Fluorescence against LED

According to a study by the German company Osram in collaboration with Siemens, LED light would be of the same efficiency as compact fluorescents and much more efficient than incandescence.

Although everyone knows that LED-based lighting was much more efficient than incandescent, some information had recently appeared that questioned this efficiency with respect to compact fluorescence. Well, now, a study by Osram in collaboration with Siemens has shown that both technologies would be on par in terms of energy efficiency. According to this study, an LED consumes 98% of the energy to generate light, while the other 2% is allocated to the production process itself. This study has put to rest concerns that LED manufacturing in particular may be inefficient. In contrast to the primary energy consumption of incandescent lamps of around 3,300 kWh, LED lamps consume less than 700 kWh. The conclusion is that LED lamps are therefore much more efficient than the traditional incandescent lamp.