Cree just announced that the company will be expanding its presence in China with a new manufacturing plant. Cree is purchasing a new 592,000 square foot facility in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China. The facility will be used to produce chips (the first time Cree has produced chips overseas) and as a cornerstone for future expansion inside China.
In a press release, Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and CEO, commented on the company’s plans:
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Energy Focus, Inc, just announced that it has received an order worth $256,000 from the Army and the Airforce. Energy Focus will provide their LED lightning fixtures to the Minnesota Air National Guard. The company expects to to fulfil the order this month. … Read the rest
Energy Focus, Inc just announced that it has been given a SBIR extension grant by DARPA to develop and produce LED lights for the US Navy. The LEDs will be designed to replace 50 and 110 Watt water tight incandescent fixtures now being used on Navy ships.
In a press release, Roger Buelow, Energy Focus CTO, commented on the grant:
“The SSL lights developed under this grant will save a significant amount of energy … Read the rest
Cree, Inc just announced that its LED downlights have qualified for both commercial and residential EnergyStar Certification. The commercial EnergyStar qualifications are much tougher than the residential qualifications, as products are required to last 40 times longer.
"Being rated for both commercial and residential applications is especially significant since more than three-quarters of the LED lighting we are deploying today is in commercial installations," said Neal Hunter, president, Cree LED Lighting. "Cree also provides the … Read the rest
Cree just announced a new supply contract with LG Display. Under the partnership agreement, Cree will supply LG with LED chips for flat-screen LCD devices. LG plans to expand the percentage of panels it produces that use LED-backlighting to approximately 50% of its total notebook LCD output.
Here’s more about the deal from LED Magazine:
Reuters quoted LG Display as saying, "Under the agreement, LG Display secures a stable supply of LED chips, a key … Read the rest
Cree, Inc, announced that the University of California, Davis, has joined Cree’s LED University program. The college has installed a Bi-Level "Smart" Parking Light System From Cree at its South Entry Parking Structure. By installing the 50 BetaLED light fixtures, the University will achieve an average of 50 percent in energy savings.
Chris Cioni, associate director of UC Davis facilities management, utilities division, commented on the new lights:
"With LED lighting, we are improving visibility … Read the rest
Cree just announced a deal with Zumbotel to sell Cree’s LED recessed lighting products in Europe. Zumbotel will sell the products under two brand names: Zumbotel and Thorn. In the first year, they intend to sell 50,000 units of the 230V version of Cree’s LR6 luminaire. These lights deliver the same amount of light as a 75-watt bulb, but use only 12 watts of power and can last up to 20 years. In 2009, the … Read the rest