LED Business Roundup: LEDs in India, LED Roadway Lighting, CEA-Leti, Neolux, Digi-Key, Intematix28 Jun 2011The Indian government is to provide incentives for LED lighting, LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. has secured $8 million in funding, CEA-Leti and Neolux have joined forces to manufacture LED modules, and Digi-Key and Intematix have entered into a global distribution agreement.India provides incentives for LEDs
The Indian led cherry tree government is set to provide incentives to the country’s emerging energy-efficiency industry, including LED lighting, under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), according to an .
Two funds have been set up under the mission to provide financial incentives necessary to kick start a new industry. "Both these instruments [will provide] public money towards energy efficiency," said Ajay Mathur, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). "Many banks are not ready to pay loans for companies in the energy-efficiency sector because the risk has not been evaluated."
In addition to it, the Bureau has also asked the government to reduce excise duty on energy-efficient appliances. "We are looking at making LED cost-effective in the next two years through market intervention and led cherry tree a labeling regime," Mathur said.
The article says that a 40W LED light that used to cost Rs 1,200 (around $27) a year ago now sells at around Rs 500 (approx $11). The BEE believes that prices will go down further down in the next two years as demand rises. Already, municipal bodies in Kolkata, Bhopal and Gwalior are , and others are expected to follow suit.
Also, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has come out with led cherry tree specifications for LED lights, and the government has created a testing facility at the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) to examine LED lights.
Funding for LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.
, a Nova Scotia, Canada-based supplier of LED-based street, roadway and area led cherry tree lighting fixtures and control systems, has closed an $8 million round of financing.
, a Canadian cleantech venture-capital investor, provided $4 million, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBi), the province’s private-sector-led business development agency.
LED Roadway Lighting has research and design facilities in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a 55,000 sq. foot (5100 m2) manufacturing facility in Amherst.
CEA-Leti and Neolux partner to develop intelligent LED systems
CEA-Leti, a French research and technology organization, is partnering with a French LED lighting company, Neolux, on a three-year project to develop and manufacture innovative LED modules and products for lighting.
The MODULED project will help to commercialize smart-LED systems in France by simplifying the operation and assembly of the systems, and by establishing processes to allow the fabrication of next-generation LED modules while reducing the costs of acquisition for OEMs. .
Digi-Key Corp. and Intematix sign global distribution agreement
Digi-Key Corp., an electronic component manufacturer, and Intematix, an LED phosphor supplier, have entered into a global distribution agreement.
Intematix's products are based on its patented phosphor technology. Compared to conventional LED designs, where blue chips are coated with a phosphor compound, the ChromaLit Collection, now available through Digi-Key, leverages a phosphor composite separated from the blue LED energy source. .
