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The 5th annual solid-state lighting conference and exhibition, euroLED 2008, is firmly established as Europe’s premier event dedicated to solid-state lighting.

Promotes and assists the development of sustainable energy in Ireland.
Introduction to LED Technology:
LED stands for light-emitting diode, and is sometimes also referred to as “solid-state lighting” SSL. Unlike incandescent bulbs (which generate light with filaments) and compact fluorescents (which create light from gases encased in airtight glass containers), LEDs feature a semiconductor chip that turn electricity into either white or color
LED technology has been in existence since 1920, but its applications where limited untill the electronic appliance era. Recently, significant improvements in LED light technology output, coupled with a decreasing cost curve, have spurred the production of a new super high power leds that can complete with existing lighting technologies.
LEDs benefits include long-life span and low power consumption. According to manufacturers, LEDs can last up to 50,000 hours( compared to about 10,000 hours for fluorescents and 1,000 hours for incandescents. This reduces maintenance and replacement costs and energy significantly.
LEDS are ranked number 1 for energy efficiency when compared to incandesents and CCFLS. When compared by lumens per watt( the amount of light produced per unit watt) the best CCFL's produce around 60lumens/watt while incandescents average 17 lumens/watt. Leds on the other hand are now reaching levels of 150 lumens in the lab. Leds also produce a more defined focus beam of light due to the nature of the optics used.
LEDs are lighting the future.......Be apart of the new energy revolution. © Ibuyleds.
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