Philips Lighting: Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting announce launch of Dubai Lamp Initiative
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October 5, 2016
Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting announce launch of Dubai Lamp Initiative
World's most energy efficient commercially available LED lamp
unveiled at WETEX
Dubai, UAE: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai
Municipality and Philips Lighting today announced the launch of the Dubai Lamp,
the world's most energy efficient commercially available LED lamp.* The
announcement was made at the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
Exhibition (WETEX) in Dubai.
The Dubai Lamp Initiative is a unique research partnership between Philips
Lighting and Dubai Municipality, resulting in the development of the world's
first commercially available 200 lumen per watt LED lamp, available in widely
used shapes and colors. The initiative underlines Dubai's commitment to becoming
the world's most sustainable city.
By replacing conventional lamps with Dubai Lamp, households and enterprises can
reduce electricity used for lighting by up to 90%. Besides raising light and
energy efficiency to new levels, the Dubai Lamp is extremely durable with an
average lifespan of up to 15 times longer than conventional lamps.
The lamps will be widely available in Dubai before the end of the year in four
versions (see Notes to Editors), both in cool daylight and warm white colors.
With these versions, the Dubai Lamp could replace 80% of conventional lamps used
in Dubai homes. Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting are preparing for the
supply of two million Dubai Lamps for residential and professional use across
the city in 2017. This could increase to 10 million lamps by 2021.
Speaking at the launch, Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai
Municipality said: "His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has
always been keen to promote such green initiatives designed to encourage
sustainable development, which contributes significantly towards the national
economy and benefits future generations. It is very encouraging for the clean
energy sector to see such unique achievements led by Dubai providing a role
model for the world."
He said that the Dubai Lamp Initiative aims to raise public awareness of the
need for energy saving and for reduction of carbon emissions. "The Initiative
supports the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy which targets a 30% reduction in
energy consumption by 2030 and the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy aimed at
reducing carbon emissions by 16% by 2021," added Lootah.
Eric Rondolat, CEO of Philips Lighting said : "This focused and result-driven
partnership with Dubai Municipality is a prime example of how a public-private
partnership can deliver innovation that is practical and cost-effective for both
consumer and professional markets while helping to combat the serious issue of
climate change. Over the past three years we have worked with the Municipality
to transform municipal buildings with energy efficient LED lighting. This latest
initiative is a natural next step which will help to set a new benchmark in
energy efficiency and sustainable development in Dubai."
*The candle and bulb versions of the Dubai Lamp are the most energy efficient
commercially available mains voltage LED retrofit lamps. Although 200 lumen per
watt has been achieved before at LED die level and in laboratories (including a
prototype TLED by Philips in 2013), these versions of the Dubai Lamp are
believed to be the first 200 lumen per watt mains voltage LED retrofit lamps on
the market.
- Ends -
Notes to Editors
The Dubai Lamp
The Dubai Lamp is a family of 4 LED lamps available in two colors (8 in total).
* 1W E14 Candle to replace 25W incandescent lamp (both in cool daylight and
warm white colors)
* 2W E27 Bulb to replace 40W incandescent lamp (both in cool daylight and warm
white colors)
* 3W E27 Bulb to replace 60W incandescent lamp (both in cool daylight and warm
white colors)
These lamps are designed for mains voltage (220V-240V for Dubai)
* 3W 12V MR16 Spot to replace 50W 12V halogen spots (both in cool daylight and
warm white colors). Please note that the spot has an output of 133 lumen per
watt
The lifetime of the lamps is 15 years (based upon typical usage of 1,000 hours
per year).
For further information, please contact:
Ismail Peedika Parambil
Senior Media Officer
Media Section
Corporate Marketing and Relations Department
Dubai Municipality
Phone: 04 - 2064634
Mobile: 052 - 1080895
Email: ipparambil(at)dm.gov.ae
For further information from Philips Lighting, please contact:
Ebru Bilge Neil Pattie
Phlilips Lighting, Middle East & Turkey
Philips Lighting
Phone: +90 216 6361568
Phone: +31 6 15 08 48 17
Email: ebru.bilge(at)philips.com
Email: neil.pattie(at)philips.com
Camellia Bojtor
Phone: +971 55 269 6418
Email: Camellia.bojtor(at)fleishman.com
About Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting
products, systems and services, delivers innovations that unlock business value,
providing rich user experiences that help improve lives. Serving professional
and consumer markets, we lead the industry in leveraging the Internet of Things
to transform homes, buildings and urban spaces. With 2015 sales of EUR 7.5
billion, we have approximately 36,000 employees in over 70 countries. News from
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