamps, lowering energy costs and reducing CO2 emissions. The lamps produce warm white light with high quality colour rendition and most are dimmable, enabling users to create afortable domestic environment for both work and relaxation. The lamps turn on instantly and do not contain the poisonous elements found inpact fluorescent lamps, so are more environment-friendly. Their long service life makes them economical over the lifetime of the lighting installation and minimises maintenance effort because they do not need to be replaced for several years in normal operation.

These new lamps are designed as economical alternatives to Verbatim's professional product range and all are availble through wholesalers and electrical retailers.

Elemental LED’s 2011 Cyber Monday Sale is almost here! For a 2nd year in a row, we will be offering 35% off our entire inventory for one day only—Monday, November 28th.

Want to begin planning your project? Get ahead of the pack by contacting one of our customer service reps before the sale at 877-564-5051, or answers@elementalled.com.

We are fully stocked with your favorite LED lighting products and we have more people staffing the phone lines and shipping your orders. So, if you had trouble getting through last year, not to worry—we have you covered this year!

Replacing your lights with LEDs will reduce your energy costs and carbon footprint for the next several years. What better way to start the New Year! Plus, we’re including a gift with each order – a mini screwdriver kit – as a thank you for shopping with us this holiday season.

Don’t miss the biggest LED lighting sale of the year, and the only LED Cyber Monday sale! Get more 2011 Cyber Monday Sale details, plus shopping ideas, and then start shopping.

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The city of Livonia will receive a grant of $82,125 for LED lighting.

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has announced to fund $399,261 in the advanced lighting technology demonstration grants. And the of Livonia bes one of six Michigan cities, townships and counties to receive part of this grand worthing $82,125 for LED lighting.

The grant will fund LED street lighting along Shadyside Street next to Livonia City Hall, extending from Five Mile to the parking area behind the Livonia Police Station, and street lights in the parking lot at the Civic Park Senior Center.

The city will be responsible for payment of 10 percent of the material costs and the installation costs.

The grants were awarded from the Michigan Energy Office through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for projects that create and retain jobs, save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fourteen other grants were awarded by the Energy Office in July.

Grants are administered through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, which began in 2009 and ends in 2012.

Manitowoc Public Utilities has announced the first-ever LED Holiday Lighting Contest to encourage the use of energy-efficient holiday decorations. The contest is open to all customers of MPU, and requires all lighting must consist of LED lights only.

The entries will be divided into four categories: large displays (more than 5,000 individual lights); medium displays (1,000 to 5,000 lights); small displays (less than 1,000 lights); and most innovative (illuminated displays using less than 50 individual lights). In each category, entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, overall theme and the ability to attract attention.

Each entrant will receive aplimentary string of LED holiday lights for participating. Prizes consisting of Chamber Bucks will be awarded to the top three entries in each category. Chamber Bucks are accepted at a wide variety of local businesses. All entries must be received by Dec. 9. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded the week of Dec. 19.