IAEEL newsletter 3-4/97
Editors Corner
Editors Corner
When I started out as editor for the IAEEL I didn¹t know much about efficient lighting, apart from the fact that it had something to do with CFLs. Over the years, however, I have come to learn that the field encompasses many other technologies and aspects. Still, CFLs remain one of the important components of energyefficient lighting. The reason is, of course, that incandescent lamps ‹ despite their low efficacy ‹ are so widely used. Thus, as long as incandescents and their luminaires exist, screwbase CFLs will continue to have an immensely important task to fulfill.
Consequently, we have devoted much of this issue to CFLs, with a focus on markets, technologies, and other developments. Many other technologies are waiting in the wings to take on a more prominent role in lighting efficiency, even in residential settings. A longer article deals with possible CFL competitors.
This is not the first time we report on advances in LED traffic lights ‹ and it certainly will not be the last. There is a lot happening, and I can think of few other areas in lighting efficiency where the developments have occurred so fast, and the benefits are so clear.
As you may have noticed, Nutek no longer has responsibility for implementing the Swedish Government¹s energy policy. Instead, a newly formed National Energy Administration will take over the reigns. I am glad to note that energy issues now will become more visible in Sweden.