The Future Is Brightening for LED Lighting
What is LED lighting?
LED is synonymous with light-emitting diodes. These diodes emit lower light levels than traditional fluorescent or incandescent bulbs; several diodes are grouped in a light bulb to create bright light. Because the light emitted by the diodes is also exact, LED bulbs to use tilted mirrors to refract light in different directions.
LED lamps can be used to replace most traditional bulbs, offering the same fittings and equal or greater brightness. Dimmable LED lamps are also available.
What are the benefits?
The LED lighting uses less energy and therefore saves on electricity bills while providing a greener light source. Better for your wallet and the environment.
In Times Square, New York, a ball of colorful and dancing lights is hoisted into the sky to celebrate the beginning of each New Year. In 2007, the creators of the light ball abandoned the use of traditional incandescent bulbs to adopt the emerging technology, LED. Not only did they save 90% on energy expenditure in the previous year; but the brightness was also double that of incandescent bulbs. By New Year's Eve 2008, technology had evolved rapidly and the brightness of the ball had doubled.
LED bulbs typically have a lifespan of 25 years and provide approximately 30,000 hours of light; much longer than other types of "energy-efficient" light bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs, for example, last an average of 5 years. This is particularly true for large buildings and businesses, such as warehouses with high and inaccessible ceilings, where the replacement of light bulbs is both long and expensive.
NASA also uses LED lighting to grow plants in space, as light wavelengths are adapted to the exact spectral range needed for plant growth. In early 2013, the management of the Empire State Building also used this aspect of technology by unveiling its new LED-powered show - an impressive multicolored show using LED bulbs capable of emitting 16 millions of colors.
What about the downsides?
LED bulbs cost more to purchase than other types of bulbs, so the initial expenses for homes or businesses that switch to LED lighting are higher. This can be disconcerting, but the energy bill reductions are immediate and soon cover the purchase price. It is estimated that most companies that switch to LED technology would cover the costs of their initial investment in two years, as these same bulbs continue to save business money for more than 20 years.
LED is synonymous with light-emitting diodes. These diodes emit lower light levels than traditional fluorescent or incandescent bulbs; several diodes are grouped in a light bulb to create bright light. Because the light emitted by the diodes is also exact, LED bulbs to use tilted mirrors to refract light in different directions.
LED lamps can be used to replace most traditional bulbs, offering the same fittings and equal or greater brightness. Dimmable LED lamps are also available.
What are the benefits?
The LED lighting uses less energy and therefore saves on electricity bills while providing a greener light source. Better for your wallet and the environment.
In Times Square, New York, a ball of colorful and dancing lights is hoisted into the sky to celebrate the beginning of each New Year. In 2007, the creators of the light ball abandoned the use of traditional incandescent bulbs to adopt the emerging technology, LED. Not only did they save 90% on energy expenditure in the previous year; but the brightness was also double that of incandescent bulbs. By New Year's Eve 2008, technology had evolved rapidly and the brightness of the ball had doubled.
LED bulbs typically have a lifespan of 25 years and provide approximately 30,000 hours of light; much longer than other types of "energy-efficient" light bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs, for example, last an average of 5 years. This is particularly true for large buildings and businesses, such as warehouses with high and inaccessible ceilings, where the replacement of light bulbs is both long and expensive.
NASA also uses LED lighting to grow plants in space, as light wavelengths are adapted to the exact spectral range needed for plant growth. In early 2013, the management of the Empire State Building also used this aspect of technology by unveiling its new LED-powered show - an impressive multicolored show using LED bulbs capable of emitting 16 millions of colors.
What about the downsides?
LED bulbs cost more to purchase than other types of bulbs, so the initial expenses for homes or businesses that switch to LED lighting are higher. This can be disconcerting, but the energy bill reductions are immediate and soon cover the purchase price. It is estimated that most companies that switch to LED technology would cover the costs of their initial investment in two years, as these same bulbs continue to save business money for more than 20 years.
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