First up, I will be attending the Renewtech 2011 show this week to be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, India. It has the theme: 'Cutting Edge Technologies for Speedy Development of Renewable Energy in India’. Renewtech India 2011 presents yet another opportunity for the Indian renewable energy segment and other emerging technologies. It is well known that the Indian market represents a huge opportunity waiting to be grabbed. Renewtech India 2011 provides the opportunity to build brand awareness, and network with the Indian renewable energy industry players. The exhibition cum conference is supported by leading industry players and industry associations. The organizers – MCO-Winmark Exhibitions Pvt Ltd – expect the event to grow to... MORE

Bob Laser Co. Ltd., based in Diamond Business Centre, Gong Yi Road, Hua Du District, Guangzhou, in mainland China, is offering a range of laser diodes: 808, 650, 405, 445, 635, 830, 980, 1310, 1550 nm laser diodes green/red/blue line, dot laser modules beam expander laser module visual fiber fault identifiers laser lenses Bob Laser has set up three production lines, namely, laser diode and photodiode packaging, optical transceivers, and coupling devices. Its main products are as follows: laser diodes: laser diode (visible and infrared), laser package and the different emission wavelength (0.6 to 0.98 μm), various power (200 mW to 5 W), a variety of packages (TO-18, TO-5, TO-3, C-mount , pigtail type plug) laser modules: pointer... MORE

A new beginning at SEMI India was on the cards, given that Debashish Chowdhury has now taken over. There was a meeting with SEMI India last week, where the thrust was clearly on solar. The meeting introduced a whole lot of new faces. Some of the key participants at the meeting included S.R.C. Sathyanarayan of TUV India, Amit Joshi of MAG-IAS India, A. Kotwal of Frost, Nandeesh Kumar of Emmvee, Arul Murugan of Ferrotec Japan, Rajnikanth Umakanthan of UL, C.M. Venugopalan of Bosch India, Raghu Nandan of Kotak Urja, SCB Solar, and so on, as well as yours truly. Some of the key suggestions received by SEMI India were: SEMI to be industry voice provider and represent industry interest to the government; conduct awareness program for installers, manufacturers and others;... MORE

Zhenjiang Day Share Lamp Co. Ltd. is selling a range of LED products, such as LED auto indication bulbs, LED auto ceiling bulbs, LED auto brake bulbs, LED auto fog bulbs and LED auto instrument bulbs. The factory was founded in 2001. The supplier is specializing in auto LED light bulbs, namely, T5, T10, T11, T15, T20, 3156/57, 1156/57, H1, H3, H4, H11, 9006 and so on. LED bulbs save more energy, and have a much longer life. Also, there is no filament inside the bulb. That makes the bulb receive small amount of current. It also protects automobile electrical appliances and circuits. There is also no need to change the original car circuit – easy installation. LED bulbs are available in many colors, such as red, yellow, green, white, blue, RGB and so on. During rainy and... MORE

Timeled Lighting Manufacturing is a new LED lighting brand name in China. It originally established as a manufacturer in 2006. At the beginning, it was combined with a trading company. According to David Zhu, sales manager of Timeled, the company did manufacture LED lamps for oversea marketing but was prevented from directly dealing with overseas customers as per the agreement. Now that the agreement has expired, Timeled has been founded. That is a welcome addition to China's growing clout! Timeled's major product lines fall into MR16, E27, GU10, PAR20, PAR30, PAR38, floodlight, global bulb, candle lamp, T5/T8 tubelight, etc. with tens of innovative designs of fixtures for each category. The following advantages make Timeled stand apart from several competitors in the LED... MORE

Happy New Year and welcome back! It's been a little while since I blogged. The reason being, I shifted to a new house in the new year and was busy setting up things. Now that things are more or less on track, it is back to business! First, please join me and let us all congratulate Debashish Chowdhury, who has just replaced Sathya Prasad as president of SEMI India. This news is indeed incredible, given the fact that it is the first major news during the new year. In fact, it is the first major news that I have received in this year. I also had a word with Sathya Prasad. He has endorsed this whole heartedly. That's great news! Debashish was earlier editor of Global SMT India since 2007. From 2009 onward, I have been involved with him, off and on, on a variety of things,... MORE

New Delhi, India-based Moser Baer recently added a feather on its illustrious cap when it emerged as the first ever Indian solar PV company to achieve 100 MW of installations globally under its own brand – a feat that has done the country proud! This achievement also makes Moser Baer one of the most preferred solar brands for solar farm developers. I recall reading somewhere on the Internet that Avatar, the 2010 Hollywood blockbuster by James Cameron, had a budget Rs. 1,200 crore (approximately US $260 million). Well, if Moser Baer's recent achievement isn't enough, it also boasts an order book visibility beyond the Rs 1,200 crore mark in the next couple of years! Now I'm not suggesting here that Moser Baer attempt an Avatar! Far from it! This number is indicative of the... MORE

First, the big news from India! NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) recently put out the list of selected solar projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru-National Solar Mission (JN-NSM). In all, there will be 37 projects in phase 1, batch 1. I am sure most of you are aware of India's JN-NSM. If not, let me again refresh your memories. Late last year, the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had released the JN-NSM document, which aims at building India's energy future – with a huge thrust on solar PV. It is meant to create an enabling policy framework for the deployment of 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022! Therefore, the targets of the JN-NSM are quite clear and, well, huge! Targets set for development of solar power under JN-NSM: Installed Capacity (MW)... MORE

Although I have shown off my home LED lamps several times, I still get queries such as why is the LED light better than traditional light? For such folks: One, LED light is directional, making it suitable for spotlights as well as flashlights/torches, etc. Also, LEDs do not need any warm up time life the CFLs. Next, they are really energy efficient, have extremely small carbon footprint and, well, longer lifetimes. One such great example I can think of is the Pollux, a fashionable and functional LED panel light series developed by Taiwan-based GlacialLight, a subdivision of GlacialTech. The Pollux series LED panel lights are suitable for replacing the traditional tube lights in your homes or even the grill lights. This seems to be an ideal replacement for the fluorescent tube... MORE

I was recently contacted by Jeff, the export manager of HCC Technology, based in Baoan, Shenzhen, in mainland China. According to the company, it has recently introduced a newly designed LED T8 tube lighting, which it calls as the B-type LED tube. Model HCC-T812-SS20-03N is a 4-ft, 1200 × 30-mm tube. This tube boasts a structure that is half aluminum and half PC tube. The supplier claims that this LED tube can easily pass the 2960-V high-pot test. The supplier has made use of "D" type aluminum base. It is based on HCC's special design, which the company claims allows the LED tube to really have a good heat dissipating ability. For the B-type LED tube lighting, HCC offers a four-year warranty. The B-type LED tube lighting has CE and FCC certifications, and has passed the... MORE