The world’s most energy-efficient and commercially available LED lamp has been launched in and named after Dubai, officials said on Wednesday.
The emirate plans to replace 10 million conventional lamps in buildings with the Dubai Lamp by 2021, reducing 90 per cent of energy used for lighting and 640,000 tonnes of carbon emission.
The Dubai Lamp was unveiled at the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2016) on Wednesday.
A family of eight LED lamps, the Dubai Lamp is a joint initiative of Philips Lighting and Dubai Municipality.
Officials said the Dubai Lamp is the result of a research partnership between the two entities resulting in the development of the world’s first commercially available LED lamp which can produce 200 lumen per Watt.
By replacing conventional bulbs with Dubai Lamp, households and enterprises can reduce energy used by up to 90 per cent, officials said. Besides raising light and energy efficiency to new levels, they said, Dubai Lamp is extremely durable with an average lifespan of up to 15 times longer than conventional lamps.
Available in widely used shapes and colours, the lamps will be widely available in Dubai before the end of the year in four versions, both in cool daylight and warm white colours.
With these versions, the Dubai Lamp could replace 80 per cent of conventional lamps used in Dubai homes. Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting are preparing for the supply of two million Dubai Lamps for residential and commercial use across the city in 2017. This could increase to 10 million lamps by 2021, the officials said. (GULF NEWS)
Bright facts
• The Dubai Lamp is a family of eight LED lamps
• They can replace incandescent lamps in both cool daylight and warm white colours
• The lifetime of a Dubai Lamp is 15 years based on typical usage of 1,000 hours per year
• 1W Candle Lamp to replace 25W incandescent lamp
• 2W Bulb to replace 40W incandescent lamp
• 3W Bulb to replace 60W incandescent lamp
• 3W MR16 Spot to replace 50W halogen spots
PHOTO: Paolo Cervini, President of Philips Lighting, Middle East and Turkey, Director General of Dubai Municipality HE Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah and Rami Hajjar GM for Philips lighting for rest of Middle East at the press conference announcing the Dubai Lamp Project at WETEX 2016 Exhibition.
CREDIT: Zarina Fernandes/ Gulf News.