Recycling LEDs

Flemmich Webb writes for Guardian Professional about the innovative efforts underway to redesign LED lighting in order to improve how they can be recycled. LED bulbs are hard to recycle but using Wi-Fi to connect them with a supplier could solve the problem. Light bulb moment: redesigning LEDs for recyclability LED bulbs are hard to … Continue reading Recycling LEDs →

India’s hopes for efficient lighting roll-out is dimming

Anna da Costa, a freelance writer based in India, recently wrote in the Christian Science Monitor about the problems India is facing in funding the roll out of CFLs. India seeks new ways to fund energy-efficient lighting Replacing even a couple of conventional light bulbs with CFLs results in huge cost savings for poor … Continue reading India’s hopes for efficient lighting roll-out is dimming →

Technology of the week

While Philips announced that it has developed the world’s most efficient “warm white” LED lamp, Switch Lighting has come up with a new liquid-filled bulb that could revolutionise lighting, according to Gregory Schmidt writing in the New York Times To Light Up a Room, a Liquid-Filled Bulb In the debate over the merits of … Continue reading Technology of the week →

LEDs shed some light on the future

David Pogue writes an excellent article in the New York Times on why consumers should shift to using LED light bulbs. As he ends the article, you’d have to be a pretty dim bulb not to realise that LED light is the future. New Reasons to Change Light Bulbs People sometimes have trouble making small … Continue reading LEDs shed some light on the future →

Let there be light – efficient light!

Several Canadian press services reported on a new energy-efficient light bulb that was developed by three graduates from the University of Toronto. This article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation shows the latest developments. 'Most energy-efficient' light bulb shines on Kickstarter The Nanolight is essentially a circuit-board with LEDs attached to it, folded … Continue reading Let there be light – efficient light! →

The growing popularity of LED lighting in the US

Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times about the growing interest in LED lighting as we see true market transformation taking place in the lighting sector. LEDs Emerge as a Popular ‘Green’ Lighting The lighting industry has finally come up with an energy-efficient replacement for the standard incandescent bulb that people actually seem … Continue reading The growing popularity of LED lighting in the US →

Reaction to use of LED lighting for streetlights

Kale Roberts reports in Mother Earth News on a recent survey taken of the reaction to the use of LED lighting in US cities. Energy Efficient LED Lighting Hits the Streets: 95 Percent of Cities Satisfied There are more than 50 million streetlights in the United States. From parking lots to park trails to bridges, … Continue reading Reaction to use of LED lighting for streetlights →