Government-subsidized green light bulb carries costly price tag
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Ever see the documentary 'gas-land' You would think that gas in yout water supply could be trapped quite easily and then fed int a hydrogen type power cell to be converted into electricity. If they can do it with hydrogen or propane then the gas in the water should be some form of methane and as such a suitable candidate for capture and use.It still helps. But keep forking over your wad for your power if that's what makes your bum hum..
A blended system sounds smart compared to putting all your eggs in one basket. Consumers are probably still partial to full use on demand rather than rationing to go with the conditions. I could support solar if I could just reflect some light on the panels in winter to make up for the shorter days.
Rationing will come not because we are sharing but because we have abused the
energy and the problems that go with that will cause change even if we have a lot
of energy available. I am not preaching the Eco religion here, its just that the powers
that be will have everyone believe what ever they are supposed to believe because
you are either part of the solution or part of the problem. translation they will use
fear and guilt to have everyone conform. In other words they are borrowing from the
religions that went before them. Facts have nothing to do with it, facts should never
get in the way of the belief system being present.
energy and the problems that go with that will cause change even if we have a lot
of energy available. I am not preaching the Eco religion here, its just that the powers
that be will have everyone believe what ever they are supposed to believe because
you are either part of the solution or part of the problem. translation they will use
fear and guilt to have everyone conform. In other words they are borrowing from the
religions that went before them. Facts have nothing to do with it, facts should never
get in the way of the belief system being present.
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No wonder polar bears are going blind.....
Luminanz LED
There are both advantages and disadvantages to LEDs; Luminanz technology brings all the advantages and eliminates all of the disadvantages.
With the ever-increasing power and efficiency of white LEDs has come the potential to replace virtually all current forms of lighting. However, outstanding brightness comes at a price; if you take a quick glimpse at some of the latest LED devices, you will be dazzled (literally) by their brilliance, similar to looking directly at the Sun.
Dazzling, viewing discomfort and a persistent afterimage are unacceptable and an aversion to bright light is one of nature’s ways of letting you know that a source is too bright; our blink reflex has evolved as a protective measure for this very reason.
The truth is that no-one really knows just how hazardous today’s LED light sources are, partly because the specific mechanisms for retinal damage such as the blue light hazard remain unclear for LEDs; there is still plenty of analysis work that needs to be done. Fortunately, safety standards such as IEC 62471 have now been issued to help provide safety-based guidelines and to help us keep the risk of an eye injury as low as possible. A large number of today’s high bright LED devices and fixtures are not exempt from eye safety requirements, especially when operated at high drive currents.
The Luminanz innovations in solid state lighting products have all been designed with eye safety in mind by making sure you don’t get to see the LED source directly. It will always be obscured or hidden from view and the emitted light will always be diffused before it gets to your eye, by design.
This means that lights made using Luminanz technology are able to be used in the full range of applications indoors and outdoors and provide the required light levels efficiently. This is not something which can be claimed by other suppliers of LED lighting products today.
A conflict of interests by the major players
A further problem in the development of the non-Luminanz products is that many of the Patents for LED are held by the major lighting manufacturers (Philips, Osram etc.) who have heavily invested in conventional lighting, particularly recently compact fluorescent applications and so are not disposed to speed the introduction of this new technology until they have seen a return on earlier investments.
In the UK we have seen a Government initiative to reduce carbon emissions whereby domestic households are being supplied with Compact Fluorescent Lamps free of charge on the basis of energy saving; however these are not proving popular with typical comments in the media such as;
“We should be allowed to buy conventional light bulbs until technology has improved energy-saving light bulbs. It's ridiculous to expect us to embrace the rubbishy energy-saving bulbs which are currently on the market. They are dangerous and the light they give out is a joke”. Source Daily Mail On-line
Contrary to popular belief high quality, low energy and long life light bulbs are available now using the Luminanz technology.
National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available to man.
Testing of the Luminanz products has been undertaken at NPL and shown excellent results. Further comparative tests against conventional lighting will be undertaken shortly. This allows an independent source providing full data sets for each product – information that will prove crucial for future commercial activities.
No wonder polar bears are going blind.....
Luminanz LED
There are both advantages and disadvantages to LEDs; Luminanz technology brings all the advantages and eliminates all of the disadvantages.
With the ever-increasing power and efficiency of white LEDs has come the potential to replace virtually all current forms of lighting. However, outstanding brightness comes at a price; if you take a quick glimpse at some of the latest LED devices, you will be dazzled (literally) by their brilliance, similar to looking directly at the Sun.
Dazzling, viewing discomfort and a persistent afterimage are unacceptable and an aversion to bright light is one of nature’s ways of letting you know that a source is too bright; our blink reflex has evolved as a protective measure for this very reason.
The truth is that no-one really knows just how hazardous today’s LED light sources are, partly because the specific mechanisms for retinal damage such as the blue light hazard remain unclear for LEDs; there is still plenty of analysis work that needs to be done. Fortunately, safety standards such as IEC 62471 have now been issued to help provide safety-based guidelines and to help us keep the risk of an eye injury as low as possible. A large number of today’s high bright LED devices and fixtures are not exempt from eye safety requirements, especially when operated at high drive currents.
The Luminanz innovations in solid state lighting products have all been designed with eye safety in mind by making sure you don’t get to see the LED source directly. It will always be obscured or hidden from view and the emitted light will always be diffused before it gets to your eye, by design.
This means that lights made using Luminanz technology are able to be used in the full range of applications indoors and outdoors and provide the required light levels efficiently. This is not something which can be claimed by other suppliers of LED lighting products today.
A conflict of interests by the major players
A further problem in the development of the non-Luminanz products is that many of the Patents for LED are held by the major lighting manufacturers (Philips, Osram etc.) who have heavily invested in conventional lighting, particularly recently compact fluorescent applications and so are not disposed to speed the introduction of this new technology until they have seen a return on earlier investments.
In the UK we have seen a Government initiative to reduce carbon emissions whereby domestic households are being supplied with Compact Fluorescent Lamps free of charge on the basis of energy saving; however these are not proving popular with typical comments in the media such as;
“We should be allowed to buy conventional light bulbs until technology has improved energy-saving light bulbs. It's ridiculous to expect us to embrace the rubbishy energy-saving bulbs which are currently on the market. They are dangerous and the light they give out is a joke”. Source Daily Mail On-line
Contrary to popular belief high quality, low energy and long life light bulbs are available now using the Luminanz technology.
National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available to man.
Testing of the Luminanz products has been undertaken at NPL and shown excellent results. Further comparative tests against conventional lighting will be undertaken shortly. This allows an independent source providing full data sets for each product – information that will prove crucial for future commercial activities.
For a time. I only buy the panel once. I get years out of running current through it, though. So what?
Haven't seen it. But I am aware of the process.
We live on the south side of mountains. There's probably a week or two in winter that we get no direct sunlight at all, yet the panels still collect light enough to produce electricity.
We have neighbors that keeps their swimming pool entirely heated by 8 panels that are about 18'sq each. They also provide shade to sit in.
They are? I didn't know they had polar bears in the UK.
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That's a light bulb?Speaking of better lightbulbs, how much am I bid????
A better idea definitely, fuel mileage could probably be improved on the civilian model, to get any more stealthy you would have to fly edge on to the radar.
Solar on the high hills around here would work, trouble is some of the nicer wilderness spots are close to the bottom of a steep river valley.
In a situation like that you aren't going to be able to sell any excess back to the grid yet places like that do create a demand for a high efficiency power-plant turning a regular gen-set. That is a turbine engine is it not? Multi fuel but best when run at a constant rpm and hard to start as the non computer model would require the operator monitor the fuel supply until it is running on vapors. ( I would happily pay a few grand just on the muffler system for the whole unit so it ran dead quiet. One 500lb fat-boy tank should be the energy supply needs for a full year for a 3bedroom home with a small garage, that,s not making money but it is pretty cheap on a yearly scale. Eventually replacements would have to be made for engine, gen set and storage batteries so it is a long way from being free but if the set only runs for 1 hr/day and batteries supply the needs for the other 23 your money will go a long way.
Still not a lightbulb but then I'm holding out for fiber-optic one so I can grow fresh tomatoes in the kitchen. (not cheaply, lol) With the collector on the roof once it is installed it only needs to be kept clean to stay working. Nighttime is another story
Solar on the high hills around here would work, trouble is some of the nicer wilderness spots are close to the bottom of a steep river valley.
In a situation like that you aren't going to be able to sell any excess back to the grid yet places like that do create a demand for a high efficiency power-plant turning a regular gen-set. That is a turbine engine is it not? Multi fuel but best when run at a constant rpm and hard to start as the non computer model would require the operator monitor the fuel supply until it is running on vapors. ( I would happily pay a few grand just on the muffler system for the whole unit so it ran dead quiet. One 500lb fat-boy tank should be the energy supply needs for a full year for a 3bedroom home with a small garage, that,s not making money but it is pretty cheap on a yearly scale. Eventually replacements would have to be made for engine, gen set and storage batteries so it is a long way from being free but if the set only runs for 1 hr/day and batteries supply the needs for the other 23 your money will go a long way.
Still not a lightbulb but then I'm holding out for fiber-optic one so I can grow fresh tomatoes in the kitchen. (not cheaply, lol) With the collector on the roof once it is installed it only needs to be kept clean to stay working. Nighttime is another story