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Free money buys LED streetlights for energy savings in Wales
The Welsh county of Denbighshire has landed an interest-free loan from the UK government to upgrade 1,500 of its nearly 12,000 streetlights to LED.The new lights will will cut about £42,000 annually from Denbighshire's streetlighting electricity bill, which last year was £385,000 for all 11,790 lights, county council streetlighting engineer Craig Wilson told Lux (other published reports have stated that the bill was £345,000).Salix lent £280,760 to cover the cost of the luminaires, which the county must pay back from energy savings within eight years, Wilson noted. Denbighshire itself will cover the installation costs.At zero per cent financing and with significant energy reduction,...
Return of incandescent light bulbs as Massachusetts Institute of Technology makes them more efficient than LEDs
Telegraph Science By Sarah Knapton, science editor An incandescent light bulb Ever since the EU restricted sales of traditional incandescent light bulbs, homeowners have complained about the shortcomings of their energy-efficient replacements.The clinical white beam of LEDs and frustrating time-delay of ‘green’ lighting has left many hankering after the instant, bright warm glow of traditional filament bulbs.But now scientists in the US believe they have come up with a solution which could see a reprieve for incandescent bulbs. "The lighting potential of this technology is exciting." Prof Gang Chen, MIT Researchers at MIT have shown that by surrounding the filament with a special crystal...
Good for you Bolton
ALMOST 10,000 street lights in Bolton have been switched over to new LED lighting.Work is underway across the borough and about 1,700 streets are now using the lower energy lighting.Rollout started last April and teams are currently working in Astley Bridge, Blackrod, Bromley Cross, Halliwell, Horwich, Heaton, the town centre, Tonge, Smithills and Westhoughton.The next areas to benefit from the new lighting will be Little Lever and Lostock. Work is due to start there in June.The council will also be changing the lights that are located on public footpaths and walkways after Easter. www.thisislancashire.co.uk https://www.itsalight.co.uk
Paul Strand at the V&A
Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century https://www.itsalight.co.uk
The purpose of light
I love this quote by Paulo Coelo. "..the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around.” Paulo Coelho