EU suspends sale of incandescent lamps

Since January 1, 2013, the European Union has completely stopped the sale of incandescent lamps, which also means that the green energy program that has been operating for more than five years has become a reality.

The EU study believes that coal-fired power plants will emit a large amount of harmful gases during the power generation process. Incandescent lamps consume less than 15% of energy, have a short life, and are frequently replaced, causing huge energy waste. Therefore, eliminating incandescent lamps and reducing electricity demand also reduces environmental pollution.

The European Commission passed a regulation in Brussels in 2007 requiring its member states to phase out incandescent and other high-energy-consuming lighting equipment for use in homes, industrial sectors and public places from 2009 to 2012, and to phase out incandescent lamps by the end of 2012. . The European Commission pointed out that the reason for using four years to phase out incandescent lamps and other high-energy lighting devices is to allow manufacturers to gradually adjust their product structure to meet consumers' energy consumption in lighting equipment, functions, aesthetics, and hygiene. Demand.

The elimination of incandescent bulbs in the EU has an important link with the rapid development of LED lighting. The elimination of incandescent bulbs is of course good, but relay products cannot keep pace with them, and many problems will arise. Even incandescent lamps cannot exit the market. Although the energy efficiency ratio of energy-saving lamps is higher than that of incandescent lamps, their reaction time is longer at work, and the energy-saving lamps contain mercury, which also has a great impact on the environment. Waste energy-saving lamps cannot be discarded at will, making it impossible for energy-saving lamps to take over. Ordinary family lighting.

The efficacy of LED lights is much higher than that of incandescent lamps, they are also higher than fluorescent lamps, and they have a longer life span and less pollution to the environment. This also makes LED lamps become the main force of the future lighting market.

German Consumer magazine asked experts to conduct long-term tests on various energy-saving lamps, including quartz lamps, energy-saving lamps and LED lamps. The result is the highest score of LED lamps. It is not only environmentally friendly and energy-saving, but also has a long service life. One LED lamp has a lifetime of 15,000 hours, while an incandescent lamp has a maximum lifetime of 1000 hours. A power-consumption 7 watt LED lamp can reach the incandescent 40 watts brightness. From the perspective of one-time purchase price, LED lamps are several times more expensive than incandescent lamps, but in the long run, the price advantage of LED lamps is still obvious. At present, the price of LED lamps on the German market is up to 30 euros, while an incandescent bulb costs 50 euros to 1 euro. However, a 60 watt incandescent lamp costs 15 euros a year, while the corresponding brightness of the LED lamp costs only 3 euros, plus the LED lamp life is more than 15 times that of an ordinary incandescent lamp. The LED lamp saves energy. The advantage of saving money again is obvious.

At present, in addition to the EU region and outside, Japan, Australia and other countries also announced the same policy, which also shows that LED lighting has a bright future, LED lighting in the global market force.

LED energy-saving lamps consume less energy, have a long service life and have a bright future. According to a survey by McKinsey & Company, in 2011, the market share of global LED energy-saving lamps was 12%, which is expected to increase to 40% in 2016 and 63% in 2020, when its sales will reach 100 billion euros. In the future, the lighting market will be dominated by compact fluorescent lamps, halogen lamps and LED energy-saving lamps.