tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19204171394258825522024-03-05T02:09:51.750-08:00Vu1 CorporationTopics of interest regarding Vu1's ESL energy efficient lighting technology.Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-10481917735368072222011-02-15T11:20:00.001-08:002011-02-15T11:20:54.476-08:00Study finds lead and arsenic in new types of light bulbs<h2 class="date-header"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>February 12, 2011</span></span></h2><a href="" name="6517099863524817836"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://today.uci.edu/news/2011/02/nr_LED_110210.php">Study finds lead and arsenic in new types of light bulbs</a> </h3><div class="post-header"> </div><b>University of California Irvine </b>- Those light-emitting diodes marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional light bulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous substances, according to newly published research.<br />
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“LEDs are touted as the next generation of lighting. But as we try to find better products that do not deplete energy resources or contribute to global warming, we have to be vigilant about the toxicity hazards of those marketed as replacements,” said Oladele Ogunseitan, chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention.<br />
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He and fellow scientists at UCI and UC Davis crunched, leached and measured the tiny, multicolored light bulbs sold in Christmas strands; red, yellow and green traffic lights; and automobile headlights and brake lights. Their findings? Low-intensity red lights contained up to eight times the amount of lead allowed under California law, but in general, high-intensity, brighter bulbs had more contaminants than lower ones. White bulbs contained the least lead, but had high levels of nickel.<br />
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Lead, arsenic and many additional metals discovered in the bulbs or their related parts have been linked in hundreds of studies to different cancers, neurological damage, kidney disease, hypertension, skin rashes and other illnesses. The copper used in some LEDs also poses an ecological threat to fish, rivers and lakes.<br />
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Ogunseitan said that breaking a single light and breathing fumes would not automatically cause cancer, but could be a tipping point on top of chronic exposure to another carcinogen. And – noting that lead tastes sweet – he warned that small children could be harmed if they mistake the bright lights for candy.<br />
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He cites LEDs as a perfect example of the need to mandate product replacement testing. The diodes are widely hailed as safer than compact fluorescent bulbs, which contain dangerous mercury. But, he said, they weren’t properly tested for potential environmental health impacts before being marketed as the preferred alternative to inefficient incandescent bulbs, now being phased out under California law. A long-planned state regulation originally set to take effect Jan. 1 would have required advance testing of such replacement products. But it was opposed by industry groups, a less stringent version was substituted, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger placed the law on hold days before he left office.Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-87807300318109766712011-02-14T13:34:00.000-08:002011-02-14T13:34:15.580-08:00LEDs Filled with Toxic Substances, Study Says<div class="hd"> </div><div id="yn-story-related-media"><div class="primary-media"><div id="yn-story-minor-media"><div class="ult-section" id="yn-story-quotes"><table cellspacing="0"><caption></caption><thead>
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</div><div class="yn-story-content"> LED lighting is considered to be the most efficient form of artificial illumination and even beats out the best and most efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. LEDs have been used since the 1960s and 70s and today they are used in everything from streetlights to laptop and television displays to holiday string lights. LEDs have long been the most efficient option and many manufacturers and companies market the LED bulbs as an environmentally friendly option. But a <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ac/sc_ac/storytext/7837372_leds_filled_with_toxic_substances_study_says/40155084/SIG=11gc81jr3/*http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es101052q">current study from the University of California-Irvine</a> shows that the environmental benefits of LED lighting is offset by the potentially hazardous substances, including arsenic, found in the bulbs. Researchers from University of California-Irvine's School of Social Ecology and Program in Public Health analyzed red, yellow, green, and blue LEDs in low and high intensities to see the composition of each. They chose lights that would commonly be found on the typical Christmas tree lights and then ground up the contents of each bulb in order to analyze the different substances, specifically a wide range of heavy metals.<br />
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<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ac/sc_ac/storytext/7837372_leds_filled_with_toxic_substances_study_says/40155084/SIG=11gc81jr3/*http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es101052q">In the LEDs, the researchers found toxic chemicals</a> including antimony, arsenic, chromium, and lead, as well as numerous other metals. In some cases, the amount of element was well over the regulation limit. In the low intensity red LEDs, researchers found the lead content was over 8 times the regulatory limit and the nickel content was approximately two and a half times over the limit as well.<br />
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Under environmental regulations in the State of California, <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ac/sc_ac/storytext/7837372_leds_filled_with_toxic_substances_study_says/40155084/SIG=13323n2t3/*http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/led-lights-lead-arsenic-toxics-/1">most LEDs would be classified as hazardous waste</a> and if disposed of in a standard landfill could easily leach into soil and groundwater, causing greater problems. Additionally, damaged LEDs could pose health risks to those handling them and having direct contact with the toxic substances. Unlike incandescent light bulbs, which are widely accepted to be an environmental and health hazard, LEDs fall into the area of discrepancy between state and federal regulations. In California, hazardous waste regulations are extremely strict, but federal EPA standards are more lax so many companies only have to abide by the federal minimum. In terms of the federal EPA standards, many of the LEDs in the study would not require any specialized disposal.<br />
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The study determined that arsenic, lead, nickel, and copper would have the greatest impact on human and ecological health due to their ability to bioaccumulate. Researchers stated that further research should be conducted by individual developers and manufacturers of LED products in order to produce the safest products possible for both consumers and the environment after their use. Finally, the study emphasized the fact that while LEDs are incredibly efficient, they are not completely environmentally friendly and simply <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ac/sc_ac/storytext/7837372_leds_filled_with_toxic_substances_study_says/40155084/SIG=12ohueotn/*http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/02/11/lower-energy-light-bulbs-are-not-without-problems/">carry different environmental and health risks than their counterparts.</a><br />
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<a class="web_ticker" density="sparse" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=VUOC%3AUS" ticker="VUOC:US" title="Get Quote" topic_url="http://topics.bloomberg.com/vu1-corp/"><span style="color: #0033cc;">Vu1 Corp</span></a>., a lighting-technology developer, is holding talks with two major U.S. retailers to sell its new energy-efficient <a density="full" href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/light-bulbs/"><span style="color: #0033cc;">light bulbs</span></a>, Chief Executive Officer Philip Styles said in an interview. <br />
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The New York-based company has started production at its factory at Olomouc in the <a density="full" href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/czech-republic/"><span style="color: #0033cc;">Czech Republic</span></a>, and Styles said he hopes to have arrangements with big U.S. retailers by the middle of the year. <br />
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“We’re in discussion with major retailers here in the United States,” the former Sony Corp. executive said yesterday by telephone. “We’re currently in discussions with two and I’m trying to line up a third one. It’s the big boys here in the States,” he said, declining to name the potential customers. <br />
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Vu1 is hoping to win a share of the lighting market as countries including the 27 <a density="full" href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/european-union-members/"><span style="color: #0033cc;">European Union members</span></a> phase out incandescent bulbs and the U.S. brings in more rigorous efficiency standards in 2012. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.vu1corporation.com/" rel="external" title="Open Web Site"><span style="color: #0033cc;">Czech plant</span></a> is currently manufacturing “small quantities” and the plan is to ramp up to a rate of 6.8 million bulbs a year by year-end, and 30 million bulbs annually within two or three years, Styles said. A product suitable for Europe markets should be available by the end of 2011, he said. <br />
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Vu1 is promoting its lighting as cheaper than LEDs and, unlike the more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, doesn’t contain mercury, a poisonous substance. <br />
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“We’re pitching our product in between the two main competitors at this moment in time,” Styles said, putting the price of Vu1’s bulb at just below $20 compared with about $40 for an LED and $12 to $13 for a compact fluorescent bulb. <br />
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The 19.5-watt bulb is priced at just below $20 compared with about $40 for a similar LED and $12 to $13 for a compact fluorescent bulb, he said.<br />
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Although LED lighting is proving to be useful in many applications, RON DAVIS, a marketing consultant with Vu1 Corporation, believes the industry should continue to consider other lighting options. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">ARTICLES < <a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/features/7/8/12">Previous</a> <a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/features/7/8/13">Next</a> > <a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/features/7/8">Contents</a> (August 2010) <b>Don’t put all your eggs in one basket: LEDs not all they're cracked up to be? (MAGAZINE)<i>Although LED lighting is proving to be useful in many applications, RON DAVIS, a marketing consultant with Vu1 corporation, believes the industry should continue to consider other lighting options.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Many years ago, I was assigned the task of establishing a beachhead of mini-computers in a large Fortune 50 company that had been operating under an “IBM only” buying mandate. I was working for the second largest computer company in the world, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). To set the expectations of the 22-person DEC sales team calling on this account I brought them into the customer’s primary data center. I walked them into a 50,000 square foot “glass house” packed with huge IBM mainframe computers and said “here’s your challenge”. As someone involved with a new lighting technology that is not LED based – I felt the same “challenge” as I walked into this year’s Light Fair. I have commented that the name should have been changed to “LED Fair”. I mentioned on the Vu1 Corporation blog (vu1corp.blogspot.com) that one was hard pressed to find even a CFL at this year’s Light Fair.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This all leads me to suggest that the lighting industry should not be putting all of its “eggs in one basket”. LEDs will likely prove to be a great solution in many applications. They are already showing great promise in automotive, street lights, traffic signals, retail and display applications. Unfortunately, some of the basic characteristics of LEDs may keep them from being the best solution in general illumination lighting. Concerns regarding brightness, spectrum, glare, dissipation, CRI and cost are issues that may not have easy solutions. Recent articles by leading U.S. Department of Energy SSL representatives are confirming that in LED general illumination products are too often over promising and under delivering.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Another consideration often overlooked is the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for LEDs over a reasonable period of time such as 5-6 years. A LED value proposition that is based on 30-50K hours does not hold up when you consider the actual time a homeowner will stay in their current home – 6 years (according to the National Association of Realtors). A light bulb needs to reach breakeven in less than 2 years and start generating measureable savings. It will be a long while before a true direct replacement R30 or A19 LED bulb will come close to offering a compelling 5-6 year TCO. Lastly, the environmentally focused will start to look at the cradle-to-grave environmental cost of LED lighting solutions. When one considers - materials (especially heat sinking), manufacturing processes and the real show stopper - transportation costs (consider the weight of an LED versus a CFL or incandescent) – the LED may end up being a losing proposition. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The CFL industry is currently in a losing battle as they try to down play down their environmental Achilles Heel - the “mercury issue”. If the “small amount of mercury” in the CFL bulbs sold in America over the last 5 years were to end up in landfills potentially gaining exposure to soil and water – it will represent “enough mercury to contaminate every lake, river and stream in North America”. (www.informinc.com). The EPA predicts that – best case – only 25% of CFLs will be recycled. The rest will end up in landfills. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">There are several General Illumination energy efficient technologies that should be considered and supported by industry and governments; Halogen Infrared Reflecting (HIR), Photoluminescent Nanofibers (PLNs), induction and of course my favorite, Electron Stimulated Luminescent (ESL). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Vu1 has been working to apply electron physics in a way never before used in general illumination lighting to create a product that essentially duplicates the incandescent light spectrum while being fully dimmable, instant on, trash bin disposable and similar in price and life to a CFL. Vu1 is hoping that industry and governments will want to hedge their bets and not put all their “eggs in one basket”. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By the way, what happened to the “2<sup>nd</sup> largest computer company in the world” – DEC? They went out of business after 40 years. Why? Because they bet the farm on the mini-computer and refused to acknowledge that there could be a better technology on the way (the personal computer). Their “eggs were all in one basket”.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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This article was published in the July/August 2010 issue of LEDs Magazine. To read the full version of this article, please visit our <u><a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/magazine">magazine</a></u> page, where you can download FREE electronic PDF versions of all issues of LEDs Magazine. You can also request a print copy of LEDs Magazine (available by paid subscription) and sign up for our free weekly email <a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/newsletter">newsletter</a>.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>GREGORY OWENS, JR. ELECTED TO VU1’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS</strong> </div><br />
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<strong>Seattle, WA – July 27, 2010</strong> - Vu1 Corporation (OTCBB: VUOC), a developer and manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient, general illumination lighting technology, today announced that Gregory Owens, Jr., 31, has been elected to its Board of Directors.<br />
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Mr. Owens is a Portfolio Manager at SAM Advisors, LLC (SAMA) and also holds the title of Senior Vice President with Smith Asset Management, Inc. (SAMI) in New York City. Mr. Owens has more than a decade of capital markets experience in the securities industry, including tenures with Citi Global Capital Markets and AG Edwards, before joining SAMA and SAMI in 2008.<br />
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As a portfolio manager at SAMA, Mr. Owens’ portfolio holdings reflect deep value and special situation investments, typically purchasing publicly traded assets at what the group feels are steep discounts to their ultimate intrinsic value. Mr. Owens attended Syracuse University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance.<br />
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“I am delighted to have Greg join Vu1’s Board at this important stage in the company’s development as we transition from technology development to full scale commercial production,” commented Duncan Troy, Vu1’s Chairman. “We have valued the relationship with SAM Advisors, and now Greg’s deep analytical and capital markets experience will be a great addition to the Board and I look forward to working with him and SAM Advisors, LLC as a trusted partner.”<br />
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“My colleagues and I at SAM Advisors have been extremely pleased with the recent activity level at Vu1, and the preliminary order several weeks ago validates our long-term belief in the promise of the Company’s ESL lighting technology,” commented Gregory Owens, Jr. “We have been shareholders for some time and being on the Board allows me to work closely with Duncan and the rest of the Board and the senior management team to ensure the Company capitalizes on its business opportunities, monetizing not only our investment but for every current and future shareholder.”<br />
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<strong>About Vu1 Corporation</strong><br />
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Vu1 Corporation is dedicated to applying its technology to produce energy efficient, environmentally-friendly lighting solutions worldwide. Vu1’s ESL™ Technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent bulb but is more energy efficient. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process and the ESL™ Technology fits neatly into classic light bulb shapes similar to those familiar to consumers everywhere. This eliminates the need to bend the technology into an unusual, twisted spiral shape (CFL) or have costly and heavy heat dissipation designed into the bulb housing (LED). To learn more about Vu1’s technology, please view the video link <a href="http://vu1corporation.com/ESLupdate/">http://vu1corporation.com/ESLupdate/</a> or go to: <a href="http://www.vu1.com/">http://www.vu1.com/</a><br />
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain the necessary funding required for our operations, the future demonstration and commercial availability of our light bulb, timing for submission of our light bulb to certification and certification results, timing for bulb production, manufacturing capability of our facility, future interest of channel partners and distributors, our strategic planning and business development plans, future applications of the technology, the viability, pricing and acceptance of our products in the market. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, as well as the risks and other factors set forth in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other periodic reports as filed from time to time).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"># # #</div>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-91971650244471372212010-07-15T04:45:00.000-07:002010-07-15T04:45:19.110-07:00Vu1 Announces Allowance of First U.S. Patent<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </strong></div><div style="text-align: right;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>VU1 ANNOUNCES ALLOWANCE OF FIRST U.S. PATENT FOR ITS UNIQUE ESL™ LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Superior light quality generated by Vu1’s Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL™) lighting technology is demonstrated in newly released video</strong></div><br />
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<strong>Seattle, WA – July [15], 2010</strong> - Vu1 Corporation (OTCBB: VUOC), a developer and manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient, general illumination lighting technology, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for a patent application for its ESL™ lighting technology. U.S. Patent Application Serial No.: 11/969,840 is for the system and apparatus for cathodoluminescent lighting, relating to the method of operation to create light via phosphor and a cathode, a key component of Vu1’s unique Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL™) clean, energy efficient lighting technology. <br />
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“The allowance of Vu1’s first patent application, one of 11 pending US and international patent applications that we have already submitted for our ground-breaking technology, is another very important step for Vu1, “ commented R. Gale Sellers, Vu1’s Chief Executive Officer. “With Vu1’s first preliminary order received, its first patent application now allowed, its manufacturing facilities operational and ready to ramp up, the Vu1 team is excited to be moving ever closer to delivering on the promise of its ESL™ technology. While we remain focused on securing additional orders for Vu1’s R30 light bulbs, I believe the biggest achievement will be securing UL Certification for our first product, which we expect to receive this summer, allowing us to transition to full commercialization of Vu1’s ESL technology.” <br />
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<strong>Video demonstrating Vu1’s Superior ESLTM Lighting Technology</strong><br />
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Vu1’s ESL proprietary technology produces light virtually identical in quality to traditional incandescent light bulbs, as well as being highly energy-efficient. By contrast, the majority of currently available ‘green’ lighting technologies, such as CFL and LED, do not produce the same quality of light and can make skin tones look green and bluish respectively. <br />
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To demonstrate this superior light quality, a new video is now available for viewing on Vu1’s website. The video can be viewed at: [<a href="http://www.vu1.com/ESLupdate">http://www.Vu1.com/ESLupdate</a>] <br />
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<strong>About Vu1 Corporation</strong><br />
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Vu1 Corporation is dedicated to applying its technology to produce energy efficient, environmentally-friendly lighting solutions worldwide. Vu1’s ESL™ Technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent bulb but is more energy efficient. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process and the ESL™ Technology fits neatly into classic light bulb shapes similar to those familiar to consumers everywhere. This eliminates the need to bend the technology into an unusual, twisted spiral shape (CFL) or have costly and heavy heat dissipation designed into the bulb housing (LED). To learn more about Vu1’s technology, please go to: <a href="http://www.vu1.com/">http://www.Vu1.com/</a><br />
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain the necessary funding required for our operations, the future demonstration and commercial availability of our light bulb, timing for submission of our light bulb to certification and certification results, timing for bulb production, manufacturing capability of our facility, future interest of channel partners and distributors, our strategic planning and business development plans, future applications of the technology, the viability, pricing and acceptance of our products in the market. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, as well as the risks and other factors set forth in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other periodic reports as filed from time to time).<br />
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<tr> <td style="padding: 3.75pt;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Seattle, WA - July 7, 2010 - </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Vu1 Corporation (OTCBB: VUOC), a developer and manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient, general illumination lighting technology, today announced that Philip G. Styles, the Company's Vice President of Manufacturing and a Director of the Company's manufacturing subsidiary, Sendio s.r.o., has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Styles has also been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Mr. Styles has been with Vu1 since September 2007 and his role at Sendio, the Company's wholly-owned manufacturing division in the Czech Republic, has been instrumental in bringing Vu1's technology from prototype to a product ready for transition to full-scale manufacturing. Prior to Vu1, he worked for Sony Corporation for 14 years in various technical and managerial positions in production engineering. Mr. Styles has also held several other senior management positions including, most recently, leading a joint venture between LG Electronics and Royal Philips Electronics in the Czech Republic.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Additionally, Duncan Troy, one of the Company's Directors, has been appointed to the position of Non-Executive Chairman. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Mr. Troy </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">was elected to the board of Vu1 in February 2004 and previously served as Non-Executive Chairman from May 2004 to July 2008. He is also </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">the founder and a director of SMS LOTTOME LIMITED, a UK cell phone lottery and gaming company and a director of the board of Private Equity III Limited, a UK investment vehicle. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">"As evidenced by the recent preliminary order for Vu1's </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">R30 Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ flood energy-efficient light bulbs, Vu1 is one step closer to realizing the Company's very significant potential," commented Duncan Troy, Vu1's Chairman. "Phil's promotion reflects both his contributions to date and his value to Vu1 in the future, given our focus now on building out the broader operational structure and team needed to support the Company's growth. As we move from pure technology development to full-scale commercial manufacturing and execution of a multi-channel sales and marketing strategy, I am delighted to be assuming the role of Non-Executive Chairman at this critical stage in the Company's evolution. I congratulate Phil on his well-deserved promotion and I look forward to working closely with him, the rest of the executive management team and the Board of Directors to help ensure we successfully capitalize on the opportunities before Vu1."</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Business Update Conference Call</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">As previously announced, Vu1 has scheduled a Business Update conference call, on which Mr. Sellers will be joined by Philip Styles, Chief Operating Officer and Chairman Duncan Troy. The conference call will take place on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM PDT/10:00 PM BST/11:00 PM CEST). </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">To listen to the Business Update conference call, participants in the US and Canada need to dial <b>800-374-2493</b> and international participants need to dial +<b>1 706-634-7642</b>. All participants need to provide the following access code: <b>86587723</b>. A replay of the call will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the call until midnight on Friday, July 16, 2010. To access the replay, in the US and Canada, dial <b>800-642-1687</b> and for international participants dial +<b>1-706-645-9291</b>. Participants will need to use the same access as above: <b>86587723</b>. On the morning of Thursday July 15th, a digital recording of the conference call can be accessed on the Company's website at </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103546500348&s=38&e=0012dit2MCaJKu4L41RUwHTZC0kumjk3De1b8gyRr6LBjGv9gP8m3CsCWhtlE66s_G6piHQGK9VgIK7N44x1YjwtftqZ-QoqasgMqzgb08x5m4=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">www.Vu1.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr> <td style="padding: 3.75pt;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">About Vu1 Corporation</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Vu1 Corporation is dedicated to applying its technology to produce energy efficient, environmentally-friendly lighting solutions worldwide. Vu1's ESL™ Technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent bulb but is more energy efficient. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process and the ESL™ Technology fits neatly into classic light bulb shapes similar to those familiar to consumers everywhere. This eliminates the need to bend the technology into an unusual, twisted spiral shape (CFL) or have costly and heavy heat dissipation designed into the bulb housing (LED). To learn more about Vu1's technology, please view the video link </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103546500348&s=38&e=0012dit2MCaJKvIA_PU_0vLDLyy4NZJN0837uANKdGLP96NsWbOp5pjs_Jg74KpUnhGAoMzWgNR6Zy684XTubMb0iCSC2H35PkWjjep6CHK4wE8zFS3asrI7g==" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">http://Vu1.com/ESLupdate/</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> or go to: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103546500348&s=38&e=0012dit2MCaJKu4L41RUwHTZC0kumjk3De1b8gyRr6LBjGv9gP8m3CsCWhtlE66s_G6piHQGK9VgIK7N44x1YjwtftqZ-QoqasgMqzgb08x5m4=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">www.Vu1.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain the necessary funding required for our operations, the future demonstration and commercial availability of our light bulb, timing for submission of our light bulb to certification and certification results, timing for bulb production, manufacturing capability of our facility, future interest of channel partners and distributors, our strategic planning and business development plans, future applications of the technology, the viability, pricing and acceptance of our products in the market. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, as well as the risks and other factors set forth in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other periodic reports as filed from time to time).</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">For product enquires please contact </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:info@Vu1.com" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">info@Vu1.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> .</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"># # #</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-349096258141029132010-07-01T10:02:00.000-07:002010-07-01T10:02:59.150-07:00Vu1 Receives Preliminary Order<div id="y-article-hd"> <h1 class="test1"><span style="font-size: large;">Vu1 Receives Preliminary Order for Its Next Generation Energy-Efficient Environmentally Friendly Lighting Technology</span></h1><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Company Schedules Conference Call to Provide Full Business Progress Update </span><br />
</h2></div><div class="mod provider-attribution"> <strong class="title">Press Release</strong> Source: Vu1 Corporation <span class="datetime">On Thursday July 1, 2010, 10:00 am EDT</span></div><div class="mod provider-attribution"><span class="datetime"> </span> </div>SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 07/01/10) - Vu1 Corporation (OTC.BB:<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=vuoc.ob">VUOC</a> - <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=vuoc.ob">News</a>), a developer and manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient, general illumination lighting technology, today announced that one of the Pacific Northwest's leading electrical distribution companies has placed a preliminary order for Vu1's R30 Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ (ESL™) reflector energy-efficient light bulbs. This is Vu1's first order for its next-generation lighting technology, and the order will be confirmed on completion of external lab performance tests and UL certification, which the Company anticipates receiving in August of this year.<br />
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Vu1's R30 ESL™ bulb is a direct replacement for the 65W incandescent flood bulb. It is virtually indistinguishable from the traditional incandescent lamp it replaces and, unlike compact fluorescent lamps, is mercury-free. The Company's ESL™ Lighting Technology uses accelerated electrons to stimulate phosphor to create light, making the surface of the bulb "glow."<br />
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"Our goal at Vu1 was to create an energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective lighting solution, while also providing the same light quality and functionality of traditional incandescent lamps, and we believe we have done just that," commented R. Gale Sellers, Chief Executive Officer. "Securing this first preliminary order from a leading electrical distributor is a significant milestone for Vu1. Given the growing demand for high-performance, environmentally friendly alternatives by individuals and corporations alike, we are confident we are just at the beginning of a major groundswell of interest in our ESL™ lighting technology; Vu1 is already in advanced talks with a number of other leading regional and national distributors who have expressed interest in the product."<br />
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ESL™ Technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent bulb but is more energy-efficient. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process and the ESL™ Technology fits neatly into classic light bulb shapes similar to those familiar to consumers everywhere. This eliminates the need to bend the technology into an unusual, twisted spiral shape (CFL) or have costly and heavy heat dissipation designed into the bulb housing (LED). To learn more about Vu1's technology, please view the video link (<a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=119l0kmsl/**http%3A//vu1corporation.com/ESLupdate/">http://vu1corporation.com/ESLupdate/</a>) demonstrating the Company's ESL™ technology in prototype light bulbs representing various shapes and sizes.<br />
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<em>Business Update Conference Call</em><br />
The Company has also scheduled a Business Update conference call, on which Mr. Sellers will be joined by Philip Styles, VP of Manufacturing, to discuss progress in the development of the Company's manufacturing capabilities and the status of UL certification of its new ESL™ lighting technology. The conference call will take place on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). The Company will provide dial-in details in a separate press release prior to the conference call.<br />
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<em>About Vu1 Corporation</em><br />
Vu1 Corporation is dedicated to applying its technology to produce energy-efficient, environmentally friendly lighting solutions worldwide. Vu1 is developing a new, energy-efficient light bulb to provide the consumer market with the first affordable, non-toxic light bulb with features consumers are demanding and not receiving from existing products. More information about Vu1 is available at: <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10o4mj48d/**http%3A//www.Vu1.com/">www.Vu1.com</a> and the Vu1 Blog at <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=111bbkk56/**http%3A//Vu1corp.blogspot.com/">http://Vu1corp.blogspot.com</a><br />
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This news release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein. These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. <br />
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain the necessary funding required for our operations, the future demonstration and commercial availability of our light bulb, timing for submission of our light bulb to certification and certification results, timing for bulb production, manufacturing capability of our facility, future interest of channel partners and distributors, our strategic planning and business development plans, future applications of the technology, the viability, pricing and acceptance of our products in the market. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, as well as the risks and other factors set forth in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other periodic reports as filed from time to time).<br />
For product enquiries please contact <a href="mailto:info@Vu1.com">info@Vu1.com</a>.<br />
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Ian Bailey
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Michael Polyviou
+1- 913-789-9978 </block></pre>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-56901618517193871462010-06-16T16:02:00.000-07:002010-06-16T16:02:49.539-07:00When it comes to LED replacement T8s, the best policy is to “just say no.”A new posting just arrived from Jim Brodrick, the "Guru of All Things LED" for the US Department of Energy. It has to do with all of those linear tube LED products that we saw at LightFair claiming to be headed toward replacing the familiar fluorescent tube. As we expected, this is another example of over-promising and under-delivering. <br />
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Comments from Mr. Brodrick include:<br />
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<ul><li>"Those LED products are a far cry from matching the performance of fluorescent T8s, it all adds up to a surefire recipe for consumer disappointment.”</li>
<li>"LED T8s have not proven competitive with linear fluorescent lamps. This is not a vague impression “sensed” from the marketplace; it’s a DOE finding based on careful analysis and testing results from DOE’s CALiPER program."</li>
<li> “The average initial bare-lamp light output of the LED replacement products was only about one-third of the average for the fluorescent lamps tested – with the best-performing LED T8 producing only half of the light output of a typical 4′ fluorescent" </li>
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<b>Vu1 is continuing R&D on an ESL replacement for the linear fluorescent tube</b>. There are over 1.4B fluorescent tube fixtures in the U.S. alone. Each of these fixtures contains multiple tubes. The idea of applying ESL to these fixtures with an energy efficient, mercury free, incandescent light quality and affordable alternative is very exciting. Probably most exciting would be Vu1 ESL tube's potential to work with ambient light sensors and provide constant dimmabilty in buildings resulting in <b>huge </b>energy savings.Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-42646619951003227852010-05-27T17:51:00.000-07:002010-05-28T14:46:15.097-07:00Latest DOE Testing Data on LED ProductsThe latest report - May 2010 - has just been issued from "The Department of Energy Commercially Available Light-Emitting Diode Product and Evaluation (CALiPER) Program". <br />
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We have continued to question much of the hype regarding LED products. The best source of true performance data comes from the tests being run by the DOE. The latest findings support what we have been hearing from top scientists in lighting. LEDs are having significant issues with size, true efficacy, life and led color degradation beginning very early on. The report does not address one of the biggest issues - cost.<br />
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Summary of Results: Round 10 of Product Testing: "Smaller Replacement Lamps" DOE Solid State Lighting<br />
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Two out of four lamps tested<i> "Two of the small replacement lamps, the PAR30L (09-96) and the A-lamp (09-98), did not meet ANSI-defined lamp format standards for the geometry of the lamp styles they are meant to replace. The PAR30L lamp was shorter than the required minimal overall lamp length, which could cause the lamp to be recessed inappropriately or not fit in some fixtures. The diameter of the neck of the A-lamp was too large and widening of the neck starts too close to the Edison base, which could result in the lamp not fitting in some fixtures. Respecting form factor standards is important for market acceptance as demonstrated by lessons learned from CFLs.25" (initial market failure).</i><br />
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<i>Due to the large differences in performance between the submitted and purchased units, several attempts were made to purchase additional units for testing. In each case, the manufacturer indicated that the product was temporarily out of stock and would not be available for several months. The CALiPER results in this case raise a number of doubts.<br />
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The relatively high performance of sample 09-16 submitted by the manufacturer may indicate that it was hand-picked to significantly outperform others and is not representative of the typical performance of lamps in this product line.<br />
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The relatively poor performance of sample 09-107A as compared to the submitted sample may indicate inconsistently produced units of the product.<br />
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The apparent malfunctioning in sample 09-107B may indicate product design flaws or quality control issues.<br />
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The perpetual ‘out of stock’ status of the product may shed doubt on the general reliability of the product and on the longer-term integrity of the product warranty.</i><br />
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<i>A 2010 report on CALiPER long-term testing shows that a wide range of behaviors in lumen depreciation and color maintenance can be observed across SSL luminaires and replacement lamps. None of the products included in CALiPER Round 10 have been tested for reliability at this time. </i><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Due to the range of behaviors and rapid rate of change of SSL technology, buyers and specifiers should be wary of all product life claims. More than half the SSL products subjected to CALiPER long-term testing will not provide 70% of initial light output at 50,000 hours and already exhibit significant color shift within the duration of the CALiPER long-term operation. About one quarter of the SSL products would not pass a simple 1000-hour operational test: they do not last as long as a traditional incandescent lamp. </span></i><br />
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Refer to <a href="http://www.ssl.energy.gov/caliper.html">http://www.ssl.energy.gov/caliper.html</a>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-83360087144341708032010-05-20T06:46:00.000-07:002010-05-20T06:46:45.101-07:00Vu1 Press Release<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_editdata.mso" rel="Edit-Time-Data"></link><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Vu1 Corporation Announces Plans for 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Company Demonstrates Progress towards Product Introduction in 2010</span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">(May 20th, 2010) SEATTLE –</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> Vu1 Corporation (OTCBB:VUOC), a provider of non-toxic, energy efficient general illumination light technology, today reported its product status and plans for the remainder of 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">"Driven by the hard work and commitment of everyone at Vu1, the company has overcome a number of challenging technical difficulties which delayed our anticipated initial product introduction in 2009. In spite of limited available funding, we have continued to refine our technology and have made significant progress in improving efficacy, reliability, performance and size-reduction while reducing our material costs“ said R. Gale Sellers, Vu1 Chief Executive Officer. Vu1 has continued to be featured as a “ breakthrough new technology to watch” in such publications and blogs as; The New York Times, LEDs Magazine, Residential Lighting, Huffington Post, Popular Science, CNET, Xconomy, Gizmodo and others.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Vu1 is pleased to announce the following accomplishments -<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Product Development</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> -<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Arrangements have been made with Underwriters Laboratories™ for the Vu1 ESL R-30 bulb to begin UL certification testing in June 2010.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Key components of our Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL™) technology have been refined including the electron source, integrated electronics and luminescent materials.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Electronics have been miniaturized to support the Vu1 R-30 bulb being a direct replacement for all existing R-30 fixtures and trim kits.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>The company has increased its bulb’s “Power Factor” (efficiency on the grid) to .99 which we believe exceeds all other energy efficient lighting technologies.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Vu1 has improved the bulb’s efficacy and believes that with sufficient funding it is on target to deliver a 19W, 600 lumen, dimmable R-30 reflector bulb later this year. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>The company anticipates significant improvements in energy-efficiency and bulb life through ongoing research and development.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Over 200 independent lighting distributors have expressed interest through our web site to distribute ESL bulbs into a variety of channels including hospitality, municipal buildings, museums, and cruise ships. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Keen interest in ESL lighting has been expressed by major <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> utility consortiums on the East and West coasts culminating in several meetings and ongoing progress discussions. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Meetings have been held with several of the largest retailers, electrical distributors and eCommerce lighting resellers in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> and EU.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">ESL Competitive Advantage </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">–</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>ESL technology will provide the best combination of safety, non-toxicity, incandescent light quality, performance and affordability of any energy efficient lighting technology. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Vu1 ESL bulbs will be a screw-in retrofit solution for the incandescent bulbs they replace. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>The characteristics of ESL technology will allow Vu1 products to most closely match incandescent light quality when compared spectrally to other energy efficient technologies.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>ESL will swiftly reach the affordability factor CFL’s now offer without having to compromise light quality, instant brightness, dimming or consumer safety. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>In the recessed can market, LEDs suffer constraints due to the high heat environment. ESL will be a superior, cost effective solution for addressing the 800 million recessed can fixtures in the US.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Vu1 anticipates ESL bulbs will always be significantly less expensive than LED’s while offering superior light quality.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Vu1 has begun testing ESL technology in other bulb shapes and sizes. The most interesting is in a linear tube configuration that may provide a fully dimmable, energy efficient replacement for the common fluorescent tube.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Key Milestones for 2010 –<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">With sufficient funding, the company anticipates further progress through the remainder of the year to the point of reaching commercialization of ESL technology in Q4 2010 in the following steps:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Product - Completion and Certification (June – August 2010)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Product - Channel Evaluation (August – October 2010)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Product – Introduction (October – December 2010)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Vu1 recently attended Light Fair 2010 and held meetings with distributors. We were very encouraged to find continuing support for our bulb. The distributors we spoke to reaffirm the need for a non-toxic, affordable, fully dimmable, incandescent light quality replacement for the soon to be banned incandescent light bulb is still needed and the current energy-efficient lighting solutions fall short of consumer desires.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></b><a href="http://www.vu1.com/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Vu1 Corporation</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> (<span style="color: black;">OTCBB</span>: VUOC) is dedicated to applying its technology to produce energy efficient, environmentally-friendly lighting solutions worldwide. Vu1 is developing a new, energy efficient light bulb to provide the consumer market with the first affordable, non-toxic light bulb with features consumers are demanding and not receiving from existing products. More information about Vu1 is available at: </span><a href="http://www.vu1.com/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">www.Vu1.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> and the Vu1 Blog at </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/YS8SB4GK/vu1corp.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">vu1corp.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">This news release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein. These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><span class="style31"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain the necessary funding required for our operations, the future demonstration and commercial availability of our light bulb, timing for submission of our light bulb to certification and certification results, timing for bulb production, manufacturing capability of our facility, future interest of channel partners and distributors, our strategic planning and business development plans, future applications of the technology, the viability, pricing and acceptance of our products in the market.. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend", “scheduled” and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, as well as the risks and other factors set forth in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other periodic reports as filed from time to time).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"># # #<o:p></o:p></span></div>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-80344839730017931372010-05-18T13:41:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:44:10.858-07:00"solid state lighting providing a perfect opportunity for producing junk, vapor or smoke and mirrors "We have received a number of emails about announcements regarding new LED lamp bulbs that are destined to solve all the issues of general illumination lighting - perfect color, great brightness and at what may be an affordable cost. The bulbs are not available or independent laboratory tested and can't be seen except, in one case, inside a glass-domed display.<br />
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While at Light Fair last week we some how missed seeing any of these astonishing breakthrough LED products. Lest we be seen as ESL-touting, LED naysayers - I thought it was interesting to see what people in the LED industry are saying about the state of LED lighting technology and some of these new "claims".<br />
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From "Solid State Lighting" magazine - May 17, 2010<br />
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</style><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"Light Fair, the USA's largest annual lighting-focused gathering, is always a good checkpoint for progress in the LED lighting front. There are never any real technological surprises, since progress in this field is fast-paced, but still incremental, as it is in any semiconductor-driven arena. <span style="color: red;">In fact, if anyone is claiming something revolutionary, just plan to smile, nod and find someone who really knows about the technology to help debunk the over-zealous claims.</span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Solid state lighting provides a perfect opportunity for producing junk, vapor or smoke <u>and</u> mirrors (it's important that the two are combined for the most spectacular effect) --</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">"</span></span></span></i></span><br />
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FYI - we have heard no claims about break-through, high performance LED Reflector Bulbs. All of the announcements have been regarding lamp bulbs.<br />
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Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-39856260631770418152010-05-13T09:07:00.000-07:002010-05-13T09:07:05.842-07:00Light FairThe Vu1 CEO, CMO and VP of Manufacturing are all here at Light Fair. Light Fair is for manufacturers that are showing off their new products and lines to potential resellers. We are not into production so it did not make sense for us to go the expense of being an Exhibitor. Instead – we are meeting with EPA representatives, testing labs, strategic distribution partners and industry consultants. Plus getting a firsthand look at all competing technologies. <br />
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This year’s show is 95% LED. After you go through the first 10 booths you will find that the remaining 300 are mostly more of the same. Everybody is making essentially the same product – just different cases, some dim better than others, some are for stadiums or parking lots – some for business and homes. After 6 hours of searching I found exactly ONE product (an LED) that I had not seen before. It was a somewhat dim and expensive (as almost all the products were) recessed can product that is using a clever variation on deployment of the LEDs in the lamp. Other than that – not much new. In the recessed can space – there were lots of heavy, expensive LED PAR 35 types of products. High color temps, low lumen output, lots of glare and very directional light distribution. And yes, expensive. CFLs were few and far between. One founder of a sizeable distribution/rep agency commented to me "CFLs are over".Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-58674706503981819032010-05-03T13:08:00.000-07:002010-05-03T13:08:35.605-07:00The Direction of Light from EDNThe link below comes from Electronics Design Strategy News. It gives one of the best descriptions we have seen regarding the challenges facing energy efficient lighting tehnologies. They conservatively and accurately look at the issue of mercury in CFLs and also discuss why - <br />
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<span><i>"It would be a formidable challenge for SSL to replace the venerable incandescent bulb and, in the longer run, the CFL</i>."</span><br />
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<span><a href="http://www.edn.com/article/CA6632368.html?text=light+bulb">The Direction of Light</a> </span>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-71874507528260859752010-04-29T18:34:00.000-07:002010-04-30T16:17:43.063-07:00LEDs and Health ConcernsA few months ago several US universities and medical schools joined ranks to initiate a study regarding health issues being attributed to LED light. The problems were first recognized from LED exposure from consumer devices such as cellphones, iPods, and TVs. Now Gizmodo and the LA Times have published some of the first articles on <b>one </b>of the heath issues - the reduction in melatonin production due to exposure to LED generated light in the "blue portion of the non-visible spectrum". <br />
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It will be interesting - and important - to follow this concern as we move from very low output LEDs in consumer devices to very high output LEDs being promoted for consumer general illumination lighting, automotive and street lights.<br />
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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5524005/experts-kindle-helps-you-sleep-ipad-causes-insomnia">Gizmodo - Experts: Kindle Helps You Sleep, iPad Causes Insomnia</a><br />
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<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/04/ipad-kindle-ebook-sleep.html">LA Times - Reading on iPad before bed can affect sleep habits</a>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-31359679666553920552010-04-29T17:58:00.000-07:002010-04-29T17:59:54.785-07:00Vu1 and Sustainable Practices<span style="font-size: small;">We were prepared to be a presenter at the MIT Enterprise Forum "Sustainability for Start-ups" scheduled for April 29th in Seattle. The Forum has been postponed but I felt it would be beneficial to share the comments we had prepared for this event. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Vu1 was created on the premise that American innovation can provide solutions in sustainable products that can result in products that not only are good for the environment but are superior in everyway to the incumbent technologies that we need to eliminate.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Sustainable products don’t have to be more expensive, slower, bigger, unsafe, or poorer performing than the products they are replacing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Our goal is to do what other energy efficient technology have failed to do - produce a highly energy efficient “light without compromise” with the warm incandescent glow of the Edison light bulb we have known for 150 years that is non-toxic to the environment (unlike Compact Florescent Light), affordable (unlike LEDs), with all of the basic attributes consumers have come to expect from their lighting. (instant on, dimmable, trash bin disposable, long lasting in a standard shape and size).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Our goal is to do this in a process that hopefully will give Vu1 the best carbon and environmental footprint in the general illumination lighting industry. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">To accomplish this we have focused on product design, materials, manufacturing processes, packaging and distribution.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Key environmental initiatives - <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Andrew Porter has graciously allow us to post his article on energy efficient lighting on the Vu1 blog. In this article, Andrew has done an extraordinary job of explaining the different lighting technologies (incandescent, halogen, CFL, LED and ESL) and also associated concepts such as Power Factor.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
The original post is at <a href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/analysis-energy-efficiency-of-domestic-lighting-halogen-cfl.html"><span style="color: blue;">Gaia Discovery</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/analysis-energy-efficiency-of-domestic-lighting-halogen-cfl.html"><span style="color: blue;">Analysis: Energy Efficiency of Domestic Lighting - Halogen, CFL, LED and ESL </span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A review of energy consumed by everyday electrical lighting at home by electronics expert <a href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/gaia-eco-writers/"><span style="color: blue;">Andrew Porter</span></a>, from halogen to compact fluorescent lamps to the all new electron-stimulated luminescence lamps.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<i>England, 24 January 2010.</i> For many, the domestic lighting system has been based upon incandescent lighting, where this works on the simple principle of passing an electric current through a tungsten filament contained within an inert gas (Argon) filled sealed class envelope, so that the heating effect is sufficient for the tungsten to become white hot.</span><br />
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Tungsten is used because it can be driven to a high enough temperature, about 2482°C, without melting, whilst emitting white light for a reasonable period of time. However, this means that a considerable portion of the incoming electrical energy is converted into heat rather than light, where the average energy transfer efficiency only provides 10 to 17 Lumens per Watt of electrical energy. This compares, for example, to 60 Lumens per Watt for white Light Emitting Diode light bulb replacements. In addition, the other factor associated with incandescent lighting is that of tungsten being progressively deposited on to the glass encapsulation causing the gradual dulling of the light bulb to more of a yellow tint rather than white. This process is caused by some of the tungsten reaching a temperature sufficiently high that it is driven away from the filament and deposited on to the class producing a thin coating. Then, as the tungsten filament becomes thinner with age, the inevitable happens, when switching on the light bulb one day, the electrical inrush current is sufficient to rupture the filament, and the incandescent lamp fails. Most people are familiar with this process by flicking a light switch, to then witness a short flash of light, a clicking sound from the incandescent lamp as the tungsten filament breaks, and the notably brighter white light emitted from the incandescent light bulb of the same type used the replacement.<br />
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Halogen lamps, in comparison, are slightly better, where these work in a somewhat different manner. Instead of using a glass encapsulation, many use quartz. This helps because the quartz encapsulation can tolerate a higher temperature than glass, therefore, it can be situated closer to the tungsten filament. In addition, rather than argon or nitrogen, as used in conventional incandescent lamps, they contain a gas from the halogen group, this group consisting of, for example, iodine or bromine as commonly used in domestic halogen lamps.<br />
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Halogen gases have a useful characteristic through combining with tungsten as it evaporates from the filament, helped by the higher running temperature involved, aided with the close proximity of the quartz encapsulation, so that the tungsten is deposited back on to the filament. This means more light, longer life, and better efficiency when compared to a conventional incandescent lamp.<br />
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The following two pictures taken from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halogen_lamp"><span style="color: blue;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halogen_lamp</span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halogen_lamp"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></a>cover the basic encapsulated halogen lamp, and how this can be further encapsulated to produce a unit that is very similar in appearance to a conventional domestic incandescent lamp.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Many have noticed that white car headlamps used to start fading towards yellow as they age. This was simply as a result of being basic incandescent filament lamps. When car headlamps changed to halogen lamps, the failure rate reduced significantly, and the light quality was much better with a sharp white colour, and no yellowing with age. With reference to Figure 2, many car headlamps are now very similar in appearance to the quartz halogen lamp shown. As to efficiency, some incandescent lamps were as poor as 5%, that is, 95% of the incoming electrical energy was converted to heat, and even the better halogen lamps only about 9% efficient.<br />
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At this stage, there is one advantage that needs to be considered before dismissing the incandescent and/or halogen lamps as being all bad, and that is Power Factor. In an ideal situation, all Alternating Current Loads, as is inevitable with a domestic 230Vac or 115Vac electricity supply, would present a pure electrically resistive load. This means that the alternating electrical produced by the Electricity Generating Station, operating at 50Hz or 60Hz, that is 50 cycles per second or 60 cycles per second, each cycle following a complete 360° path in a sine-wave profile, would have the current and voltage following exactly the same profile with respect to time, thereby reducing the power loss due to having the Current and Voltage perfectly in phase. Any load that does not consist of pure electrical resistance, such as an inductive or capacitive load, means that there is a phase shift between voltage and current, so that the electricity generating station has to generate more electrical power to compensate. The following images should help to explain this principle:</span><br />
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</style><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">A domestic sinusoidal voltage or current waveform</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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The waveform shown above represents, in this example, a domestic Power Line Voltage or Current profile, where 'A' represents the Voltage or Current Peak Value, and 'T' represents the Time for one complete cycle. If the Current and Voltage are perfectly in phase, then the two waveforms, identical in shape to that shown above, would rise and fall in exactly the same manner at exactly the same point in time. If shown with the same amplitude graphically, they would perfectly overlap. In the case of the Domestic Electricity Supply, this means that the electrical load is a pure electrically resistive load, and does not contain any reactive components, such as Inductance and/or Capacitance. In this example, the Power Factor is given a numeric value of 1, as the Voltage and Current are following identical profiles with respect to any given point in time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIjMAWildiZIcH9USPAvjsZwkloixZKjf72xL4Dp4i9aWmp2tgBWQFWedjmKMSM-Qhj1P2o_hsQkYx_S7R3lIrpgPW7nDGwSfvlOIehKop4jquW4gAYBUuilN7aLxpTuTBowrbmR0Fn7Y/s1600/Snap5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIjMAWildiZIcH9USPAvjsZwkloixZKjf72xL4Dp4i9aWmp2tgBWQFWedjmKMSM-Qhj1P2o_hsQkYx_S7R3lIrpgPW7nDGwSfvlOIehKop4jquW4gAYBUuilN7aLxpTuTBowrbmR0Fn7Y/s1600/Snap5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIjMAWildiZIcH9USPAvjsZwkloixZKjf72xL4Dp4i9aWmp2tgBWQFWedjmKMSM-Qhj1P2o_hsQkYx_S7R3lIrpgPW7nDGwSfvlOIehKop4jquW4gAYBUuilN7aLxpTuTBowrbmR0Fn7Y/s320/Snap5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Phase Shift ϴ caused by a reactive domestic electrical load</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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This image shows that the Current and Voltage, whilst sharing exactly the same profile in terms of shape, are now shifted in time. This is known as a Phase Shift, where the unit of Phase Shift is Degrees, as per angular displacement, where one full cycle, represented by T in figure 4 indicates 360°. The symbol <i>ϴ</i> represents the magnitude of phase shift in angular degrees.<br />
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Assuming that loss free power transmission takes place between the Electricity Generating Station and the domestic electrical load, in this case lighting, and we take the load as being 100W, then with a perfect Power Factor of 1, represented by Figure 1, means that 100W would be needed at the Power Generating Station. However, if the domestic electrical load had a Power Factor of 0.7, a situation caused by our domestic electrical load not being a pure electrically resistive load, a new issue becomes apparent, as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Apparent Power VA = Watts divided by PF</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">V = Voltage in Volts</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A = Electrical Current in Amperes</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Watt is the unit representing true Electrical Power</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">PF = Power Factor</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Apparent Power, in our example, is found as follows:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">VA = <u>100</u></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 0.7</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">VA = 143</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This means that while the domestic item may be rated at 100W in terms of the cost charged by the electricity supplier, the actual amount of power needed at the electricity generating station is 143W, where 43W is now wasted power. As to how this can be considered in energy, the following, simple conversion can be made:<br />
1 Watt equals 1 Joule per Second<br />
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This means, for example, that a 100W light bulb will convert 100 Joules of electrical energy per second into light and heat energy. In addition, with the previously mentioned Energy Transfer Efficiency, is this case as low as 5% for a basic incandescent light bulb, 95% of the incoming electrical energy is converted to heat, and 5% to light. This means most of the incoming electrical energy is wasted.<br />
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<b><u>Fluorescent Light Bulb Replacements</u></b><br />
In my home country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, much emphasis has been placed upon removing inefficient incandescent light bulbs, while promoting compact fluorescent incandescent replacements as the solution. However, while they may, at first, appear to be a solution, it should be noted that they operate in a different manner, and have their own disadvantages that have not yet been fully recognised.</span><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;">A typical domestic fluorescent lamp next to a domestic incandescent lamp.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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The compact fluorescent lamp replacement, shown on the left, operates by increasing the incoming domestic supply voltage by using a transformer and a small amount of electronic components. The output of this is connected to a number of electrodes, where this causes electrons to shoot off the electrodes into the white coloured fluorescent tube. Inside this tube is mercury vapour or gas, so that when the electrons collide with mercury atoms, it causes the mercury electrons to increase their own energy level. This makes the mercury unstable, so that when the mercury electrons return to their stable level, they emit light in the ultra violent spectrum, therefore, invisible to the human eye. However, this is where the white coloured internal phosphor coating comes into action, as it converts the ultra violet photons into visible white light. It is similar, in some respects, as to how television receivers using cathode ray tubes convert beams of electrons into the visible picture we see on the screen.<br />
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The claimed efficiency of fluorescent light bulb replacements is often stated to be five times better than an incandescent light bulb. However, this does not take into consideration the Power Factor problems, as domestic fluorescent light bulb replacements do not have a perfect Power Factor, nor do they have Power Factor Correction. Going back to Power Factor, the following now emerges:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">100W incandescent lamp = 20W Fluorescent lamp (Claimed)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Power Factor for 100W incandescent lamp = 1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Power Factor for 20W Fluorescent lamp can be as low as 0.5. True power now required from the electricity generating station becomes 40W<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fluorescent lamp is now only 2.5 times more efficient.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">100W incandescent lamp = 66W Halogen lamp<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fluorescent lamp is now only 1.65 times more efficient<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The standard fluorescent incandescent lamp replacements being promoted in the United Kingdom of Great Britain have a number of problems including inadequate Power Factor, they contain the toxic metal mercury as a gas, they do not yet have safe disposal arrangements, they cannot be used with dimmer switches, they take time to become fully illuminated, and they do not like frequent switching on and off. They are, in many respects, a marginal improvement in terms of electrical power consumption, while presenting a significant number of other problems including environmental toxicity.<br />
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<b><u>Light Emitting Diodes, LEDs</u></b><br />
The first issue is to remove two common misnomers, there is no such thing as a pure white Light Emitting Diode, and the colour emitted by a Light Emitting Diode is defined by the semiconductor material that the Light Emitting Diode is made from, not the colour of the encapsulating cover. You can have completely transparent, colourless encapsulations, and yet the colour of light emitted can be virtually any colour as defined by the semiconductor contained therein.<br />
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Originally, red Light Emitting Diodes were produced, where these gave out a pure red light. These were quickly followed by other semiconductor materials to provide orange, yellow, green and even invisible light such as Infra Red. Blue was missing, therefore, one of the primary colours of light was unavailable, consequently no means, at that stage, to create white light from a Light Emitting Diode.</span><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Red, green and blue light emitting diodes</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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Eventually, with new semiconductor materials, a blue Light Emitting Diode was produced. With red and green Light Emitting Diodes already available, means that the three primary colours of light were now a reality. Consequently, three Light Emitting Diodes were placed into one package, one of each primary colour of light, Red, Green and Blue, to produce white light. However, this required additional electronic control to correctly blend the three colours, as any deviation would cause colour distortion. In addition, the total light output was insufficient for any application other than small areas of illumination such as a car dashboard.<o:p></o:p></span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable"><tbody>
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As blue Light Emitting Diodes continued to evolve, they became cheaper, brighter, and more efficient. Consequently, it became possible to coat blue Light Emitting Diodes with a phosphor, so that the blue light hitting the phosphor would cause the phosphor to react by emitting white light. This discovery meant that the single white Light Emitting Diode became a reality, albeit a blue Light Emitting Diode being the true source of light. In addition, by modifying the phosphor material, a cool white colour, with a hint of blue could be created, or a warm white colour with a hint of yellow. If you like, near daylight white, or a warm white associated with incandescent light bulbs.</span><br />
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As to efficiency, it is about twice as efficient as a fluorescent lamp, when comparing the latest Light Emitting Diode filament lamp replacements. They run a lot cooler, instant on, instant off, can be dimmed if required, easy to Power Factor correct, do not contain mercury, work with timers, and have a very long service life. However, while they are rapidly evolving, the performance in terms of total light output when compared to an incandescent light bulb is only covered by expensive Light Emitting Diode replacements. Therefore for these to become a practical reality requires further evolutionary steps in terms of light output per Light Emitting Diode incandescent light bulb replacement, and purchase cost.<br />
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<b><u>Electron-Stimulated Luminescence Lighting</u></b><br />
<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMMOYsCkoyTX4_8Qro9zsNYlRTX6Uyv6MlBU-ay3Fem0Ixhlc3pi8QA_na6S-Qa_p7H-73cUY9e6wNxRWZu5QLlFljgAzXwBRL3Nq3sbF_7p4yJDsSiPRCrgpRzs26UEWJd0z_kE1BpRx/s1600/J4+R30+light+bulb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMMOYsCkoyTX4_8Qro9zsNYlRTX6Uyv6MlBU-ay3Fem0Ixhlc3pi8QA_na6S-Qa_p7H-73cUY9e6wNxRWZu5QLlFljgAzXwBRL3Nq3sbF_7p4yJDsSiPRCrgpRzs26UEWJd0z_kE1BpRx/s200/J4+R30+light+bulb.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Electron-Stimulated Luminescence Lighting is a more recent introduction to the market as a direct, domestic, incandescent light bulb replacement with notably greater energy transfer efficiency, quality of light, service life, and absence of toxic materials. It works on the principle of accelerating electrons provided by the incoming electricity supply, so that the electrons are propelled to hit a phosphor coating inside the glass encapsulation. This phosphor causes white light to be emitted in all directions, just as if it was an incandescent light bulb, in fact, the operating mode is similar to that of a television receiver's cathode ray tube.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In terms of advantages, the following applies:<br />
a) No toxic gases or materials.Domestic electron-stimulated luminescence lamp<br />
b) About 66% less energy than an incandescent light bulb for the same light output. (34W against 100W)<br />
c) Pure white light.<br />
d) Instant on, instant off.<br />
e) Can be dimmed as required with existing dimmer switches.<br />
f) Easy to recycle.<br />
g) Not susceptible to heat.<br />
h) Long life.<br />
i) Costs are comparable to existing fluorescent lamps.<br />
j) Very close to the ideal Power Factor of 1.<br />
h) Can be used with movement detectors so that they can be switched on and off automatically for applications such as security lighting and office lighting (preventing lights from being left operating when they are not needed).<br />
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To this extent, they are a direct replacement to existing incandescent lamps without any changes being needed. This compares to fluorescent lamps that require additional electronic circuit elements to work with dimmer switches and Light Emitting Diodes that also require additional electronic circuit elements to work with dimmer switches. In fact, fluorescent lamps and Light Emitting Diodes already need electrical and/or electronic components to work regardless of whether there is an additional need for dimmer switch components or not.<br />
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This means that for efficiency, the absence of toxic materials, long service life, quality of light, with absolutely no need to make any changes to existing domestic lighting systems, Electron-Stimulated Luminescent Lighting may prove to be the better option. However, in parallel, Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) are also being produced. Although these have yet to reach their peak evolutionary stage, they may also prove to be another contender for domestic lighting applications.<br />
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<b><u>Conclusions</u></b><br />
Domestic incandescent light bulbs have been used for many decades, but they are inefficient as the vast bulk of the incoming electrical energy is converted to heat rather than light. They do, however, present a near perfect electrically resistive load, thereby presenting the minimum stress to the electricity generating station. However, the total power, thus energy demand is very high.<br />
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Quartz Halogen lamps are better, give out a bright white light, do not present a power factor issue, but they are still not as efficient as desired in terms of still converting most of the incoming electrical energy into heat.<br />
Compact fluorescent lamps, being promoted as a better replacement, have a number of disadvantages that are often missed. These include the use of the toxic metal mercury, therefore, health and disposal risks. They are also slow in reaching full illumination levels, they can flicker, need additional electrical and electronic components to work with dimmer switches, and present a power factor problem that means that they are not as efficient as claimed. In fact, some people do not like the colour distortion caused by domestic fluorescent lighting.<br />
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Light Emitting Diodes, LED, are notably more efficient than incandescent and halogen lights, last significantly longer but, to date, they do not provide the same angular spread of light when compared to incandescent lamps, need additional electrical and electronic components to work, and as white Light Emitting Diodes use a Blue Lighting Emitting Diode with a phosphor coating means that there is a tendency for the white light to be biased towards the blue end of the visible spectrum. However, Organic Light Emitting Diodes, OLED, may resolve these limitations.<br />
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For a direct, efficient, pure white light replacement, Electron-Stimulated Luminescence direct incandescent light bulb replacements offer an immediate, direct change without any of the disadvantages associated with incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, or present generation Light Emitting Diodes. Consequently, until Light Emitting Diode technology evolves further, it is likely that Electron-Stimulated Luminescence will form the best solution for domestic lighting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Bridgelux had a nice write-up yesterday in Green Venture Beat. The article entitled "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Light bulbs are so over --- Bridgelux brings LED lights down to $20"</span> leads us to believe that high performing, affordable LED general illumination light has arrived.<br />
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Unfortunately, the article fails to to mention that the $20 "light" is not actually a bulb. It is only the LED "module" - that will require one of 15 approved power supplies - that need to fit into one of the approved fixtures that will come eventually from one of 200 fixture manufacturers - primarily targeting retail and commercial applications.<br />
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The idea that you can swap out a defective LED is novel. But if a benefit of LED lights is that they last 30,000 - 50,000 hours (using DOE/EPA usage standards that translates into 45 years) then one would wonder why you would need to replace an LED module?<br />
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<a href="http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/03/24/light-bulbs-are-so-over-bridgelux-brings-led-lights-down-to-20/">http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/03/24/light-bulbs-are-so-over-bridgelux-brings-led-lights-down-to-20/</a>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-65322342519038001792010-03-23T15:05:00.000-07:002010-03-23T15:05:25.748-07:00Consumer Reports - drawbacks with LED light bulbsFrom Consumer Reports -<br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Reviews say that in the long run, the extremely high cost ($50 to $100) of big screw-in LED light bulbs will pay for itself in savings on electricity. However, we were unable to find any compelling evidence that the rated life holds true for every bulb.</i><i>"</i><i> </i></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Owners say they're dimmer than expected, even when used in a light fixture that takes advantage of their directional beam (usually a 60- to 100-degree angle). Quite a few owners find the light too cold and bluish. A few LED light bulbs are designed to cast light in all directions, to be used in a regular table lamp, but they don't put out enough lumens to make this realistic except for dim "atmospheric" background lighting."</i></div><i></i><br />
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</i>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-8549687150511548982010-03-15T14:50:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:53:24.268-07:00"The buzz on dimmable CFL light bulb"<div style="font-family: inherit;">More and more consumers will discover that CFL bulbs are not going to be a viable solution in applications where dimming is desired.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">Even CFL bulbs that are "dimmable" are:</div><ol style="font-family: inherit;"><li>Only partial dimmable - usually they cut off once they reach 70-80% dimmed.</li>
<li>They "cool" instead of "warm" when dimmed. This means their color temperature moves to a blue/white light versus the orange/red shifts that we get (and expect) from an incandescent bulb</li>
<li>Only dim once fully up to brightness - often taking up to two minutes. </li>
<li>Will not come back on at the pre-dimmed level once they have been turned off. You have to start the entire process - turn on, warm up, dim down process - each time you use the bulb</li>
<li>Require that all bulbs on the circuit be identical (dimmable, same wattage, same manufacturer).</li>
<li>Often cause the dimmer to buzz </li>
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">From the Seattle Times:</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">"We have looked at around 20 different brands and although some of them get close, <span style="color: blue;">the science is not yet there</span>," McLellan said. "We do hear of some success, however, usually with high-quality, brand-name bulbs and dimmer switches." Sometimes it's a matter of finding which brand of bulbs works with specific dimmer switches. You may need to change the dimmer."</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2008909666_zhom23fixit.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2008909666_zhom23fixit.html</a></div>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-57020606263242732852010-03-07T23:41:00.000-08:002010-03-07T23:41:37.021-08:00EPA CFL Cleanup Guidelines<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_editdata.mso" rel="Edit-Time-Data"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CTD82E%7E1.RON%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> From the US Environmental Protection Agency</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cleanup and Disposal Guidelines for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Before Clean-up: Air Out the Room</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Have people and pets leave the room</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">and don't let anyone walk through the breakage area on their way out. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more.</span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Shut off the central forced-air heating/air conditioning system, if you have one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Clean-Up Steps for Hard Surfaces</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Carefully scoop up glass pieces and powder using stiff paper or cardboard and <b><span style="color: red;">place them in a glass jar with metal lid</span> </b>(such as a canning jar) <b><span style="color: red;">or in a sealed plastic bag.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Wipe the area clean with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes. Place towels in the glass jar or plastic bag. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Do not use a vacuum or broom </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Clean-up Steps for Carpeting or Rug</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Carefully pick up glass fragments and place them in a glass jar with metal lid (such as a canning jar) or in a sealed plastic bag.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">If vacuuming is needed after all visible materials are removed, vacuum the area where the bulb was broken. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Remove the vacuum bag (or empty and wipe the canister), and put the bag or vacuum debris in a sealed plastic bag.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Clean-up Steps for Clothing, Bedding and Other Soft Materials</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">If clothing or bedding materials come in direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from inside the bulb that may stick to the fabric, the <b><span style="color: red;">clothing or bedding should be thrown away</span></b>. Do not wash such clothing or bedding because mercury fragments in the clothing may contaminate the machine and/or pollute sewage. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">If shoes come into direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from the bulb, wipe them off with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes. Place the towels or wipes in a glass jar or plastic bag for disposal.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Disposal of Clean-up Materials</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Wash your hands after disposing of the jars or plastic bags containing clean-up materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Check with your local or state government about disposal requirements</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">in your specific area. Some states do not allow such trash disposal. Instead, they require that broken and unbroken mercury-containing bulbs be taken to a local recycling center.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Future Cleaning of Carpeting or Rug: Air Out the Room During and After Vacuuming</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">The next several times you vacuum, shut off the central forced-air heating/air conditioning system and open a window before vacuuming. Leave the central heating/air conditioning system shut off and the window open for at least 15 minutes after vacuuming is completed. </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-26665814587880867372010-02-10T18:13:00.000-08:002010-02-11T09:27:25.521-08:00CFLs versus the GeneratorShortly, we will be talking more about ESL technology and the concept of ESL’s "high power factor". Power factor is a measurement of how efficient a device is to "the grid". CFL bulbs are quite energy efficient in regards to reduction in wattage, however, most CFL bulbs are very inefficient in the way they utilize power coming from the electric utility. Most CFL bulbs have a power factor that is .5 to .7. That means a 15W CFL will actually draw around 30 volt-amperes (VA). 1 VA equals 1 watt. The power company must provide the total load in VA not watts. This means that each CFL uses up to double its rated power in the regard to what the utility must deliver to your home. Commercial businesses have power factor included in their utility fees. Residential customers have not had to pay this yet. They will with the installation of smart meters. Also, just because you don't have to pay for this inefficiency it doesn't mean some non-renewable fuel isn't being used up to cover the voltage and current distribution losses caused by the poor power factor of CFL bulbs.<br />
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There was a nice article written by EDN News on the impact of CFLs and poor power factor. <br />
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In the COMMENTS of this article was a very entertaining YouTube video. It is a a “non-scientific” demonstration of how 540 watts of CFL bulbs draw almost twice the power as a 575 watt incandescent theater lamp and end up choking a 850 watt generator.<br />
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EnjoyVu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-48731236693131377092010-02-01T12:23:00.000-08:002010-02-01T18:09:39.220-08:00Output of LEDs was overrated up to 300%<br />
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<i>Independent research by the Dutch Metrology Institute has revealed that many LED bulbs do not meet the claims. After measuring the actual light output of the LED lamps, and their supposedly equivalent incandescent counterpart, it was found that the output of the LEDs was overrated up to 300%. Such exaggerated performance of LED light bulbs will lead to unsatisfied customers, and will eventually harm the reputation of solid-state lighting.</i>Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-59460371693551610702010-01-28T19:51:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:51:25.253-08:00Latest Video Update Posted - Shows ESL in Various Bulb TypesWe have just posted the latest "ESL Update". It can be viewed on the Vu1 website.<br />
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In the video, Vu1's ESL technology is shown in operating prototypes of various bulb shapes including the classic A-type (a typical lamp bulb) and also in relector bulb shapes used in the European Union. Progress is being made in creating an ESL replacement product for the typical fluorescent tube. Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920417139425882552.post-70881359335843646332009-12-28T16:45:00.000-08:002009-12-28T17:17:32.813-08:00Yet another CFL characteristicWe have addressed the issue of the toxicity of "Mercury Bulbs" (CFLs) in several posts. In meetings with many Electric utilities it was acknowledged that the CFL is considered a stop-gap solution until a better technology is available. In an "off the record" phone call with an EPA official we were told that CFLs were resulting in a "pending environmental disaster". Yes, we wrote it down and date and time stamped it. <br />
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Over the last few months Vu1 has been contacted by two major museums. One is a well known natural history museum and the other is a museum of art in a large U.S. city. One contact was from a Lighting Director and the other from the Associate Curator. Both expressed great interest in Vu1's ESL lighting as an "accurate and high quality" and "safe" lighting for exhibits and artwork. The museum of art brought to our attention the ultraviolet (UV) generated by CFL bulbs and their damaging effect on artwork. The museum cannot use CFLs due to the UV risk and they said they hated the light quality of LED bulbs. They are being mandated to install energy efficient lighting but feel they have no options with existing technologies.<br />
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We are hoping to be able to solve this dilemma for museums with the release of our first ESL reflector bulbs; in the meantime we started looking into the issue of UV. There are number of articles that have been written on the health impacts of CFLs for people that are UV sensitive. CFL lights should be recognized as “a potential risk factor in the aggravation of existing light-sensitive symptoms in some patients with diseases such as lupus, porphyrias, genophotodermatoses, actinic prurigo, chronic actinic dermatitis and solar urticaria”. European Commission – Directorate – General for Health and Consumers<br />
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Also interesting is the impact of UV light on plastics. Unfortunately, many light fixtures and lamp shades are made of - or incorporate- plastics. UV has a tendency to attack plastic. There is an excellent article entitled “UV Properties of Plastics: Transmission & Resistance” written by Zeus Industrial Products. This article highlights how - <br />
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<em>“All types of UV can cause a photochemical effect within the polymer structure, which can be either a benefit or lead to degradation of some sort to the material. Note that compared to our skin, the higher energy UVC is more likely to affect plastics. The main visible effects are a chalky appearance and a color shift on the surface of the material, and the component surface becomes brittle.”</em><br />
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The result can be as pictured below. The lamp shade in this picture was a premium priced shade that had been enclosing a CFL bulb for 24 months. The plastic liner of the shade became discolored, brittle and then essentially shattered. Stay tuned for many more damaged fixtures and lamp shades as the use of CFLs become more common.<br />
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Lastly, we were at a friend’s home on Christmas Eve. Their 8 year old came running into the kitchen exclaiming that “something is burning and smoking by the Christmas tree”. We all ran into the room and were taken aback to find that the burning and smoking was coming from a spiral CFL bulb that had just died a painful death in the table lamp next to the Christmas tree.Vu1 Marketing Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271541832646871299noreply@blogger.com