Global lighting industry announces major leadership role in LED lighting

The Global Lighting Forum (GLF) recently inaugurated the LED Working Group at its most recent meeting, held in Shenzhen, China. The GLF is a forum of peak industry lighting organisations from around the world representing over 5000 lighting manufacturers and US$50 billion annual sales. Australia’s interests in the Forum are represented by Lighting Council Australia.

LEDs hold promise to revolutionise lighting because of their inherent benefits of energy efficiency, light quality, longevity and adaptability. In order to ensure the smooth introduction of LEDs, the GLF has instituted working groups and other processes dedicated to the technology.

The GLF Chairman Jan Denneman said that LEDs will play a dominant role in nearly every lighting application: “The world will witness a revolution in lighting that will help reduce energy consumption while enabling new lighting experiences to be developed.”

Immediate priorities for the GLF include:

• liaising with stakeholders, including governments and international organisations, to ensure that the quality of LED products provide consumers with a good experience - this will include proposing performance requirements attuned to the needs of different markets;
• assisting with international standards development and encouraging the harmonisation of standards in different regions of the world; and
• producing educational material on solid state lighting, including the development of best practice guides and a guide to solid state lighting nomenclature.