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Philippines to Phase Out Incandescent Bulbs
February 6, 2008I can’t believe I’m saying it but kudos to the government for being one of the first countries in the world, and the first in Asia, to take this seemingly big step towards a more environmentally-friendly society. The incandescent bulb, while having literally changed the world, could arguably be one of the household’s most inefficient appliances (?). Much like the internal combustion engine, it loses much of the energy it consumes through heat which literally just dissipates into nothingness.
The incandescent bulb is being replaced by the compact fluorescent lamp, a variation of those long glass fluorescent lamp. They are know to consume less energy for the same amount of light produced as well as last longer than the ordinary incandescent bulb. Although they are more expensive, it could be argued that the savings from the decrease in energy consumption as well as the longer usable life of the lamps can more than compensate for the cost. As a side not, many Filipinos believe that Agapito Flores is the true inventor of the fluorescnet lamp, however, there is still a bit of a controversy because several scientists before him had either published or patented the same or similar technology. It seems to be true however that he received a French patent for the fluorescent lamp which he later on sold to General Electric, which earned millions from the resulting product. Regardless of who the real or first inventor was, what is important is that we have a more efficient way of generating light.
The government’s move has several advantages on both the short and long term. In the short term, househoulds will benefit from a general reduction in electricity costs and the strain caused by energy demand will also be impacted positively. On the long term, the government will be able to reduce the countries greenhouse gas emissions significantly as a result of the lower energy usage.
So, is this goodbye to the light bulb which has changed little since the time of Thomas Edison? Yes, but not yet. The phase out is scheduled to be completed in 2010, but until then you can bet that the ordinary light bulb will remain to be one of the most ubiquitous household items.
Read more about it at Big News Network.
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