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This is an article that shows the dimming results of a linear halogen light bulb that is dimmed by forward phase-cut (LR) and backward phase-cut dimmers (tronic, RC). The halogen lamp is well dimmable in the sense of dimming the amount of light. The images created show what that means in terms of light output as a function of dim-position.

What is remarkable is the amount of power still being high when the light has been dimmed a lot.

The graphs can be used to compare other types of lamps that are dimmed, in order to be able to judge whether the dimming works well or not.

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Moooi has put three Raimond R43 led light bulbs into endurance test.

This article presents the endurance test results. The test has run over 25,000 hours.

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LumitexT has put a set of 20 ledmodules in endurance test.

This article presents the endurance test results. The test has run 6.000 hours and shows a constant light output.

See here the results of the 0-hours test.

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One of my customers informed me about an update of the EU Delegated Regulation (A regulation shall have general application. It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States) about the energy labelling of lamps. I read through the regulation and present here a summary.

The regulation states that these new labels need to be introduced a of Sept 2013 (for new products). OliNo will deliver the new labels (6 variants in total) derived from our measurements and completed with the supplier’s name or trade mark and the supplier’s model identifier.
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LumitexT has put their led strip called LumiBOX-XT in endurance test.

This article presents the endurance test results. The test has run 6000 hours.

See here the results of the 0-hours test.

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LumitexT has put a set of 20 ledmodules called lumoBOX-XT in endurance test.

This article presents the endurance test results. The test has run 10.000 hours and shows a behavior of first declining light output and then increasing again until initial level.

See here the results of the 0-hours test.

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A Harvard Medical School study, published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, found that the extra health and environmental costs of burning coal in the US costs the country up to $500 billion a year, or 9 to 27 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity.
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Fledlight has put an LED panel in endurance test. See the 0-hours test results also on this site.

This article presents the endurance test results.

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The Zoe is a 100% electric five-door hatchback car from Renault which is designed to be electric from the start. This electric car is the first car with a considerable range (210 km) and with an affordable price of 20.000 euro. This car has the potential to revolutionize the electric car market.
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Our food system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The lives of hundreds of millions or even billions is in jeopardy. We are facing four dilemmas simultaneously, all related to our dependence on fossil fuels that are finite in nature.

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