Light Bulb General Information LED Bulb market and Price Forecasting 6th January 2011 saving 3 Comments LED Market Size The LED bulb market size is already massive. It is difficult to quantify exactly because there are many LED's fitted as part of integrated appliances but in broad terms the LED market as of December 2010 is around 13 billion GBP . The LED bulbs primary use is as a replacement fo...Read More
Light Bulb General Information Just how much do LED bulbs save you in the long run? 13th October 2010 saving 7 Comments The LED bulb savings issue in a nutshell There is a great deal of talk about the savings that can be accrued through using LED bulbs and the benefits are certainly significant, but the price is quite high so are they actually worth buying? The savings can be viewed in many different ways but I th...Read More
Lighting Design How many downlighters should I use? 6th September 2010 saving 1 Comment If you currently have standard pendant lighting or wall lights and are converting to downlighters then it is important to get the right amount of spot lights so that the space has the correct light level. It is especially critical with the recessed spot lights for instance halogen MR16 bulbs as t...Read More
Technologies Measuring Light Bulb Brightness 16th August 2010 saving 3 Comments When we just had incandescent light bulbs, getting a good indication of the brightness of the bulbs was quite straight forward. People just used to use the light bulb wattage as the brightness measure. So people would say, 'this room needs a 60watt bulb' or 'this room needs a 100watt bulb'. Import...Read More
The Environment The Light Bulb Ban- UK ahead of EU! 6th August 2010 saving 10 Comments It has been over 100 years since Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb which orchestrated a step change in technology and peoples life styles. In fact the year was 1879 and this fabulous invention has really stood the test of time and is only now being superseded. But the Edison name w...Read More
The Environment Carbon Footprint- Putting energy saving light bulbs into perspective 26th July 2010 saving 4 Comments In a previous post I reviewed the impact of changing from traditional filament incandescent light bulbs to energy saving light bulbs on the carbon footprint. In broad terms then if you use a 100 watt bulb for 4 hours a day then changing this single bulb to an energy saving light bulb will save arou...Read More
Light Bulb General Information Which MR16 Downlighter Bulbs should I choose? 22nd July 2010 saving 2 Comments Over the last 2 decades halogen downlighter spots have very much come into fashion. They are used extensively in kitchens and bathrooms to produce clear bright lights in those rooms where clear vision is of importance. Then to add to this they are now incorporated into a large number of modern and ...Read More
Light Bulb General Information Should I use “Daylight” Energy Saving Light Bulbs? 10th July 2010 saving 1 Comment Energy Saving Light Bulbs can be purchased in a range of colour temperatures normally ranging from 2700K to 6400K. The difference that this makes is in the colour of the light output and the higher the colour temperature then whiter the light. A traditional incandescent filament bulb produces light...Read More
Light Bulb General Information CFL Choice- Full or Semi Spiral or Linear ? 8th July 2010 saving 2 Comments There are a number of different designs of compact fluorescent lamps CFL on the market which can make it quite confusing to decide which is design is the best one to go for. Here we will look at the major types and review the advantages and disadvantages of these energy saving light bulbs Linea...Read More
Technologies Dimmable CFL’s 7th July 2010 saving Leave a comment The CFL technology is very good for producing an energy saving light bulbs which are economically priced and will deliver significant savings in electricity costs to the consumer. However, it does have one big drawback when compared to the traditional incandescent bulb because it is not dimmable...Read More
