Light Emitting Wallpaper to Replace Light Bulbs in 2012
January 4, 2010 | Levent OZLER
A company developing ultra-efficient organic LED lighting technology has been awarded a £454k grant by the Carbon Trust.
The OLED materials, being pioneered by LOMOX Ltd, have a wide variety of potential applications and when coated onto a film could be used to cover walls creating a light-emitting wallpaper which replaces the need for traditional light bulbs.
As well as being flexible, OLED film will require a very low operating voltage (between 3 to 5 volts) so it can be powered by solar panels and batteries making it ideal for applications where mains power is not available such as roadside traffic warning signs.
The Welsh company aims to have the first lighting products using its technology available in 2012 and also plans to use the same technology to create more energy efficient television screens.
"Lighting is a major producer of carbon emissions.
This technology has the potential to produce ultra efficient lighting for a wide range of applications, tapping into a huge global market," said Mark Williamson, Director of Innovations at the Carbon Trust.
"It's a great example of the kind of innovation that makes the UK a hotbed of clean technology development.
We're now on the look-out for other technologies that can save carbon and be a commercial success."
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