Efficient lighting initiatives | Leonardo ENERGY

Efficient lighting initiatives Leonardo ENERGY: "Well it is not only CFLs but also other technologies. Then it is not only technologies but also operation and maintenance and design that needs improvement for get energy efficient lighting across all sectors. The European lamp manufacturers have suggested a plan (see diagram below) for gradual improvements and mention among the technologies high efficiency halogen, LED, high-efficiency incandescent and, of course, CFLs. The European plan seems interesting but also long-range and slow. One would imagine that some competition from abroad could speed up the pace? At least, as far as CFLs are concerned, there is an initiative from the EC to skip the anti-dumping duties on CFL-import from China (who produces the major part of them anyway). True is that some Chinese CFLs have been very cheap, but they have been too cheap also for the Chinese since it was more because of low production quality than because of dumping. Such lamps would just not pass a quality-test. "