Posted by Richard Clarke on 20th Sep 2011
We’ve been living with what we considered to be ‘energy-efficient’ lighting for a number of years now.CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights) became extremely popular when the first successful design was marketed by Chinese firm, Shanghai Xiangshan in 1995, and they were hailed as ‘the next big thing’ as far as energy-saving light bulbs were concerned.An Ill-Conceived PlanIndeed, by June 2009, power companies in the UK had posted out more than 150 mill… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 19th Sep 2011
The Daily Mail Online recently undertook a special report on the world's oldest bulb, which reached its 110th year of operational life on June 18th 2011.What makes this story particularly noteworthy is that incandescent light bulbs like the one that’s lit Livermore Fire Station #6 in California since 1901, normally have a life-expectancy of around 1000 hours. Thus, the phrase “They don’t make ‘em like that any more,” rings especially true in this… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 19th Sep 2011
The news that EDF Energy has decided to increase its energy prices, will no doubt have come as an unwelcome surprise to utility bill payers the length and breadth of the country.The ProblemEDF Energy has become the last of the ‘big six’ energy firms to raise its prices, and the hikes were quite substantial, with electricity rising by 4.5% and gas shooting up by an enormous 15.4%.This means that the average dual energy bill is set to increase to a… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 16th Sep 2011
Electric lighting is certainly something that we in developed countries take for granted. The idea of living without it is simply something we couldn’t imagine.But for millions of people living in developing third world countries, such as the Philippines, Kenya and Bangladesh, something as commonplace as lighting a home is a luxury that many are forced to live without.However, the development of a revolutionary form of completely free and sustain… Read more