The new Zhaga book is the first to only define an LED module and also the first to reference the driver interface that has been defined by the Module-Driver Interface – Special Interest Group (MD-SIG).

Intended for linear SSL products such as cove lighting, the flexible Level 2 modular strips output about 112 lumens per meter.

Halifax is the latest city to select Silver Spring’s mesh network to operate individual LED street lights, monitor energy use, and report outages. Smart city applications could follow.

Osram Sylvania has announced plans to build automotive LED modules in the US, while parent Osram and Nanoco have extended a joint-development agreement; and Digital Lumens’ Tom Pincince is lauded at business conference.

Speakers at the Street and Area Lighting Conference were near unanimous in the belief that additive energy savings achieved through adaptive dimming is taking a backseat to new services such as security and safety for municipalities and utilities installing outdoor SSL networks.

SSL installation highlights the architectural details on the Art Deco façade and spires of the Walker Tower skyscraper in the Tribeca section of Manhattan.

PSV Eindhoven taps longtime partner Philips for LED-based stadium lighting.

The German lamp maker’s Lightify line now works with the Nest home control system, owned by the search-engine provider.

Cree reports improved quarterly financials while Philips updates the status of Philips Lighting and Lumileds divestitures, and Georgia Power rebates Krystal for SSL installations.

After spending significant money and resources on developing GaN-on-Si LED technology, Toshiba will evidently no longer pursue the white LED business and plans to shutter the organization by the end of this year.