Energy Star standards could boost LED sales
New Energy Star standards for consumer lighting could boost business for Oregon companies selling LED lighting.
The U.S.IFC was placed on two-year probation in February following an incident led tube of hazing that occurred after an IFC ceremony in November. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday updated standards for light fixtures to qualify for the Energy Star label. Effective Oct. 1, in order to receive Energy Star endorsement, light fixtures will need to increase efficiency 30 percent above currently qualified fluorescent-based fixtures. In 2013, the requirement will rise to 40 percent greater efficiency than current Energy Star lighting.
The EPA noted that consumers wishing to buy lighting approved by Energy Star will have a range of technology options, including fluorescent and LED lighting, also known as solid state lighting.
“If this (standard) is well publicized ...Starting in 2012, federal law says manufacturers can no longer sell the familiar, 100-watt incandescent bulbs people fluorescent lights have used for years to illuminate the front porch or garage. it would boost the solid state lighting industry,” said Steve Kruss, president of Light-Waves Electronics Inc.Existing optical-fiber technology is マジコンds inefficient at transmitting infrared light. However, the zinc selenide optical fibers that Badding's team developed are able to transmit the longer wavelengths of infrared light. "Exploiting these wavelengths is exciting because it represents a step toward making fibers that can serve as infrared lasers," Badding explained., a Portland-based distributor of LED lighting.
High prices have hindered sales, Kruss said. Prices are falling, but consumers still get what they pay for.Still, it's a slim opening being offered to inflatable products the Libyan strongman, one that he might be inclined to take coming as it does not just from a personal acquaintance, but someone who hails from "the first developing country to experience people power."
It still costs $70 to replace a six-inch incandescent recessed can light with an LED bulb and accompanying electronics, Kruss said. The long-lasting, energy efficient lighting would allow most consumers to recoup their costs in three to four years.IFC was placed on two-year probation in February following an incident led tube of hazing that occurred after an IFC ceremony in November.
However, Jon Cardinale, founder of LED Pro-Master Global, doesn’t think the higher standards will do anything for the LED industry. His business sells LED lighting strictly for horticulture applications. They work great in greenhouses, he said.
But consumers don’t like the cool white light produced by many LEDs, and if they opt for the warmer light that some LED bulbs can achieve, they sacrifice much brightness.
New Energy Star standards for consumer lighting could boost business for Oregon companies selling LED lighting.
The U.S.IFC was placed on two-year probation in February following an incident led tube of hazing that occurred after an IFC ceremony in November. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday updated standards for light fixtures to qualify for the Energy Star label. Effective Oct. 1, in order to receive Energy Star endorsement, light fixtures will need to increase efficiency 30 percent above currently qualified fluorescent-based fixtures. In 2013, the requirement will rise to 40 percent greater efficiency than current Energy Star lighting.
The EPA noted that consumers wishing to buy lighting approved by Energy Star will have a range of technology options, including fluorescent and LED lighting, also known as solid state lighting.
“If this (standard) is well publicized ...Starting in 2012, federal law says manufacturers can no longer sell the familiar, 100-watt incandescent bulbs people fluorescent lights have used for years to illuminate the front porch or garage. it would boost the solid state lighting industry,” said Steve Kruss, president of Light-Waves Electronics Inc.Existing optical-fiber technology is マジコンds inefficient at transmitting infrared light. However, the zinc selenide optical fibers that Badding's team developed are able to transmit the longer wavelengths of infrared light. "Exploiting these wavelengths is exciting because it represents a step toward making fibers that can serve as infrared lasers," Badding explained., a Portland-based distributor of LED lighting.
High prices have hindered sales, Kruss said. Prices are falling, but consumers still get what they pay for.Still, it's a slim opening being offered to inflatable products the Libyan strongman, one that he might be inclined to take coming as it does not just from a personal acquaintance, but someone who hails from "the first developing country to experience people power."
It still costs $70 to replace a six-inch incandescent recessed can light with an LED bulb and accompanying electronics, Kruss said. The long-lasting, energy efficient lighting would allow most consumers to recoup their costs in three to four years.IFC was placed on two-year probation in February following an incident led tube of hazing that occurred after an IFC ceremony in November.
However, Jon Cardinale, founder of LED Pro-Master Global, doesn’t think the higher standards will do anything for the LED industry. His business sells LED lighting strictly for horticulture applications. They work great in greenhouses, he said.
But consumers don’t like the cool white light produced by many LEDs, and if they opt for the warmer light that some LED bulbs can achieve, they sacrifice much brightness.
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