Melani Warod

First, Japan

Japan took the lead in launching in the world in 1998 " Light in the 21st century " The plan, aim at it through using the long life, thinner and lighter ultraviolet LED technology of GaN high-efficient blue light sum to make the energy efficiency lighted improve for twice of the traditional fluorescent lamp, reduced the production of CO2, and finished substituting 50% of the tradition and lighting by the luminescent diode illumination of white light in 2006. This plan is initiated and organized by the metal research and development centre of Japan and comprehensive development agency of new energy industry technology, participate in organization's including 4 universities, 13 companies and an association.

The whole project financial budget is 6 billion Japanese yen. Since 1998-2002, it is the first goal of costing 5 billion Japanese yen, have already finished at present. Now, Japan is implementing the second plan, plan by 2010, the luminescent efficiency of LED reaches 120 lm/W.

Second, South Korea

South Korea " GaN semi-conductive development plan " From 2000 to 2008, the government invested 472 million dollars, enterprises invested 736 million dollars. The research project includes regarding GaN as the white light LED which studies the material, blue, green glow Laser Diode and heavy-duty electronic building brick HEMT three major fields, taken charge of the progress by Knowledge *On, Samsung Company and LG Company and managed separately. Hope by 2008, LED luminescent efficiency reaches 80 lm/W.

Third, Taiwan

Because the worker in Taiwan grinds the institute and makes Taiwan LED street lamp specification standards, it is estimated that will announce successively, continue all counties and cities and install LED street lamp in a small amount successively before the end of 2008, Taizhong finishes 5000 LED street lamps to call for bid at the end of October this year too. According to pointing out, the energy office of the intersection of Taiwan and regional economy department will also release a sum of all counties and cities and subsidize 500, total scale and reach LED street lamp demonstrating case of 12,500 respectively next year.