Light bulb manufacturer Philips yesterday sparked controversy after it unveiled a brand new state-of-the-art LED Bulb, which, while reportedly being the most energy efficient yet, is also one of the most expensive. Continue reading →
If you’ve ever considered switching from your existing light source to LED lighting but thought it might just be a fad or a flash-in-the-pan, there’s definitely something you should know.
Yes, a stunning forecast has been made about the rapid improvement in LED (Light-Emitting Diode) technology, which means that, by the end of the decade, LED lighting will have become the world’s predominant form of illumination. Continue reading →
Does size really matter? It’s an age old question that people have been asking since time immemorial, especially with regard to GU10 LED bulbs.
On this occasion, it has to be said that the answer is YES! Read on to find out why. Continue reading →
Diminutive windmills featuring spectacular colour-changing LED lights are being used to enliven the streets and boulevards in the US city of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Continue reading →
In jest, it has been said of Paris’s Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower), that the views from its pinnacle are amongst the most beautiful in a city noted for its elegance, because it is the only location from which the edifice itself cannot be seen. Continue reading →
Switzerland’s largest LED lights installation can now be found, perhaps fittingly, in its largest city.
That is after LED lighting solutions designed by Dutch electronics company, Philips, were used to renovate the Hardbrücke Bridge in central Zurich, adding a new dimension to the surrounding areas and drastically reducing energy costs. Continue reading →
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is a non-profit organisation that has tasked itself with providing free, impartial advice on energy saving practices.
Back in 2009, they received government funding to run trials of LED lighting – in order to show once and for all that LEDs could deliver on their promises of reducing energy consumption and cost. Continue reading →
Our universities are amongst the finest in the world. Historical seats of learning, they have been beacons of enlightenment, some for hundreds of years. But in these times of spiralling energy costs, are they doing everything they can to combat wastefulness and profligacy, and to instil high environmental ideals in the minds of their students? A Surprising Development On first...