2012年2月2日星期四

Zhang added that Chinese TV producers cut prices of about 25% in old TV models between April and June.

According to the Chairman and President of China TV manufacturer Skyworth Zhang Xuebin,LED Strip Light, Skyworth is planned to cut the prices of LED flat-panel televisions in the next six months to promote the sales.
In addition,LED High Bay Light, in fiscal year 2010 ended March 2011,LED light tubes, the Hong Kong-listed firm aims to sell from 7.5 million to 9.5 million TVs on mainland China and 2 million units out of the domestic market.

Because there are still over 400 million CRT TVs,LED Tube, the old TV models in the market,MR16 LED Spot light, CFO Leung Chi Ching said that he is cautiously optimistic about the prospects of China's LED TV market.   www.bgocled.com

Following making incentives,LED track light

 On September 6,LED light strip, the Yangzhou government of China's Jiangsu Province will convene investors in Taipei in the filed of solar,E26 LED Bulb, LED lighting,LED downlight suppliers, e-book reader and smart-grid sectors.
Some based-Taiwan makers, such as Amtran Technology,GU10 LED Bulbs, Unity Opto Technology, Formosa Epitaxy and the Far Eastern Business Group will attend the meeting.  www.bgocled.com

2011年12月26日星期一

GRU manager’s ‘blunt’ email on biomass led energy panel member to resign

On Wednesday, opponents of GRU’s 30-year deal to purchase fuel from a wood-burning plant cited the exchange between the GEAC member, Joe Wills, and the GRU official as another example of the utility trying to “keep silent” on the matter.


With construction of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center already under way, the opposition is pushing for data presentations and even another vote at the City Commission level before moving forward, while most commissioners and the utility brass feel they charted the right course years ago.
Wills, who is working on a graduate degree in engineering at the University of Florida, joined the committee in April and started paying closer attention to the biomass issue.
In an email to fellow committee members in May, he wrote that the group “can play a vital role in bridging the divide between the Gainesville city commission and [biomass] oppositional groups.”
He was asking other members to consider “suggesting that the commissioners consider organizing a ‘town meeting’ of sorts, inviting the opposition, in particular, and public in general to attend the event to receive [a] briefing update on the project and formally address the many concerns that are being voiced.”
One of the goals, Wills’ email stated, was to “curb” the “disruptive outcries” he had witnessed from biomass opponents at City Hall.
“I don’t know whether any of you likewise witnessed the City Commission meeting last week wherein there was a heap of abuse by some citizens representing either themselves or GREC opposing group,” Wills wrote. “I personally found several of the displays out of line, disturbing and utterly disgusting.”
John Stanton, GRU’s general manager for energy supply, said he was frustrated with Wills’ suggestion for a town meeting because he didn’t believe it was part of the committee’s role.
Further, Stanton said he had several conversations with Wills about misrepresenting his position, saying Wills had misstated his role at the city level to various organizations, including American Renewables, the parent company of GREC LLC, which will own and operate the biomass plant once it is complete.
After Stanton saw Wills’ email to his fellow committee members, he sent a note to Wills.
“Let me be clear; stop it! Now,” he wrote. “Do not continue to push this agenda. Do not suggest more public meetings. There is an agreed upon communication strategy that is being followed. Communication of information to the public is being coordinated through GRU’s Communications Department.”
City commissioners were later sent the exchange, and Commissioner Thomas Hawkins also emailed Wills.
“I believe the best strategy to take towards the vocal minority that opposes any increase in base load capacity is to politely ignore them,” Hawkins wrote. “Your comments in your email below clearly show that you have noticed the same thing I have: their hysteria speaks for itself.”
In an interview, Hawkins said his suggestion to “ignore” opponents didn’t mean that was the strategy he was taking as a commissioner.
“I would never advocate for the commission to ignore anyone,” he said. “Our job is to listen, even when people are disingenuous.”
Last month, Wills declined to comment on his resignation and the emails from Stanton and Hawkins.
But on Wednesday, he and a biomass opponent spoke to local reporters about the exchange at the office of the attorney representing an opposition group, Gainesville Citizens CARE Inc.
He said he was “taken aback, appalled, amazed, stunned, you name it” about Stanton’s email.
“That is what I thought was the mission — or one of the missions — of GEAC,” he said of his suggestion for the biomass forum. “I didn’t realize all the sensitivities at the time.”
He said he would have felt differently if Stanton’s tone hadn’t been so forceful, but Stanton said he had to be “pretty darn blunt” because of his past conversations with Wills about issues with misrepresenting GEAC and his relationship with GRU for his doctoral research.
Jo Lee Beatty, a member of Gainesville Citizens CARE, said her group would be hosting a forum of its own after Labor Day.
Meanwhile, the commission’s Regional Utilities Committee is supposed to take up the biomass issue later this year after the commission voted to get an update about the project’s financial impact on the city and ratepayers.
But Beatty said the issue wouldn’t get a serious look in that committee.
Hawkins said it has been given serious consideration for years — through elections, hearings and commission votes.
“This is the most environmental, sustainable and cost-effective way,” he said. “I believe that, and I’m staking my role as a commissioner on it.”   www.bgocled.com

GRU manager’s blunt’ email on biomass led energy panel member to resign

On Wednesday, opponents of GRU’s 30-year deal to purchase fuel from a wood-burning plant cited the exchange between the GEAC member, Joe Wills, and the GRU official as another example of the utility trying to “keep silent” on the matter.


With construction of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center already under way, the opposition is pushing for data presentations and even another vote at the City Commission level before moving forward, while most commissioners and the utility brass feel they charted the right course years ago.
Wills, who is working on a graduate degree in engineering at the University of Florida, joined the committee in April and started paying closer attention to the biomass issue.
In an email to fellow committee members in May, he wrote that the group “can play a vital role in bridging the divide between the Gainesville city commission and [biomass] oppositional groups.”
He was asking other members to consider “suggesting that the commissioners consider organizing a ‘town meeting’ of sorts, inviting the opposition, in particular, and public in general to attend the event to receive [a] briefing update on the project and formally address the many concerns that are being voiced.”
One of the goals, Wills’ email stated, was to “curb” the “disruptive outcries” he had witnessed from biomass opponents at City Hall.
“I don’t know whether any of you likewise witnessed the City Commission meeting last week wherein there was a heap of abuse by some citizens representing either themselves or GREC opposing group,” Wills wrote. “I personally found several of the displays out of line, disturbing and utterly disgusting.”
John Stanton, GRU’s general manager for energy supply, said he was frustrated with Wills’ suggestion for a town meeting because he didn’t believe it was part of the committee’s role.
Further, Stanton said he had several conversations with Wills about misrepresenting his position, saying Wills had misstated his role at the city level to various organizations, including American Renewables, the parent company of GREC LLC, which will own and operate the biomass plant once it is complete.
After Stanton saw Wills’ email to his fellow committee members, he sent a note to Wills.
“Let me be clear; stop it! Now,” he wrote. “Do not continue to push this agenda. Do not suggest more public meetings. There is an agreed upon communication strategy that is being followed. Communication of information to the public is being coordinated through GRU’s Communications Department.”
City commissioners were later sent the exchange, and Commissioner Thomas Hawkins also emailed Wills.
“I believe the best strategy to take towards the vocal minority that opposes any increase in base load capacity is to politely ignore them,” Hawkins wrote. “Your comments in your email below clearly show that you have noticed the same thing I have: their hysteria speaks for itself.”
In an interview, Hawkins said his suggestion to “ignore” opponents didn’t mean that was the strategy he was taking as a commissioner.
“I would never advocate for the commission to ignore anyone,” he said. “Our job is to listen, even when people are disingenuous.”
Last month, Wills declined to comment on his resignation and the emails from Stanton and Hawkins.
But on Wednesday, he and a biomass opponent spoke to local reporters about the exchange at the office of the attorney representing an opposition group, Gainesville Citizens CARE Inc.
He said he was “taken aback, appalled, amazed, stunned, you name it” about Stanton’s email.
“That is what I thought was the mission — or one of the missions — of GEAC,” he said of his suggestion for the biomass forum. “I didn’t realize all the sensitivities at the time.”
He said he would have felt differently if Stanton’s tone hadn’t been so forceful, but Stanton said he had to be “pretty darn blunt” because of his past conversations with Wills about issues with misrepresenting GEAC and his relationship with GRU for his doctoral research.
Jo Lee Beatty, a member of Gainesville Citizens CARE, said her group would be hosting a forum of its own after Labor Day.
Meanwhile, the commission’s Regional Utilities Committee is supposed to take up the biomass issue later this year after the commission voted to get an update about the project’s financial impact on the city and ratepayers.
But Beatty said the issue wouldn’t get a serious look in that committee.
Hawkins said it has been given serious consideration for years — through elections, hearings and commission votes.
“This is the most environmental, sustainable and cost-effective way,” he said. “I believe that, and I’m staking my role as a commissioner on it.”   www.bgocled.com

2011年12月14日星期三

Cree Signs Agreement for Expansion in Huizhou, China



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Cree, Inc.  announced yesterday (Nov. 9) an agreement to purchase a 592,000-square-foot facility in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China. The facility will be Cree’s first chip-production facility outside of North America and is targeted to also house future components manufacturing expansion.
“This investment enables us to expand our presence in China and demonstrates our commitment to serving the growing demands of both our local and global LED customers,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and CEO. “We are building on a solid foundation in Huizhou with a strong local management team and a history of manufacturing excellence. We look forward to continued success in China as we drive the LED lighting revolution.”
More than half of Cree’s employees work in China, mostly at the current Huizhou factory. Cree recognizes the support of Party Secretary YeBin Huang and Mayor RuQiu Li during the site selection process.
Cree also announced that Huizhou is joining the Cree LED City® program, an international initiative aimed at promoting the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. Huizhou has completed several LED streetlight trials and is in the process of deploying LED streetlights in the ZhongKai Hightech Industrial Zone.   www.bgocled.com

At Arm’s Length: Modernist LED Desk Lamps



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In 1986, Pixar released its first film, a 2.5-minute computer-animated short featuring two expressive desk lamps. This was the the ’80s, so we assume that Luxo and Luxo Jr. were probably energy-sucking non-LED lights (of course, this hasn’t been confirmed by Pixar!). Cute as the little guys were, we’re thankful to have a whole stable of better options today, including the sleek, modern ones shown below the jump.
Shown above the jump, from left to right:
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1. The Leaf Personal Light, designed by Ives Béhar for Herman Miller, uses 20 LEDs, resulting in 40 percent less energy than a compact fluorescent bulb and up to 100,000 hours of use. And its assertive shape personifies Béhar’s believe that “design’s purpose is not only to show us the future, but to bring us the future.”
2. Artemide’s Talak table light, with a chrome /steel stem, rotates 360 degrees on the horizontal plane and features a dimmer switch.
3. Rendered in an unusual gray-yellow, the Crane Desk Lamp from CB2 promises to enliven workspaces from drab to fab. Best of all, the LED light lasts a decade.
4. Leave it to Design Within Reach to offer oodles of LED options. Its aluminum-alloy Kelvin LED Table Lamp stood out for its slender, square head that swivels.
5. From the mecca of S-wrenches and Swedish meatballs comes the Janslö work lamp, IKEA’s curvaceous light that consumes 70 percent less energy and last 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
6. Not for those who fear creepy crawlies, the PizzaKobra Lamp by Ron Arad for the MoMA Collection can be pulled in every which direction from flat to tall. The coil features six LED bulbs within its steel/aluminum construction.
7. The Link Table Lamp, designed by Peter Stathis for Pablo, boasts 15 high-output LED lights and a high-low switch. Choose from an array of juicy colors.    www.bgocled.com