Posted by Richard Clarke on 5th Sep 2011
Since bursting onto the market, LEDs have come on leaps and bounds both in terms of how advanced the tech is, and how people are using it.A big reason for this is because of just how versatile LED lights are – they use 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs, last up to 50,000 hours, and can display multiple colours without the need for filters. But the setup at the Estadio Nacional in Peru has even blown us away.By day it’s a seemingly normal sp… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 2nd Sep 2011
They’ve long been a feature of our highways and byways, but did you know that traffic lights changed recently, and not in the way you’re thinking?Yes, traffic lights in London and across the UK are now successfully utilising energy-efficient LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) to control the ever-increasing number of road-users.In 2014, following years of consultation, new pan-London contracts saw traffic lights switched from wasteful incandescent bulbs… Read more
Posted by Mark Atkinson on 1st Sep 2011
Two eminent museums in the US (The Chicago Field Museum of Natural History) and the UK (Museum in the Park, Stroud) have adopted LED lights to replace their former halogen accent lighting systems, and their patrons are very happy with the results.Following a study, conducted in 2011 by the Chicago Field Museum, with the full support of the US Department of Energy (DOE), 32 halogen track luminaires used to light an enclosed gallery exhibit were re… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 1st Sep 2011
The way we purchase and use our light bulbs is going to change.The first to go were the 100W incandescent lights, and from 1st September 2018 you won’t be able to buy any halogens at all across Europe.The HistoryThis EU class “D” halogen ban was supposed to come in even earlier, but was delayed by two years after pressure from Lighting Europe.This followed concerns that replacement lighting supplies wouldn’t be able to cope with the demand of tho… Read more