FACT
HAZARDOUS compact fluorescent
CONTROVERSY OVER SAFE DISPOSAL
Environment Agencies have called for more information to be
made available on the health and environmental risks posed
by low-energy light bulbs.
OUTLAWED incandescent bulbs
POWER HUNGRY DINOSAURS TO BECOME EXTINCT
The
European Union pulled the plug on the traditional 100W light
bulb when it agreed to start banning them within a year.
Lower wattages are to follow.
WASTEFUL halogen lamps
CHEAP FITTINGS ARE HUGE POWER CONSUMERS
Domestic
halogen floodlights offer an inexpensive delivery method for
highly inefficient and vastly extravagant halogen light
bulbs.
POLLUTING street lights
LIGHT POLLUTION BECOMES AN ISSUE
Light
overspill from poorly designed and unfocused public lighting
is becoming an increasing problem in heavily populated urban
environments.
NON RECYCLABLE tube lights
WORLDWIDE RECYCLING CHALLANGE
Millions
of light bulbs are disposed of every day at a high cost to
tax payers. Many bulbs containing hazardous substances are
not easily recycled.
ENERGY DRAINING city lighting
THE HIGH PRICE OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING
Cost
cutting local authorities dimming and turning off streetlights are
facing increased criminal activity in darkened
streets.
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LED NEWS
HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS NEXT TO BE OUTLAWED
High electricity consumers like the halogen light are next in the firing line as the European Union pulled the plug on the traditional light bulb recently.
LOW ENERGY CFL LIGHT BULB SCARE
Official advice from the Department of the Environment states that if a low-energy bulb(fluorescent curly tube type) is smashed, the room needs to be vacated for at least 15 minutes.
Environment Agencies have called for more information to be made available on the health and environmental risks posed by low-energy light bulbs. It says because the bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, more information about safe recycling is needed.
They also want health warnings printed on packaging and information on
how to clear up smashed bulbs in the home.
BBC News, Jan 2009.
INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS BANNED
The fade-out, to make way for energy-efficient bulbs, could begin as early as September with a ban on the 100-watt bulb, EU experts agreed in Brussels. It would be extended to lower wattages, with a complete ban of the familiar incandescent bulb across all EU states by 2012. - The Times Online 9 Dec. 2008
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THE LED REVOLUTION
Despite proven energy savings, high levels of efficiency and a design life of over a decade LED remains a massively under utilised resource in commercial and domestic lighting.
The reasons for this are abundantly clear:
THE COST. Lighting equipment and light bulbs using LED light sources appear to be expensive when compared with conventional incandescent lighting, a higher initial investment is required. Consumers rarely consider that the extended life expectancy of a LED light will probably justify this expense. When the savings in the cost of electricity consumed during the lifetime of a LED light light bulb are added to the cost of replacing an incandescent light bulb once each year, the LED light bulb actually offers exceptional value for money.
THE COMPETITION. The lighting industry has invested heavily in conventional lighting equipment and more recently in 'energy saving' light bulbs that appear in many forms, shapes and sizes. Massive international promotion keeps these products pouring off production lines that have been put in place at great cost, to service demand. LED technology has advanced so rapidly over the past few years that leading light manufacturers have not had time or perhaps the inclination to switch production to innovative LED technologies. The result is a perpetuation of flawed and inefficient lighting products which continue to hold center stage in supermarkets and electrical outlets worldwide.
So what are we doing about it?
CHARITY SPONSORS
LED Revolution has implemented a programme to supply lighting products to charitable organisations and aid agencies across the world.
Our products save money and have countless applications in underprivileged countries and remote locations where power is limited or very costly.
Each LED light product that we supply to organisations that we sponsor results in an automatic contribution from LED Revolution.
If you operate a charitable organisation please contact us for full details.
JOIN THE LED REVOLUTION
Join the LED Revolution, We need foot soldiers. Saving the planet will not be achieved by a single action or great idea. Millions of people working together with the same goals will. Saving energy by promoting alternative, innovative light sources today will help to ensure a better world for tomorrow.
LED Revolution operates an incentive based sales promotion package to people who share our goals. If you are interested in helping us to promote the benefits of LED lighting in your local community please contact us for full details of this scheme and our rewards program.
SMALL ACTIONS - BIG CHANGES
We take our corporate responsibility to the environment very seriously. LED Revolution actively promotes awareness of innovative technologies that will help protect the planet by reducing our reliance on conventional fuels, save precious energy resources, halt the production of harmful emissions and contribute to keeping our planet safe.
There are many ways that each one of us can contribute to protecting our environment and preserving precious energy reserves. One of them is switching to low energy LED lighting, here are some others...
DID YOU KNOW - Web sites like this one which have a black background, cost a huge amount less to display on a screen than web sites with a white background. The thousands of people from all over the world who visit our web pages each day are consuming less electricity because of our simple choice of colour.
ONE BULB AT A TIME - As world wide energy resources dwindle and power costs continue to increase the case for alternative, energy efficient lighting has never been stronger. If you buy a LED bulb every time one of yours blows you will hardly notice the switch to LED and before you know it you won't need any more light bulbs!
LED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OLEDs (Organic light emitting diodes) are the next adventure in LED technology development.
Imagine having a high-definition TV that is 80 inches wide and less than a quarter-inch thick, consumes less power than most TVs on the market today and can be rolled up when you're not using it.
What if you could have a "heads up"
display in your car? How about a display monitor built into
your clothing? These devices may be possible in the near
future with the help of a technology called organic
light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
OLEDs are solid-state devices composed of thin films of
organic molecules that create light with the application of
electricity. OLEDs can provide brighter, crisper displays on
electronic devices and use less power than conventional
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
used today
Research and development in the field of OLEDs is proceeding rapidly and may lead to future applications in heads-up displays, automotive dashboards, billboard-type displays, home and office lighting and flexible displays. Because OLEDs refresh faster than LCDs - almost 1,000 times faster - a device with an OLED display could change information almost in real time. Video images could be much more realistic and constantly updated.
The newspaper of the future might be an OLED display that refreshes with breaking news (think "Minority Report") - and like a regular newspaper, you could fold it up when you're done reading it and stick it in your backpack or briefcase.
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