Cree China Market General Manager Tang Guoqing now says that talking about LED lighting is completely different from before. Currently, the number of enterprises making LED streetlights has increased compared to traditional lighting fixture enterprises, which shows that everyone is optimistic about the development of LED streetlight applications. Choosing good lamps and making good lamps remains a very arduous task for the industry at present. Successfully making LED lamps involves not just the light source; issues like power supply, heat resistance, and waterproofing are crucial, especially the impact of the power supply on LED lamps, which needs special attention. Meanwhile, the application of LEDs is becoming increasingly widespread, with new applications constantly emerging. LEDs are changing China, and this change includes government guidance, market demand, and awareness concepts. Awareness concepts are very important; the continuous deepening of low-carbon, energy-saving, and environmental protection ideas are the greatest advantages for LED development.
Jiangmen Kaidi Optoelectronic Technology is a professional LED lamp manufacturer. Since its establishment in 2004, it has always been at the forefront of the industry. In 2007, it began to enter the high-power industry with LED high-power tunnel lights. The company's main products currently include: LED high-power tunnel lights, LED high-power streetlight heads, wind-solar complementary streetlights, solar streetlights, solar courtyard lights, solar grass lights, LED high-power line (wall washing) lights, LED high-power floodlights, LED high-power underwater lights, recessed lights, LED high-power spotlights, LED high-power lamp cups, LED high-power ceiling lights, LED high-power table lamps, LED high-power wall lamps, digital tubes, LED point light sources, LED SMD lamps, LED guardrail tubes, LED toe-kick lights, LED high-power panel lights, LED modules, optical fibers, etc. With favorable policies blowing again, Jiangmen Kaidi will surely lead us to a beautiful tomorrow of green lighting!
In his speech at the forum, Deputy Inspector of the Electronics Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guan Baiyu, stated that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further strengthen joint efforts and interactions with local governments, care about the development of Tianjin's electronics information industry, and work with industry peers to promote the progress of the semiconductor lighting industry.
In the optoelectronics industry, there are two stars: one is solar cells, and the other is LEDs. These two industries have attracted high attention both domestically and internationally. There are many pressing issues to solve in the development process of the LED industry, including technical and industrial problems. The LED industry should have characteristics of being high, fast, and stable in its development. "High" means starting at a high level, including technology and industrial structure; "Fast" means accelerating progress, pace, and integration; "Stable" means steady advancement and orderly development, avoiding blind development.
Chips, phosphors, packaging, and others can all affect the efficiency of LEDs. Osram invests heavily each year in research and development of chips and phosphors. LEDs require accumulation and continued investment. What China needs to pay attention to now is technological accumulation and breakthroughs.
With economic development, lighting is not only about illuminating but also about providing good and comfortable lighting, which is the basic requirement in the lighting field.
Starting the CALiPER project in China, green lighting is the driving force for innovation. In the past decade, LED lighting technology has emerged, bringing opportunities for LED lighting development. The industrialization of high-power white-light LEDs has brought an innovation wave to the lighting industry. Industrialization is very important here, and products must be stable and reliable. The LED light source (lamp) market is expected to reach 5 billion yuan by 2015, thanks to the rapid development of LED technology. In the past 20 years, the light output of LEDs has increased nearly 20 times and continues to grow. At the same time, the cost of LEDs has decreased tenfold over ten years. The cost-performance ratio of LEDs is continuously improving, so LED lighting technology has a promising future.
The information industry is entering its third development climax: the first was computers, the second was the Internet, and the third is the Internet of Things. We have fallen behind in the first two stages of development, and we must take the lead in the third stage. In this third stage, several new industries and technological fields are worth paying attention to, such as new energy and new optoelectronics industries. LEDs can be considered a gem in the information industry field. LEDs are mainly applied in lighting and display areas. The LED industry is a sunrise industry in the information industry field. Although there are still many technical issues to solve, its development prospects are obvious. Internationally, both academia and business circles are optimistic about LED development, and the LED industry deserves high attention from government departments, business circles, and academic circles.
EMC brings opportunities and challenges. While the LED industry is developing rapidly, it also faces challenges. The performance-to-price ratio of LED lighting systems is still relatively high, and large-scale mass production is key. Additionally, competitors of LEDs include energy-saving lamps, high-pressure sodium lamps, ceramic metal halide lamps, electrodeless lamps, etc., which are highly efficient and particularly cheap. Therefore, when developing LED streetlights, it is important to conduct objective analysis and find the right path. Furthermore, the reliability and stability of LED lighting systems are important. Simultaneously, the LED lighting industry chain needs optimization. The current LED-related standardization system is not yet perfect, so it is necessary to fully leverage the technical advantages of LEDs and break through the limitations of traditional lighting, such as intelligent control and embedded systems.
High-speed, steady development of China's LED industry. With the in-depth implementation of the "Ten Cities, Ten Thousand Lights" semiconductor lighting project, a new term "Energy Performance Contracting (EMC)" has gradually become familiar to people.
Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Yao Jianquan noted that although Sun Jianhua believes that the promotion of EMC domestically carries certain risks due to the lack or imperfection of LED streetlight standards and application standards; some issues have already appeared in current applications, which cannot be ignored and need prompt solutions; EMC is not yet a perfect model and requires further exploration and improvement; product quality and reliability will directly determine success or failure.
During the forum, the signing ceremony for companies settling in the National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering High-tech Industrialization Base in Dongli, Tianjin was held. Nine companies signed investment cooperation intent letters, and 56 companies signed the "Joint Promotion of the Construction of Tianjin Binhai National Semiconductor Lighting High-Tech Industrial Base Development Low-Carbon Economy" initiative letter. It is worth looking forward to whether Tianjin's LED development can catch up later.
The "hot" trend in LED lighting has pros and cons. Emphasizing the power supply issue for LED lamps. Osram Opto Semiconductors Northern/Southwest China Senior Sales Manager Yang Yu. Philips Lighting Asia-Pacific Solid-State Lighting Standardization Director Zong Mingcheng.
At this forum, the Chinese CALiPER project was officially launched. The American CALiPER is an LED lamp testing project conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at providing objective data on SSL lamps to guide related R&D activities. There is currently no systematic testing project for LED lamps in China. To promote the healthy development of the industry, the Advanced Research Institute of the High-Tech LED Industry decided to jointly start the Chinese CALiPER project with Huace Testing.
Huace Testing Director Li Sheng pointed out that this project is not profit-oriented. "We will treat it as a social responsibility. The sample purchasing cost and testing costs will be borne by Huace Testing, counted as corporate social responsibility costs, and we will also seek corporate sponsorship and government funding support," said Li Sheng.
In recent years, if we use one word to describe the application of LEDs in lighting, it would be "hot." This "heat" is reflected in several "many": many levels of government attention, many enterprises entering this field, much media attention, and much venture capital fund involvement. Summarizing these aspects, it is "hot."
Currently, the luminous efficiency of LEDs is already 5-8 times higher than incandescent lamps, and in the future, the efficiency of LEDs will be about 10 times higher than incandescent lamps. We are very optimistic about the prospects of LEDs as a light source, and their market application prospects are also very broad. The extensive application of LEDs in urban landscape lighting, displays, road traffic, and white-light lighting has led to a comprehensive enhancement in the production capacity of LED bases in Shenzhen, Xiamen, Dalian, Shanghai, Nanchang, Shijiazhuang, and other places. Tianjin, as another important base for the industrialization of the national semiconductor lighting project, has become a must-contested area for domestic and international LED enterprises entering the Bohai Rim region. Recently, the "Fifth LED Industry Theme Summit Forum" hosted by Gaogong LED and the Dongli District People's Government of Tianjin was held in Tianjin. Undoubtedly, relative to other regions in China, Tianjin's LED industry seems to have developed a bit slower. This forum will greatly promote the development of the LED industry in the Tianjin-Beijing region and even the North China region.
Tianjin expects LEDs to catch up later. In the future, the LED market is expected to grow from $337 million in 2007 to $1.647 billion in 2012, with an average annual compound growth rate of 37%. Among them, building lighting will be the dominant application area during the forecast period, accounting for 42% of the market in 2012. Commercial lighting is also noteworthy. Deshida Optoelectronic Lighting Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.'s Sun Jianhua believes that a government-led approach should gradually explore an EMC model suitable for China's national conditions, allowing private capital opportunities to profit from EMC. EMC breaks through the funding bottleneck of large investments and high risks in LED streetlight demonstration projects, ensuring the maximization of interests and minimization of risks for production, consumption, and finance.
Applications and performance improvements are continuously driving the growth of the LED market. In the past few years, the focus of LED development has been on improving efficiency. With the enhancement of LED efficiency and the reduction in price, LEDs will have broader applications. Additionally, note that improving efficiency should not come at the expense of lifespan.
Attention should be paid to light pollution when using LEDs. Tianjin is vigorously developing new materials and new energy industries, and LEDs are their key direction of development. Zhang Youhui, Secretary of the Dongli District Committee of Tianjin, told reporters in an interview that the district plans to establish venture capital funds to develop high-tech industries. Zhang Youhui believes that it should start with cultivating and introducing leading talents. Hosting this forum in the district will help promote LED project investment and recruitment in the Dongli District of Tianjin.
Gaogong LED Dr. Zhang Xiaofei indicated that the quality of current LED lamps in China varies widely, causing the public to fail to correctly recognize LEDs. Inferior products from some companies tarnish the image of LED light sources in consumers' minds. "We hope to guide the healthy development of the LED industry through a series of testing activities. Moreover, many exaggerated specifications are listed in the product specification sheets of some companies, harming those who provide true information and even forcing them to follow suit. We hope to curb this behavior through this project," said Zhang Xiaofei.
Dr. Zhang Xiaofei, CEO of Gaogong LED, believed that Tianjin is an important LED industry base in northern China. "San'an recently invested billions of yuan in Tianjin. The Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone is China's first LED city demonstration zone. Tianjin Polytechnic University has also opened China's first light source and lighting major. To strengthen communication and cooperation among LED enterprises in China, especially in the northern region, we specially chose Tianjin as the venue for the Fifth China LED Industry Theme Summit Forum," said Zhang Xiaofei.
In recent years, from central to local governments, the enthusiasm for developing LEDs has remained strong. I think this sustained enthusiasm is not entirely a bad thing. From the perspective of enterprises, whether traditional lighting enterprises, semiconductor enterprises, or even enterprises unrelated to LEDs, they are all paying attention to LEDs and entering this industry, reflecting this "heat" from another side. From the perspective of venture capital, many venture capital companies are considering how to further invest in the LED field. Domestic and foreign venture capitalists believe that the LED lighting field is a very good investment area. The "heat" has pros and cons. So many people paying attention to the LED lighting industry is not a bad thing but a good thing. However, the practitioners in the LED industry should keep their heads cool, consider problems rationally, reduce blindness, and increase scientificity and reasonableness. We know that the application of LED streetlights in China is flourishing, with more enterprises involved than traditional streetlight enterprises. Why is this happening? Because streetlights are government-subsidized projects, and enterprises now face mayors rather than markets. In the long-term development of the entire industry, this kind of development is not very beneficial to the LED industry, and the government should formulate more policies to create a good environment for research and development and attract investment. How enterprises enter the LED lighting market is worth serious consideration.
The cost-performance ratio of LED lighting systems is still relatively high.
From ecological, economic, and social perspectives, LEDs can achieve a win-win situation. Ecologically, LEDs reduce carbon emissions; economically, LEDs are the main force driving profit growth; socially, quality of life improves, and energy spending decreases. Currently, the Chinese market should pay attention to not using LEDs just for the sake of using LEDs but should be mindful of light pollution issues.