Fiber Optic Lighting

August 20th, 2007 Alex

There is a new type of fiber optics light (EFO) by Energy Focus that allows one 70 watt EFO lamp to deliver the power of eight 50 watt halogen lamps. The company was awarded a 2007 DarpaTech Small Business Innovation Research Award for excellence. After looking at the gallery, I recall seeing these Fiber optic lights at several places already. They are probably still very costly and are meant for commercial use since they look very cool and have a high premium. The technology may have a future in consumer use as more R&D is spent on lowering the cost and marketing it to general consumers. These are the details taken from the Energy Focus website.

• Saves up to 80% on energy consumption
• Saves on maintenance – one lamp to change for eight fixtures
• Can save one watt of HVAC in every three watts of lighting saved because there is no heat in the light
• $12.7 million in government R&D support to date assures continuous improvement in this state-of-the-art technologyAt retail, EFO downlights provide excellent “power alley” merchandise spotlighting without heat and help reduce watts per square foot without reducing light

• Silent, compact, and fanless illuminator with easy lamp change feature
• Flexible, optically pure, and high quality fiber – the only continuously extruded large core fiber in the world
• Large core fiber fixtures satisfy a variety of installation needs
• No heat, UV or IR emitted from the light fixture.

via Crave

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