Going green is advancing rapidly these days. What was once considered the newest, most energy efficient ways to go green and save money are constantly being updated and replaced by newer, cooler and more eco-friendly products.
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In the next several months, several of the world’s largest lighting companies, including Osram Sylvania and Philips, will introduce LED replacement bulbs to assorted world markets, including the U.S.
It’s assumed the bulbs will be praised for their energy-saving characteristics and long lives, but some consumers might think, “ too weird.”
The “fins” on the new bulbs are a “heat sink.” Because LED light sources generate all their heat through the rear, manufacturers are adding “heat sinks” to effectively increase the surface area and let the heat deplete rapidly. Without the fins, the LED fixture would lose its color accuracy and have a dramatically shortened life.
That’s really important for these reflector bulb substitutes. The “cans” in which recessed reflector bulbs typically sit in today’s ceilings were designed for standard incandescent light bulbs, which direct most of their heat forward. How they will fare with increased use of the new generation of bulbs that send heat back up into the ceiling is still unknown.
Journée, (a company in Westlake Village, California), is marketing seven different colors of its LED-based Lotus Luminaries. You might find them a bit over the top, but they’ve already been installed in the Chicago Center for Green Technology and Universal Studios. I happen to think they are really cool looking. I support most of the green funky technology out there.
In February, the company will begin selling its newest generation, the Pentas, which ups the light output by more than 60% per watt.
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Hey, going green is cool and the technology that supports green efforts is only going to get cooler, which might make things look a bit “space-shippy”. I’m o.k. with that.
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