The Year of LED Industry Transformation: What Efforts Did Philips Lighting Make?

Release date: 2018-01-16 Source : arrogant LED network Share:

Time flies. The new year has arrived. Looking back at the global lighting market in 2017, the shift from traditional lighting to LED continued steadily, with demand on the rise. In contrast to international markets, China's LED industry saw a trend toward deeper integration, with weaker players accelerating their exit.

With the continuous evolution of technology, knowledge about LED lighting is deepening. Beyond basic illumination, the relationship between lighting and people, environment, and cities is now being valued. As a leader in the lighting field, Philips Lighting has been conducting cutting-edge research into health concepts, connectivity, sustainability, and future innovation, transforming the lighting industry into a digital one and leading another wave of LED innovation. Here’s an overview of Philips Lighting’s developments in 2017!

Lighting and Health – Advocating Healthy Lighting Concepts

As LED lighting products spread rapidly, people are increasingly demanding healthier lighting solutions. The LED industry has shifted from focusing on energy efficiency and cost to emphasizing light quality, health, photobiosafety, and environmental impact. Healthy lighting will become a key requirement for future LED lighting. To meet this need, Philips Lighting continues to improve its products, creating high-quality health-focused lighting fixtures that enhance vision, mental well-being, and physical comfort, providing safe and healthy work and living environments.

Appropriate lighting improves people's comfort, which is beneficial for concentration, creativity, and collaboration (Aurora Building).

In 2017, Philips released the HealWell Tunable Troffer, a color-tunable ceiling panel lamp with a full-luminous surface design, blending seamlessly with the ceiling to create a comfortable working environment. Under the HealWell medical lighting system, it can adjust colors, support circadian rhythm, and aid patient recovery.

In November 2017, Philips released a global eye health survey report, aiming to raise awareness of eye health. Li Yunhua, Senior Vice President of Philips Lighting, stated, “High-quality lighting not only extends product life but also reduces eye strain.”

To address these needs, Philips developed the “Comfort” policy, ensuring lighting products provide efficient, long-lasting, and eye-friendly illumination, supporting overall health and well-being.

Today, lighting is part of daily life, but many still lack awareness of its connection to health, especially in underdeveloped areas. Alongside supplying more health-focused lighting, Philips is promoting global health initiatives. The “Comfort” policy is a prime example, reflecting the company’s commitment to human well-being and social responsibility.

Lighting and the City – Accelerating Smart City Development

With urban populations growing rapidly, by 2030, 60% of the world's population will live in cities, intensifying resource and environmental challenges. In response, Philips Lighting has developed a blueprint for smart city lighting and IoT services, offering “people-centric” lighting solutions. With successful projects in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Semarang, Philips is expanding smart city initiatives in China.

In March 2017, Philips partnered with China Mobile Research Institute to explore cellular-IoT standards for smart cities. In Beijing’s 5G joint innovation center, Philips set up a smart road lighting application using cellular IoT technology.

China’s first near-zero energy building – located at the China Construction Science Research Institute

With the help of Philips’ PoE intelligent connected lighting system, the building became a high-security, highly connected smart home. Operational data showed a 75% reduction in lighting energy consumption compared to similar buildings.

In June 2017, the first batch of Philips CityTouch Flex intelligent street lights was deployed in Changzhou and Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. These systems connected over 2,300 and 1,300 LED streetlights respectively, helping build smarter cities. The system supports both GPRS and NB-IoT networks.

Philips Lighting and China Telecom Beijing Company formed a strategic partnership

In November 2017, Philips Lighting and China Telecom Beijing Company reached a strategic collaboration, combining Philips’ intelligent connected lighting with China Telecom’s NB-IoT and Tianyi Cloud technologies to accelerate smart city development in China.

While previous collaborations with Xiaomi were more about market expansion, partnerships with Huawei, China Mobile, and China Telecom reflect deeper integration and ecosystem building. This aligns with Philips’ vision of lighting as a node in smart cities, capable of real-time information distribution, traffic planning, security monitoring, and more. Philips is now deeply involved in China’s smart city vision and is accelerating progress through connected lighting systems.

Lighting and the Environment – Sustainable Development Ideas

Energy conservation and emission reduction have become global priorities, with countries introducing relevant policies. Lighting accounts for over 20% of global electricity use. Making lighting more energy-efficient is critical. Philips committed to having 80% of its revenue come from sustainable products by 2020 and selling over 2 billion LED bulbs worldwide. By 2020, the company aims to achieve carbon neutrality through continuous improvements. This reflects Philips' commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.

By the end of 2016, Philips reduced carbon emissions by 39% and used 67% renewable energy. It delivered 628 million LED bulbs, reducing CO2 emissions by 15 million tons. Philips invests 5% of annual sales in R&D, with 80% spent on innovation.

In 2017, CEO Eric Rondolat announced that Philips aimed to achieve carbon neutrality in Greater China by the end of the year. In 2016, the company reduced carbon emissions in China by 37%, increased renewable energy use to 36%, completed 91% of data recovery, and promoted zero-waste landfills at production sites.

In June 2017, Philips launched the “Elite Planner Growth Plan” in China, aiming to build a platform for sharing lighting planning knowledge and promoting cross-border innovation. This initiative seeks to reshape cities with light, harmonize with the environment, nature, and health, and shape the future of urban development.

Philips is also pushing smart connected lighting technologies globally, expanding into homes, offices, and urban spaces. Beyond energy-efficient lighting, it explores environmental and economic benefits. By 2020, smart connected LED lighting could generate up to 12 billion euros in economic benefits, which can be reinvested to boost the global economy.

Although LED lighting is now widely recognized, many traditional lamps remain in use. LED lighting is considered an ideal choice for energy saving and emission reduction. As a global lighting leader, Philips is the first to propose a sustainable vision, actively participating in it, and driving the industry to look at development from a broader perspective. Lighting professionals, as a major cost in global power generation, bear the responsibility of energy saving and emission reduction, and Philips is advancing this process through practical actions and technological innovation.

Lighting and the Future – Leading New Digital Innovation

After experiencing product function improvements, lighting has entered a new phase of innovation—the era of smart interconnection. Qiu Qihong, Global Chief Lieutenant of Philips Lighting, said, “The lighting profession is relatively stable, and skill innovations occur every few years. Each time, it overturns previous skills. When lighting moved to LED, it aligned with the digitalization of the industry, and the lighting profession is rapidly entering the IoT. Philips aims to connect all new lighting products by 2020 and fully explore the value of the data behind them.”

In May 2017, Philips introduced the wireless remote control switch: Philips Hue Remote Control. The product includes a wall switch, remote control, and motion sensor, offering stylish design, simple control, wireless operation, one-button switching, and motion sensing features to make home lighting control more convenient.

Lighting Enters the IoT Era

In November 2017, Philips Lighting signed a cooperation agreement with Baidu. Baidu’s DuerOS AI operating system will integrate with Philips’ “Hue Friends” system. Sridhar Kumaraswamy, Head of Global Affairs for Philips Lighting Home Systems, said, “Philips’ system will use DuerOS to interface with various smart devices, accelerating the development of smart connected lighting in the IoT era. More scenarios and applications will bring convenience and progress.”

We know that connecting everything is just the beginning, while the data behind it holds greater value. Intelligent lighting systems are no exception. With the rapid growth of smart homes and cities, lighting systems will be integrated into more applications, and the resulting data will bring fundamental changes to the future. The introduction of AI will maximize the value of lighting data, bringing new innovations. Philips Lighting is leading this transformation. After completing its lighting products, Philips will bring more possibilities and imagination to the IoT era. This is the innovation and advancement of the lighting industry and the continued pursuit of Philips Lighting in the future of technology.

Summary:

“Improvement is for you, Philips” — this slogan is now familiar. As a global lighting leader, Philips is driving the development and innovation of the lighting industry based on a shared understanding of lighting. In 2017, we saw Philips continue to promote energy-saving, health-conscious, convergent, digitized, and intelligent lighting, representing the future direction of the industry.

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