Business & Event News

Events | Zhaga Consortium | Smart City Expo | Oct 28, 2024
Zhaga to Showcase Smart Lighting Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2024
Zhaga to Showcase Smart Lighting Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2024 Zhaga, the global consortium driving the standardization of LED luminaire component interfaces, is excited to exhibit at the Smart City Expo World Congress, 5-7 November in Barcelona. Visit the Zhaga booth in Hall 2, Stand F92, to explore the latest advancements in smart street lighting and sustainable urban development powered by the Zhaga-D4i ecosystem. Read more »
CIE | Research Strategy | Events | Oct 15, 2024
Webinar on CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027
Webinar on CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027 CIE is pleased to inform you that the recording of the recent CIE webinar, presented by Dr. Jennifer Veitch, President of the CIE, on the "CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027," is now available. Read more »
Messe Frankfurt | Building Technologies | Events | Aug 30, 2024
Building Technologies Trade Fairs with a New Forward-looking Focus
Building Technologies Trade Fairs with a New Forward-looking Focus The building sector is facing many major challenges: rising construction costs and a shortage of skilled workers are colliding with an urgent need for new housing. Simultaneously, the energy and heating transition, not to mention the rapid pace of digitalisation, are creating new opportunities for a sustainable future. Messe Frankfurt has responded to the dynamic challenges in the market with a newly formed management team for its Building Technologies division. Read more »
Lumileds | Acquisition | Business | Aug 05, 2024
Lumileds Completes Sale of Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group
Lumileds Completes Sale of Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets announces that last month, it completed the sale of its Lamps and Accessories business to First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer. Read more »
Gewiss | Performance iN Lighting | LightingEurope | Business | Jul 25, 2024
Gewiss Becomes a Member of LightingEurope
Gewiss Becomes a Member of LightingEurope Gewiss, a leading company manufacturing solutions for home & building automation, energy protection and distribution systems, smart lighting and e-mobility has joined LightingEurope together with its brand focused on Lighting: Performance iN Lighting | powered by Gewiss. Read more »
Business | Unilumin | Jul 15, 2024
Unilumin Opened New Showroom in India
Unilumin Opened New Showroom in India Unilumin, the LED Application Pioneer, providing professional LED application services, proudly announced the grand opening of its first state-of-the-art Experience Center in India on 1st July, located in Noida. This landmark event represents a significant milestone in Unilumin’s development strategy, showcasing its unwavering commitment to the Indian market with ambitious plans to establish additional centers across the country. Read more »
CIE | Midterm Meeting 2025 | Business | Jun 30, 2024
CIE Midterm Meeting 2025: Call for Contributions and First Conference Announcement
CIE Midterm Meeting 2025: Call for Contributions and First Conference Announcement The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) is pleased to announce the CIE Midterm Meeting 2025, set to take place in Vienna, Austria. This significant event will gather experts and researchers from around the globe to discuss the latest advancements in the fields of light and lighting, colour and vision, photobiology, and image technology. Read more »
Lumileds | First Brands Group | Business | May 17, 2024
Lumileds to Sell its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group
Lumileds to Sell its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets and First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket, have entered into an agreement for First Brands to acquire the Lamps and Accessories business of Lumileds for $238M. Under First Brands, the Lamps and Accessories business will continue to expand its global offerings and position its products and leading brands in the automotive accessories sector. Read more »
Signify | Net Zero Emission | Business | Apr 23, 2024
Signify Introduces Ambitious Net Zero Emissions Reduction Targets, Validated by SBTi
Signify Introduces Ambitious Net Zero Emissions Reduction Targets, Validated by SBTi Signify announced that it is expanding its climate action with ambitious new Net Zero emissions reduction targets. The company has introduced a 2040 net-zero target and a commitment to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% without the use of carbon credits. These targets have been reviewed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Read more »
DOE | L-Prize | Business | Apr 11, 2024
DOE Launches Final Phase of Its L-Prize Lighting Competition on Manufacturing & Installation
DOE Launches Final Phase of Its L-Prize Lighting Competition on Manufacturing & Installation The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the third and final phase of its Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) competition, a DOE American-Made Challenge designed to spur groundbreaking innovation, local manufacturing, and the benefits of an inclusive, clean-energy economy for next-generation lighting in commercial buildings. Phase 3, called Manufacturing & Installation (M&I), will unfold over 16 months and reward production and installation of products that meet L-Prize technical requirements in real-world buildings. Up to four competitors earning the most points based on technical and design innovation, U.S. content, production, and installation will share an award of $10 million. Read more »
Events | Mar 28, 2024
Launch of the European Lighting Forum
Launch of the European Lighting Forum Join the launch of the new European Lighting Forum. A new Space where members of the lighting value chan are invited to share views, experience and work together on the delivery of better lighting in Europe. Read more »
Delighted Talks | Events
Time Matters – Shining Light on Metabolic Health
Time Matters – Shining Light on Metabolic Health The Good Light Group, together with the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR), the Daylight Academy (DLA), and Luger Research (LR), are organizing and presenting the “deLIGHTed Talks” lectures (7th Edition). Read more »
Events | Light + Building | Mar 15, 2024
Light + Building 2024: Fulminant Innovation Show Provides a Stage for Sustainability and Efficiency in Buildings
Light + Building 2024: Fulminant Innovation Show Provides a Stage for Sustainability and Efficiency in Buildings The modern building is intelligent, connected and as a result saves energy. In combination with alternative energy sources and efficient lighting solutions, emissions in the building sector can be drastically reduced. This makes a significant contribution to achieving climate targets. 2,169 exhibitors presented the latest developments in building technology and trends in innovative lighting design at Light + Building in Frankfurt am Main from 3 to 8 March 2024. Over 151,000 visitors travelled to the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology. Read more »
LiFi Conference | ISA | Events | Feb 29, 2024
3rd ISA Global Annual LiFi Conference on March 11-12, 2024
3rd ISA Global Annual LiFi Conference on March 11-12, 2024 In the past two years, the research and development of visible light communication (VLC) has continued to make significant progress. New fields and scene applications have achieved breakthroughs, commercialization prospects are becoming increasingly clear, and the ecosystem of visible light communication is taking shape. Visible light communication represents a tremendous opportunity for the photoelectric and communication industries, and is poised to become an integral component of 6G communication. Read more »
Events | Light + Building | Lightfair | Feb 28, 2024
Messe Frankfurt Expands Portfolio in USA and Acquires Stake in LightFair
Messe Frankfurt Expands Portfolio in USA and Acquires Stake in LightFair Messe Frankfurt is expanding its portfolio in the USA. From now on, LightFair in Las Vegas and New York will be part of the Light + Building brand’s international network. In future, Messe Frankfurt will be organising the five-day trade fair together with an accompanying conference for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The next edition of the architectural and commercial lighting trade fair is scheduled to take place at Las Vegas Convention Center between 4 and 8 May 2025. Read more »
Nichia | Business | Feb 20, 2024
Nichia Unveils Innovative LED Solutions
Nichia Unveils Innovative LED Solutions At Light + Building 2024, Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and pioneer of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is showcasing several groundbreaking products, including the Nichia Light Cluster™ Type L and a new Cube Direct Mountable Chip which introduces a novel feature of efficient horizontal light distribution. Both solutions provide an unrivalled soft, low-glare quality of light and enable luminaire manufacturers to significantly reduce the thickness and weight of lighting fixture designs. Read more »
Events | Feb 01, 2024
The Variety of Topics at Light + Building 2024 at a Glance
The Variety of Topics at Light + Building 2024 at a Glance Whether A for Architecture Day or Z for ZVEI Technology Forum - the range of events, specialist presentations and guided tours at Light + Building in Frankfurt am Main is huge. At the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology from March 3 to 8, 2024, the abundance of events will ensure a plus in knowledge transfer and inspiration. Read more »
page_peel