Showing posts with label Light Bulbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Light Bulbs. Show all posts
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Webcasts focus on solid state lighting system composition
EETimes: "The inaugural webcasts include simple instructions on how to assemble high power LED lighting, showing that SSL lights can now be easily and quickly constructed using solder-free plug and play parts including the LED’s, connectors, optics and RECOM’s LED drivers."
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Lightbulb wars: More than just LED
CNET News: "'There's no source that's going to beat everything. LEDs are great for certain things, but HID [high-intensity discharge] metal halides have some really great advantages,' said Michael Myer, researcher in the energy and efficiency division of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, during a panel. 'I really don't think in my lifetime we'll see a stadium lit with LEDs.'
One of the drivers for change in lighting technology is government-led efforts around the world to improve efficiency, the equivalent of fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. In 2012, for instance, a law will go into effect in the U.S. in keeping witb efficiency mandates pointing toward the phase-out of 100-watt incandescent bulbs.
But even prior to legislation in the U.S. and elsewhere, demand for incandescent lighting is half what it was five years ago, said John Strainic, global product general manager for GE Lighting.
In its place are compact fluorescent bulbs and increasingly LEDs , which promise an improvement in efficiency and last far longer than other lighting technologies. GE's 40-watt-equivalent LED bulb for general lighting, for example, is projected to last over 20 years, assuming three hours of daily use."
One of the drivers for change in lighting technology is government-led efforts around the world to improve efficiency, the equivalent of fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. In 2012, for instance, a law will go into effect in the U.S. in keeping witb efficiency mandates pointing toward the phase-out of 100-watt incandescent bulbs.
But even prior to legislation in the U.S. and elsewhere, demand for incandescent lighting is half what it was five years ago, said John Strainic, global product general manager for GE Lighting.
In its place are compact fluorescent bulbs and increasingly LEDs , which promise an improvement in efficiency and last far longer than other lighting technologies. GE's 40-watt-equivalent LED bulb for general lighting, for example, is projected to last over 20 years, assuming three hours of daily use."
Monday, February 1, 2010
UK Parliament note on Lighting Technology
UK Parliament: "Electric lighting accounts for around one-fifth of electricity consumption, both in the UK and globally. Under recent legislation, the traditional incandescent lamp is being phased out in the UK, saving 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by 2020 (equivalent to the emissions of around 180,000 households today). This POSTnote gives an overview of energy efficient lighting currently available and under development. It examines policy initiatives to drive uptake, as well as relevant health, environmental, public perception and economic issues."
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