Pictured Above (Pyongyang Times): The Kwangmyong LED Lamp and Solar Battery Factory
Below are several stories about the factory in the North Korean media:
Pyongyang Times (2014-12-6):
Kwangmyong LED and solar cell factory
The was built last year as a reflection of fierce competition for technology-intensive economy and green architecture in the DPRK.
It is equipped with a full set of latest facilities for the production of LED lamps and solar cells, in which development, production and sales of products are integrated to meet the requirements of the knowledge economy age.
The LED lamp production process, in which temperature and humidity are regulated automatically and which is dust free, is streamlined from the manufacture of LED light source to assembling and trial run, and intelligent equipment guarantee perfect quality of products.
All the factory products conform to international standards and they are many and varied. They include circular, flat, concave, mobile, concentrating lamps of 1 to 5W and 200W large-capacity module LEDs and LED floodlight, ornamental lamps for walls, gardens and tunnels, sensor and functional LED lamps of various styles and shapes. In a word, it can produce a variety of products on an assembly line.
The factory products are on sale through the exhibition in the compound and the commercial network across the country and it can get immediate feedback on its work from the purchasers.
The factory’s institute staffed with dozens of promising researchers and technicians is playing the leading part in closely combining the development of new products with production. They are now working on the development of new chips, LED and LED lamps, chip materials and solar cells. In particular, they have made notable achievements in solving technological problems for the production of all kinds of components of LED lamp with local raw and other materials and technology.
The solar cell workshop is stepping up the development of 3-G solar cell.
The building of the factory is a green one, as befits a producer of energy-saving products.
The photovoltaic collector panels, wind-driven generators and solar water heaters on both sides of the road to the entrance of the factory, in the compound and on the roof provide enough electricity for the lighting of the factory and hot water for the factory canteen and bathroom. And the geotherm that comes through the advanced geothermal facilities constantly provides favourble temperature for the people’s life by radiating heat in winter and absorbing it in summer.
The factory will be greatly helpful to the development of lighting industry, as it embodies the requirements of knowledge economy in both content and style.
KCNA (2014-6-23):
Kwangmyong LED Lamp and Solar Battery Factory
Pyongyang, June 23 (KCNA) — The Kwangmyong LED Lamp and Solar Battery Factory, built in the outskirts of Pyongyang, has begun operation.
The factory is all powered by wind, solar heat and geotherm. It is also perfect from the architectural and formative points of view.
It has several computerized assembly lines with an integral system of research, production, technical service and sale.
It is producing scores of kinds of LED lamps in accordance with the standards recommended by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The institute of the factory is paying its primary attention to manufacturing all its products with locally available materials, while channeling efforts to the development of third-generation solar battery.
KCNA (2014-9-25):
Functional LED Lamps Developed
The Kwangmyong LED Lamp and Solar Battery Factory in the DPRK has recently developed diverse functional LED lamps effective for the production of livestock and vegetable.
They include lamps that help promote egg-laying and plant growth.
The egg-laying promotion lamp emits yellowish red light, with consumption of 18W electricity and wavelength of 590-600㎛. Its introduction made it possible for the Mangyongdae Chicken Farm to raise the egg output 3-4 percent.
The LED lamp for promoting the plant growth uses 9W of electricity, emitting blue light with 420-460㎛ in wavelength.
There is also a kind of LED lamp for fishing.
