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Market Intelligence for Lighting Developers
November 2020
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DS: LiFi convergence in consumer electronics begins.
Tablet Maker Embeds Li-Fi
Source: LEDs Magazine / Mark Halper
 In what is believed to be the first computer or gadget maker to embed Li-Fi in a commercial product, Taiwan’s Getac Technology Corp. said it is offering a tablet with built-in Li-Fi capability. The endorsement came with a bite, however, as Getac criticized today’s dongle-reliant Li-Fi as physically unreliable in many settings.
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Recent Mergers & Acquisitions
DS: Bukas Lighting Group acquires SPI.
 SPI Lighting Is Acquired
Source: Inside Lighting
Bukas Lighting Group has purchased Wisconsin-based SPI Lighting. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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DS: HD Supply moves back in with its former parent, Home Depot.
Home Depot Reunites with HD Supply
Source: HBS Dealer
In an $8 billion deal, HD Supply is coming back to The Home Depot.The world's largest home improvement retailer is buying HD Supply Holdings, Inc., the national distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products in the multifamily and hospitality end markets.
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DS: Kyocera to acquire SLD Laser
Kyocera Set to Acquire California-Based SLD Laser
Source: Go Photonics
Kyocera Corporation has concluded an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of California, U.S.-based SLD Laser (formally named Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.). Under the agreement, SLD Laser plans to begin operating as a Kyocera group company upon approval of regulatory authorities.
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DS: Here's a surprisingly data-rich article about the latest trends in the cannabis grow light market.
Cannabis Cultivation Lighting Research Shows Shifts in Technology, Grower Practices
Source: Cannabis Business Times
 Five years of data from Cannabis Business Times' exclusive market research reveals key industry trends in how cannabis cultivators use lighting indoors and in greenhouses.
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DS: The predicted class-action lawsuits against GUV manufacturers have begun.
UV Sanitizer Light Claims Challenged In Class Action Lawsuit
Source: Top Class Actions / Brian White
 Plaintiffs are calling out the makers of a UV sanitizer light in a class action lawsuit, claiming the product doesn’t work and is unsafe to use. The complaint centers on a handheld wand equipped with an ultraviolet lamp that claims it kills nearly all of the disease-causing pathogens its light touches.
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DS: Manufacturers of GUV products should be aware of EPA regulations. This EPA compliance advisory summarizes the regulations and issues. Provided courtesy of Alex Baker, IES.
EPA Regulations About UV Lights that Claim to Kill or Be Effective Against Viruses and Bacteria
Source: EPA (EPA Document # 305F20004)
 The primary purpose of this Compliance Advisory is to provide an explanation to the ultraviolet (UV) light industry that UV lights are regulated under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as pesticide devices when sold or distributed with claims to kill or be otherwise effective against viruses and/or bacteria, unless an exception applies, and must comply with certain statutory and regulatory requirements.
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Application of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) in Smart Homes and Buildings
Source: CABA
 DS: This is an interesting CABA white paper about wireless power transfer (WPT).
Potential applications with lighting:
1. Wireless charging of cell phones and other devices from desk lamps.
WPT transmitters integrated into lamp bases could charge devices laid upon them.
2. Reduced risk with electrical products installed near water.
WPT eliminates power cords and wiring. Imagine more safely putting lights in sinks, bathtubs, showers and other areas near water. Both the transmitter and receiver/luminaire could be fully sealed against water.
3. Potential for better and safer mobile battery-powered lighting, without electro-mechanical charging contacts.
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DS: A recent study finds that using many luminaires with simple sensors (LLLC) delivers light quality and energy savings that are similar to a networked lighting control system (NLC). Costs are also competitive.
NEEA Studies Luminaire Level Lighting Controls
Source: Lighting Design & Specification / Craig DiLouie
 The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) recently published a study seeking to compare one-for-one luminaire level lighting control (LLLC) retrofits with a comprehensive networked lighting controls (NLC) redesign. Conducted by the University of Oregon, the study found that a one-for-one LLLC upgrade produced comparable energy savings and lighting quality at a competitive cost.
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DS: This new study finds that only 20% of light pollution comes from streetlights; 80% is generated from commercial buildings and signs.
Surprise Finding: Streetlights Don't Cause Much Light Pollution. Here's What Does.
Source: Fast Company / Arianne Cohen
 You would not be faulted for assuming that the giant, high-wattage street lights lining roads and highways nationwide cause significant light pollution, but not so fast.
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DS: UL has published a new Outline of Investigation for solar-area luminaires (UL 8801). This is a preliminary step before developing a full ANSI standard.
Announcing UL 8801 – Requirements for Photovoltaic-Powered Luminaire Systems
Source: UL / Michael Shulman
 Whether you’re interested in reducing your carbon footprint, saving money or embracing newer technologies, there’s a place in your life or at your facility for solar panels, batteries and LED luminaires. Now, you can have them all together in one safety-certified package.
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DS: Startup raises $18M Series C funding for a circadian lighting system with GUV to fight COVID-19.
Juganu Brings Its Virus-Killing Lighting System To The U.S. After Raising $18M Series C
Source: Crunchbase / Christine Hall
 Israeli startup Juganu, which is developing the first circadian indoor lighting system that inactivates SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, raised $18 million in Series C funding to enable it to launch its J.Protect system in the United States.
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DS: DLC delays their V4.4 delisting date and V5.1 application deadlines.
Notice: SSL V4.4 Delisting Date and Application Deadline Extension
Source: DLC
 Due to the continuing disruption to operations for both our members and stakeholders as a result of COVID-19, the DLC is extending the delisting date for products qualified under SSL Technical Requirements V4.4 by two months.
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DS: GE Current and Nichia ink a licensing deal on GE Current TriGain Phosphor technology.
Nichia Corporation Becomes First to License TriGain® Technology from GE Current, a Daintree company
Source: LEDinside / Joanne Wu
 Today it was announced that Nichia Corporation will become the first to license TriGain® technology from GE Current, a Daintree company and deploy it into their LED chip portfolio for lighting applications globally.
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DS: This is a helpful article about how DLC V5.0 will impact utility rebates.
How Will the New DLC 5.0 Standard Affect Rebates?
Source: BriteSwitch
 In February, the Design Lights Consortium ("DLC") finalized the technical specifications for the next generation of LED products. These new requirements, versions 5.0 and 5.1, are designed to help usher in new levels of energy efficiency, light quality, and controllability.
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DS: LFI is postponed to Fall 2021.
LightFair 2021 Postponed to Fall
Source: Inside Lighting
 LightFair 2021 will be postponed until October 2021 report the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and International Market Centers (IMC). The annual showcase of new innovations in lighting design moves to October 27-29, 2021 and the accompanying educational conference is now October 25-29, 2021 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.
News Release
DS: Is tunable white going mainstream?
Tunable White Positions Itself as a Lighting Tool
Source: LightNOW Blog / Craig DiLouie
 White-light color tuning is one of the most exciting advantages of LED lighting, providing the ability to adjust luminaire color output across the white light spectrum. As the timed spectral emission of light plays a part in circadian lighting—the application of light to promote circadian health—this developing trend offers the potential to take tunable white more mainstream.
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