Joining major cities all across Europe, the United States and Asia, London has announced plans to upgrade 35,000 city streetlights with LED luminaires. It’s the first phase of a plan that will ultimately see 52,000 streetlights converted to LEDs over the next ten years, consistent with the city’s goal of a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025. The plan was announced by the Transport for London (TfL) transit authority in conjunction with the mayor’s office, and represents the largest such investment in the city’s history. The first phase alone is expected to reduce emissions by 9,700 metric tons each year, while generating GBP1.85 million in savings for the TfL. Further savings are expected with the addition of a networked adaptive control system to this London LED street lighting installation, which will be programmed to control light levels according to traffic flow and overall road usage. The system will also automatically detect maintenance needs, saving money in both the short and long term....

If you want to run LED strip lights in a long, continuous section, you will need to use amplifiers. Fortunately, LED amplifier installation is a simple, do-it-yourself installation that is explained in the video...

An American family living in a lake float house in Tennessee, USA wanted an aesthetically pleasant lighting solution that would improve safety and visibility during nighttime swimming activities. Their main safety concern is that it’s difficult for nearby boat operators to see people swimming in the lake. The family worked with us throughout the entire process, ultimately choosing Flexfire LEDs ColorBright RGB outdoor strip lights with waterproof protection. They lined their swimming platform with 20 meters of RGB 5050 IP68 LEDs, setting the strips on a continuous color-changing loop. The clients are extremely happy with the results, and often receive compliments on the striking exterior of their home. Best of all, they are now able to safely swim in the lake and fully enjoy the perks of their location during warm summer evenings. Choose one of our convenient Flexfire LEDs strip light kits to suit the appropriate brightness, length and color of your LED dock lighting project:      ...

Under counter LED strip lighting is an attractive, energy efficient way to add beautiful indirect light to your home, office, or retail space. At home, illuminate your kitchen or dining area with under counter LED strip lighting to create a warm, inviting atmosphere that draws family and friends to the heart of your home. This attractive upgrade is also extremely safe, as strip lights stay cool to the touch and contain no breakable glass or dangerous chemicals. Offices and retail spaces can also benefit from installing indirect LED lighting under counters. Bars and restaurants, for instance, are always searching for inexpensive ways to upgrade their visual appeal for both customers and employees. Flexfire’s UL Listed UltraBright™ and ColorBright™ series LED strip lights come in a variety of colors and light temperatures to suit any space, as well as offering a significant reduction in energy and replacement costs. LED lights last up to 25 times longer and are 75% more energy efficient than traditional incandescent lighting. Choose one of our convenient Flexfire LEDs strip light kits to suit the appropriate brightness, length and color of your under counter LED strip lighting project:      ...

Thanks to falling prices and greater product diversity, LED lighting continues to gain in popularity for all sorts of residential, commercial, and industrial applications. LED strip lights are certainly benefitting from this – in addition to lower energy consumption, they are extremely versatile thanks to 90 degree flexibility and a smaller physical footprint. But before you decide to use them in your next project, be sure you’ve considered the important role of LED strip light thermal management, which is essentially temperature control. LED lights are of course known for producing higher lumens per watt over an exceptionally long lifetime – many products claim 50,000 hours of use before falling below 70 percent lumen maintenance levels. But this lifetime is dramatically reduced when LEDs are exposed to elevated temperatures. The Lighting Research Center tested two identical LEDs for 10,000 hours, each driven at the same current but with an 11°C difference in junction temperature. Extrapolating the data out to 70,000 hours, they found that the higher temperature reduced estimated useful life by more than 50%. It’s therefore important to consider all sources of excess heat in any LED lighting application – not just the environmental temperature, but the quality of components used in the LED product itself. This is especially important when using LED strip lights, as multiple independent factors along the strip can affect operating temperature and resulting longevity. Perhaps most important is the product’s thermal path, which is the combination of components specifically designed to remove excess heat. In measuring one product’s thermal path against another’s, this means evaluating the quality of the heat sinks, overall chip design, and even thickness of the strip’s circuit board. Thankfully, there are testing agencies and certifications you can look for to ensure product quality. UL and...