This article expresses that the company Philips has made a LED 60 Watt Lightbulb. With such an invention, the 60 Watt Incandescent lightbulb could be replaced with a much more efficient bulb. More than half the lightbulbs currently used are 60 Watts so this could be a major energy helper, considering the LED Version lasts up to 25 times longer than the incandescents.
I think this breakthrough is very great. We have had improvements with our lightbulbs and their energy use for quite some time, but none quite as large as this. LED lights have been proven time and time again to be much more efficient than Incandescents and Fluorescents. I myself find the fluorescent lights to be a bit of a hassle. They contain potentially harmful/toxic chemicals and with my personal use of them, they last a considerably shorter time than their incandescent counterparts. So the introduction of the more efficient LED's will be wonderful! By lasting a much longer time with much less harmful chemicals, LED's could save consumers money and the environment.
I think this discovery is incredible. If something as small as a light bulb could make a 32.6 terawatt-hours of electricity save in one year, it is time we discover more developments like this. It is fine that the new light bulb contains some mercury because it is very sustainable.
ReplyDeleteI think that with this discovery, it will help lead to more people wanting to convert to LEDs instead of other lighting because LEDs do not produce as much heat, and last from 50,000-100,000 hours, rather than 1500-2000 hours with incandescent, or 4000-8000 hours with Fluorescents. LEDs may be more expensive to start out with, but hopefully with this discovery more people will switch to save them money, and to help their environment.
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