Green Products Atlantic Beach FL

LED (light-emitting diode) lamps are starting to come on strong as a comparably efficient, long-lasting alternative to the current green leader, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), but without the mercury and subsequent disposal issues. And while some inherent challenges with color, heat, and consumer awareness have kept LEDs from reaching the residential mainstream, the benefits are promising and are driving intense R&D.

One of the coolest launches we’ve seen is a line of replacement LED lamps from Lighting Science Group. The six Edison-based lamps fit into traditional recessed cans and other sockets, and come in cool white as well as warm white, and in narrow- and wide-beam distributions. Aluminum fins, die-cast in a patented design, dissipate heat from the lamps.

LED replacement lamps from Lighting Science Group feature an aluminum heat sink that dissipates heat from the rear of lamp to prevent failure, a standard screw base for Edison-style sockets, and microelectronics within the screw base that allow the LED system to operate at 110 volts.

The company says the new lamps are more efficient than incandescent, halogens, and CFLs, and their life span is eight to 25 times longer than incandescents and halogens, and more than six times longer than the CFLs.