Energy Efficient Lighting

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Any space can look classy with spot fittings that not only illuminate but also create elegance. LED has gained growing popularity over the years due to the advancement in technology and efficient performance of these lights. LED Spot lighting is far superior to traditional halogen of CFL spot lights that consume more of energy and fail earlier than expected. Novel Energy Lighting specializes in distributing LED lighting, and has expertise in many types of LED spots, such as GU10, MR16, GX53 or AR111 lamps, and even solid-state LED spot downlights.  LED downlights are recommended for general lighting, as well as narrow beam spots to focus light on certain areas to create a sophisticated and classy environment. They enhance the mood of a room and brighten the space with efficient and safe light.

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Led Spots

LED Spots does not contain mercury or any other toxic chemicals, which makes them better for the environment. They also produce less heat, which reduces damage to fittings and fire-risk.. Narrow beam spots ensure that light is focused where you need it, thus avoiding wasted energy that results from  unfocused distribution of light. These lights can be used as decorative or general lighting. The longer average life rate of these light sources makes it more feasible to rely on these lights operating for up to 50,000 hours rather than traditional bulbs that last for barely 1,000 hours.

LED lighting is ideal for spaces that require constant or prolonged illumination. Having LED spotlights in your home or office can save you a large amount of money. You will notice reduced electricity bills which show reduced energy consumption. Novel Energy Lighting has a range of LED spots  manufactured by top LED lighting companies like Osram, Philips, and Megaman.

 

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May/14

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Philips LED GU10 – Lighting that’s Spot On!

Create a warm and elegant ambience in home or office with energy efficient LED lighting. Gone are the days where you need to put up with ineffective and dingy lighting in your home, or where you come in to find yet another bulb has blown. Stop rushing out to the hardware store to buy replacement lamps. The LED revolution has come to your rescue! Its time to upgrade your ceiling spots to LED GU10 lamps for general or accent lighting; a solution that is great for mood creation and long lasting illumination. The leading lamp for the job is the Philips LED GU10, which provides intensity equivalent to a halogen, and is the same dimensions to make retrofitting a breeze.

Philips LED GU10

Philips LED GU10

This convenient LED lamp is available in a range of colour temperatures to suit mood, from warm white through to crisp cool white. Colour rendering index is high to ensure accurate object rendition. Available in either narrow beam angle for accent or spot lighting, or with a wide beam angle for general or flood lighting. The LED GU10 does not emit UV light, so is ideal for sensitive applications such as galleries or museums as well. Dimmable LED GU10 lamps are also available for applications where the mood can be changed.. These lights have a long average life and will significantly reduce re-lamping maintenance costs. Perhaps the most important benefit is the huge energy savings offered by these lamps. A 50W equivalent LED GU10 consumes just 5W, or about 10% of the energy of a 50W halogen. This will save electricity bills and reduce carbon footprint,   which benefits the environment.

Philips LED GU10 lights can create a beautiful ambience tin most existing GU10 luminaires. Novel Energy Lighting sells quality and style with its selection of high standard LED lighting. Philips GU10 LEDs are available on our online store to suit your requirement. These spots create an elegant ambience that is truly spot on!

 

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May/14

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Optimum LED Technology used by Megaman

Megaman is known for its quality LED lighting technology. It has evolved from manufacturing CFLs to making LED reflectors. Although it makes a range of LED lamps, the lamps are comparatively different from the usual lens-style LEDs. Megaman uses a reflector design and Thermal Conductive Highway technology that enhances the efficiency of heat dissipation, beam control, and optical focus, and reduces glare lighting.

The heat sink in Megaman lamps aid in dissipating heat efficiently, to avoid weakening of the LED multi-chip and other components . This optimum thermal control technology allows Megaman LED lamps to have a longer life and high lumen maintenance. As a result, the rated lumen maintenance life ( L70) is up to 50,000 hours. Megaman delivers comfortable lighting with its axial LED geometry. This method helps the LED reflectors produce precise beam control and less glare when focused on a specific area.

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Megaman

Megaman’s LED lighting provides high optical efficiency of up to 98%, due to its unique technology, which uses reflectors as light sources. This efficient optical design reduces the potential for energy loss and helps in creating an energy saving solution. These LED lamps are perfect replacements for traditional lamps, and deliver equivalent lumens output at high colour rendering indexes, with good distribution of light. LEDs also prevent light wastage beyond the designated beam angle.

Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED spots made by Megaman to commercial, retail, and end-user customers. These LED lamps produce more pleasing light while conforming to the expected brightness of the spot. One of Megaman’s more popular LED spots is the 6W GU10; available in 2800K, 4000K, and 6000K colour termpatures. This GU10 is equivalent to a 50W halogen, is dimmable, and will fit all existing GU10 fittings. Rated for up to 50,000hrs (L70), and available at market leading prices. Use Megaman LED lamps for your next retrofit project.

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May/14

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LED Downlights – Fit and Forget Lighting Solution

Illuminating the home appropriately is important. Imagine if you have poor lighting in your kitchen and it flickers or stops working while you are preparing dinner! Burning your hand or cutting your finger would be likely under such circumstance. Novel Energy Lighting has a wide range of LED Downlights for illuminating kitchens and bathrooms. These lights produce instant and continuous brightness, without flickering; they are a fit and forget solution. The rated lifespan is much longer for LEDs than for traditional lighting. These downlights can last for up to 50,000 hours (L70).

LED Downlights

LED Downlights

Novel Energy Lighting’s recessed downlights include the HDL15 dimmable 15W white downlight, Philips 24W compact dimmable LED DN125B Coreline, and 3W-28W CQ Series downlights. A wide range of sleek finishes is offered, including White, Chrome, Brass, Satin Nickel, and Chrome. This LED distributor also supplies mains GU10 downlights. These lights can also be used as accent lighting or general lighting.

With the advancement in technology, fire rated downlights are manufactured to prevent the spread of fire through ceiling fixtures. Some of the fire rated LED lighting Novel Energy Lighting sells are Robus RFS10165GZ Mains Voltage IP65 Shower Fire Rated Downlight, and Ansell iCage Tilt Gimble Fire Rated Downlight with various finishes.

The LED Downlights sold at Novel Energy Lighting save energy and produce higher output than CFL lights. We are also the approved distributor for LEDs manufactured by Philips and Megaman. You can fit and forget these lights as an efficient lighting solution.

 

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May/14

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Philips LED – Higher Performance

LED lights were initially used as indicator lights in electronic devices. However, the use of LEDs evolved over the years. In the present day, many homes and businesses use LEDs as a light source to illuminate rooms and make them more appealing with general and accent lights. Philips introduced LED lighting to bring “Sense and Simplicity” to our lighting requirements. Its highly efficient, eco-friendly, long lasting and controllable lighting is ideal for replacing traditional and energy inefficient lighting. Although LEDs are widely used in buildings, restaurants, hotels, and retail shops, these lights are also great for domestic and office use.

In an incandescent light source, the tungsten filament is heated by the electric current to produce light. Only 10% of this energy input is emitted in the form of light output; the balance (90%) is emitted as heat, making them very efficient room heaters, but poor light emitters!. On the other hand, LEDs use semiconductor technology to produce light with the help of a diode that allows the electric current to pass through the semiconductor. Thus, up to 90% of the energy input is saved due to less heat emissions from the diode light source. LED lamps perform with the help of optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal LED components. LED performance parameters to consider are the brightness output and efficacy, colour temperature and consistency, rated lifetime, and light distribution, and colour rendering index.

Philips LEDs are generally more efficient than other manufacturers, since they utilise high quality chips and robust lamp designs with quality heat sinks. These light sources offer high levels of brightness and intensity, low energy consumption, less heat emission, shock and flicker resistance, no UV emissions, long life, easy controllability, and high performance. Novel Energy Lighting only stocks and sells the best LED products in the market, and strongly recommends Philips LED as the preferred solution for lighting projects.

 

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May/14

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LED Tubes – Embark on a Lighting Retrofit

Lighting technology has improved over the years. Since the time light was invented to the latest LED lighting technology, lighting has greatly evolved. Up until recently, the mainstay lighting solution for any office or commercial building has been the fluorescent tube. Millions upon millions of these inefficient lamps have been installed worldwide. They consume large amounts of energy within the lamp, and also within the starter/ballast circuit. They contain toxic chemicals such as mercury and phosphors. And they have poor lifespans, lasting just a few thousand hours before beginning to flicker and fail. Sometimes they take a while to light up when switched on. In summary, they are a disappointing lighting technology that has been superceded by a far superior technology – the LED Tubes.

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Led Tubes

Most quality LED tubes have rated lives that are far longer than fluorescent tubes,  up to 50,000 hours (L70); long enough to fit and forget, and reduce your maintenance bills. LED tubes consume less than half the energy of fluorescent tubes, which combined with their durability leads to good cost of ownership savings. T8 LED tubes come in all the same lengths that fluorescent tubes do, which makes for a quick and easy retrofit. The Philips MasterLED tube range comes with a 5 year warranty, which guarantees you will make significant cash savings over the lifetime of the tube.  Novel Energy Lighting sells a range of quality LED tubes and tube fittings. Some fittings are IP65 rated for outdoor installation and with vandal resistance casings.

One of the LED Tube fittingss sold by Novel Energy Lighting is the Philips LED WT120C Coreline Waterproof line, which is an IP65 rated solid-state LED tubed fitting. This comes in colour temperature of 4000K, and produces 90 to 120lm/W and is maintenance free. It has a sleek design and can be easily installed. It is a perfect retrofit for car parks, warehouses, cold storage rooms, and other locations that require waterproof, vandal resistant lighting.

 

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Led GU10 Lamps

Philips makes quality LED lighting products that have long warranties and excellent dimming capabilities. Its MasterLED collection, in particular, offers consistency in the colour of light produced, and will surprise you with the brightness. Moreover, these lighting sources reduce carbon footprint by saving up to 90% of energy consumption. Philips LED GU10 lamps are the most popular downlight retrofit solution, with their quality light output and ‘perfect fit’ dimensions that allow them to plug into any existing fittings. They come in narrow beam for applications where accent light is required, and medium beam where general flood lighting is required. Philips MasterLED GU10 lamps  are ideal replacements for halogen GU10 lamps because they are the same size, but only consume 10% of the energy for the same light output They also come with a 5 year warranty for complete peace of mind.

Philips is a leading LED lighting company that has an extensive portfolio of efficient lighting products. Novel Energy Lighting sells the full LED range at competitive prices. A popular Philips LED GU10 lamp is the 5.5W=50W MasterLED Spot, which is dimmable and available in 3 colour temperatures, 2700K (warm white), 3000K (white), and 4000K (cool white) to suit applications and ambience required.

 

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Candles are perfect accent lights and they create mood. However, due to the fire risk of candle, people tend to use candle lamps instead. Candle lamps are generally used in chandeliers or wall sconces to create elegant ambience and make a statement.. Candle flames produce a very warm white light, which is often not emulated well by candle lamps, which is why it is important to select the right lamps. Quality LED candles can deliver the warmth required. Philips MasterLED range of candles has been specially developed for chandeliers, to enhance the decorative and aesthetic appeal of luminaires – whether they are switched on or off. The new DiamondSpark lamps incorporate an evolutionary new shaped lens that allows the optics to radiate brilliant, clear and sparkling warm white LED light. The improved light quality provides consistent colour from every angle – even when dimmed in the most intimate of ambiences. What’s more, the new ivory lamp colour is the perfect match for existing luminaires. Add to that the classic slender shape and these DiamondSpark LED candles ensure the whole luminaire has breathtaking brilliance.  Novel Energy Lighting specialises in supplying Philips LED candles, and also offers a range of alternative lamps from other manufacturers, with a continual focus on quality.

LED Candles

LED Candles

LED candles are convenient because they produce less heat, and are as bright as  40W traditional candles.  These LEDs are perfect for mood creation. You can use these LEDs to substitute actual candles, and save up to 80% energy at the same time. These flameless candles do not pose a fire hazard. Moreover, these candles are very durable and stay glowing for up to 20,000 hours..

Visit Novel Energy Lighting for LED bulbs designed by Philips and Megaman that can help to enhance the aesthetic and decorative glow of your luminaires. Some of the candles made by these top manufacturers that are sold here include the Philips Master LED 6W Flame-Tip Dimmable Candle, and the New 7W 2800K Dimmable Candle of LED from Megaman.

 

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LED Downlights are remarkably long lasting lighting solutions that consume much less energy than halogen lamps. The advanced technology associated with these lights delivers high energy efficiency and high performance. Unlike traditional lighting which requires frequent replacement, LED downlights are durable and sustainable and may last up to 50,000hrs, which means no more re-lamping. Novel Energy Lighting offers the highest quality LED downlights,  with a wide range to select from; including fire rated, adjustable (gimble) and IP65 shower rated for your home or office to create an elegant ambience.

LED Downlights

LED Downlights

LED downlights are suitable for most living and working areas, including offices, kitchens, bathrooms etc. Integrated downlights can also be used where building regulations restrict modifications in the ceiling for lighting installation. There are also dimmable, microwave, and daylight sensor downlights sold at Novel Energy Lighting. The Philips IP20 – Dimmable DN125B LED Coreline Downlight is perfect for replacing conventional CFL downlights, and saves up to 60% energy.

Novel Energy Lighting has an incredible range of Fire Rated LED Downlights available in White, Chrome, Brass, Stain Nickel, and Satin Chrome finish. These lights make a perfect energy saving substitute for power consuming halogen lights. Some of the fire-rated downlights available here are the Ansell iCage Tilt Fire Rated Gimble White Downlight for LED, and the Robus Fixed Low Voltage RF101 Fire Rated Downlight.

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Lux magazine reports:

Row looms over delay in halogen lamp ban

19 MAY 2014

A row is brewing among lamp makers over the possible postponement of the ban of halogen lamp formats.

Numerous halogen sources, including low-voltage MR16, G9 and mains GU10, are due to be banned in 2016 as part of the European Commission’s DIM regulations.

But it’s looking increasingly likely that the scheduled phase-out of the lamps will be delayed until at least 2018 because it’s unlikely that low-cost LED replacements will be ready in time.

It’s almost certain that G9s will be allowed to remain on the market as LED lamp makers have struggled to replicate this format.

The phase-out of MR16 is also problematic because if low-cost, quality LED alternatives are not available, the only substitute are versions with an infrared coating (IRC). This opens up the possibility that the US manufacturer which owns the patent for the IRC process could be gifted a monopoly on the market.

‘The European Commission is terrified of creating black holes [of missing lamp formats] in the market as it will fuel anti-EU sentiment and play well in the Eurosceptic press,’ said one source. ‘The format that everyone gets worked up about is MR16 but the IRC patent issue is a massive spanner in the works.’

Major manufacturers of LED lamps are unhappy with the growing pressure for a delay in the halogen ban. ‘It looks like the goalposts are being moved,’ said Fred Bass, managing director of Neonlite International, owner of the Megaman brand.  ‘In my view, it’s not sensible to push back the date of the final ban on mains voltage halogen lamps by a further two years and leave these high energy lamps on the market for a more than four years from today.

‘From a technological point of view, LED lighting technology is progressing so rapidly, surely it makes more sense to make decisions on the extension of the halogens phase-out deadline much closer to the ban’s implementation, rather than now?

‘This would be more realistic given the pace of change in this technology at present and would also be in line with the precedent set in lighting regulation 1194/2012, which cites the need for a review of the phase-out ‘based on affordability issues’ that is allowed up to a year before its implementation.

‘In addition, I feel that the decision to extend the phase out to over four years from now, when the pace of change in LEDs is so fast at this time, will result in the loss of an opportunity to significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. As well as impacting our environment negatively, this revision sends the wrong message.’

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