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Outdoor NGL competition highlights 53 LED luminaires (MAGAZINE)

On Feb. 14 at the 2013 Strategies in Light conference, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners in the 2012 Outdoor Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) competition for solid-state lighting (SSL) products.

Strategies Unlimited projects 12% CAGR for LED lighting through 2017 (MAGAZINE)

At the Strategies in Light conference, Vrinda Bhandarkar reported on the penetration of LEDs into lighting and projected total revenue above $20 billion in 2017.

Iconic Petty Garage installs 90-CRI LED lighting (MAGAZINE)

Efficient LED-based lighting highlights color and detail of high-end hot rods in Richard Petty’s North Carolina garage.

Intelligent sensors enable environmentally aware and responsive lighting (MAGAZINE)

The next wave of cognitive lighting systems will use the abundance of data available from distributed light sensors and autonomously adjust to save energy and enhance lighting quality.

COMMENTARY: New regulatory changes may impact LED lamps and luminaires (MAGAZINE)

The ups and downs of regulatory changes for solid-state lighting.

Remote phosphor brings higher efficacy to area lighting (MAGAZINE)

Remote phosphor technology can reduce the number of LEDs needed in area lighting products while improving efficacy and light quality, and lowering system costs, meaning lighting designers and specifiers can more easily justify recommending SSL products.

Lightfair presentations span the Lowline to a networked future (MAGAZINE)

Keynote presentations on the New York Lowline project and on Vinod Khosla’s vision of the future of lighting will bookend the Lightfair International conference, and LED-based products will again dominate the exhibit floor.

Lighting Science Group recalls LED lamps, but SSL technology shouldn't be indicted

More than a half million LED retrofit lamps have been recalled for potential fire and safety problems, but the action should not broadly impact solid-state lighting in a negative way.