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17-08-2020 El Gobierno destina 300 millones de euros a ayudas para la rehabilitación energética de edificios, incluidas actuaciones para la mejora de la iluminación

El PREE, contempla un mayor porcentaje de ayuda para los consumidores vulnerables, se alinea con las políticas de reactivación económica frente el COVID-19 de la Unión Europea, centradas en la...

04-08-2020 El IDAE actualiza la “Guía técnica de eficiencia energética en iluminación en Centros Docentes”

El IDAE en colaboración con el Comité Español de Iluminación ha actualizado la “Guía Técnica de Eficiencia Energética en Iluminación de Centros Docentes”, publicada en el año 2001, y que tiene...

03-08-2020 DOE publishes research on LED lumen and chromaticity maintenance or shift

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published new research that is based on analysis of LM-80 testing datasets of 223 separate packaged LEDs to discern component behavior over time relative to...

29-07-2020 Lighting must be included in EU renovation plan, says LIA

LIGHTING MUST be part of European plans to renovate buildings across the continent, the Lighting Industry Association has said. Renovation is at the heart of the European Green Deal and has been...

24-07-2020 Desarrollan un nuevo tipo de OLED que mejora la transferencia de datos en aplicaciones LiFi

Un equipo internacional de investigación ha desarrollado un sistema de comunicación de luz visible (VLC) basado en un nuevo tipo de OLED que consigue altas velocidades de transmisión de datos (2,2...

13-07-2020 UV LED Market - Growth, Trends, Forecasts (2020 - 2025)

The UV LED Market was valued at USD 294.8 million in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 870.7 million by 2025, registering a CAGR of 20.1% during the forecast period of 2020-2025. UV LEDs do not...

09-07-2020 Experts unite to draw up UV-C lighting standards

TOP lighting scientists are uniting in an urgent effort to develop standards for the performance of UV-C luminaires following a boom in interest in the technology. The Illuminating Engineering...

30-06-2020 Developing a New Method to Control Electromagnetic Compatibility

Engineers from the St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI” have created a new dynamic way to control electromagnetic compatibility. The technique relies on using common...

08-06-2020 Could a novel UV light device inactivate SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces?

A newly discovered material that conducts electricity and is transparent to UV light could have a use in portable devices for killing SARS-CoV-2. This is the virus that causes COVID-19. An...

27-05-2020 Next-Gen Solar Cells Designed To Handle Heat Without Sacrificing Efficiency

Iowa State University engineers have designed a new type of solar cell that is durable, lightweight, and cost-efficient. Researchers have discovered a way to integrate perovskites as the active...

25-05-2020 Executive Summary on "A Study on the Perception of Full Spectrum LEDs" Published

This work comprised a technical comparison of the LED spectra to daylight spectra, a literature review addressing the effect of light spectra on humans, and a psychological study (between-subjects...

25-05-2020 Improving the Heat Tolerance And Efficiency Of Devices

Penn State University engineers have come up with a new technique for making devices more efficient and tolerant of heat. Researchers designed a scalable method that can be used to increase both...

21-05-2020 Buena iluminación es esencial para tu vida

Lighting Research Center has released a new video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0AdudIypSg&feature=youtu.be By Mariana Figueiro

21-05-2020 EU consortium ELIoT to develop mass market applications for LiFi

A new EU consortium of businesses and academia partners announced the three-year project ELIoT (Enhance Lighting for the Internet of Things) aimed at developing mass market Internet of Things...

20-05-2020 Applying standards to the circular economy

The circular economy is a broad concept that includes social and economic aspects that are beyond the scope of IEC standardization work. However, the IEC can address aspects related to the use and...