Green Grows Up - LED Bulbs Last Longer, Use Less Energy, and Emit Less CO2 Than CFL...

Green Grows Up - LED Bulbs Last Longer, Use Less Energy, and Emit Less CO2
Than CFL Bulbs

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When choosing the
greenest option for lighting your home or office, look to the new light
emitting diode (LED) light bulbs as the next generation green alternative.
Currently, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) get attention as a lower-energy
bulb than traditional incandescent bulbs, and, according to the Wall Street
Journal, there has been a 300% increase in sales of CFLs over the past two
years. However, new LED bulbs are on the rise as the green bulbs of the
future and the replacement for CFLs.
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LED applications were previously available only for industrial and office
use such as traffic lights, office building lighting, and colour panels at
high prices. Now screw-in bulbs that fit into standard fittings have recently
become available to the consumer for use in residential and professional
settings.
The newly-introduced Pharox bulb from Lemnis Lighting uses only four watts
of energy compared to seven watts used by a CFL bulb, and emits 2.69 kg of CO2
compared to 4.70 kg emitted by a CFL bulb. Available at
http://www.upscalelighting.com, the Pharox bulb contains no mercury so it is
entirely recyclable, lasts for 35 years (at 4 hours a day) or 50,000 hours,
does not get hot, and emits a soft warm glow.
In contrast, CFL bulbs have a relatively short life span of only 8,000
hours and are not recyclable because they contain mercury that is harmful to
the environment. While better than incandescent bulbs, CFLs are no longer the
greenest option for residential and professional lighting.
"The Pharox brings new technology to LED lighting, including one chip,
high lumens and good heat dissipation, which results in our ultra-efficient,
warm white light with no flicker or delayed start up time," said Frans Otten,
chairman of Lemnis Lighting.
If one percent of the earth's population were to replace just two
incandescent bulbs to Pharox bulbs each, then we would save about:
-- 6.3 billion KWh of energy
-- 100 million tons in CO2 emissions
-- $35 billion in usage/replacement costs.

About Lemnis
Based in The Netherlands and San Francisco, Lemnis was launched in 2005 as
a joint-venture between Gemex Consultancy BV and Tendris Holding BV. Built
upon the core mission of energy efficiency, Lemnis brings LED enhanced
lighting -- the future of lighting technology -- to homes, offices and cities
to significantly reduce carbon footprint. Lemnis Lighting was founded by two
great-grandsons of Anton Philips, the founder of Philips Electronics. For
more information, please visit http://www.lemnislighting.com.
SOURCE Lemnis Lighting

Meredith Bradford, Marketing and Public Relations of Diboll and Associates,
+1-502-384-8161, for Lemnis Lighting