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| EuroLED 2007 Birmingham will become the centre of the ongoing 'Green' debate next week, as it hosts euroLED 2007, Europe's largest conference dedicated to a very small technology – LEDs – a lighting alternative that could save the UK millions of pounds in energy usage and significantly reduce our carbon footprint. The show will take place on June 6th and 7th at The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. An LED, or light emitting diode, is a small digital device that can be used to produce light of millions of different colours and brightness levels, but uses significantly less energy than traditional lighting methods, such as the incandescent light bulb. At euroLED 2007, Dr. Geoff Archenhold of Birmingham's Aston Science Park, and Conference Chair of the LED showcase event, will oversee the session "LEDs: The Greener Alternative", where the environmental impact of this breakthrough technology will be debated by an international panel. Birmingham is already playing a key role in the development of alternative light sources with the Solid State Lighting Research Centre (SSLRC), based at the Aston Science Park, which provides an independent, end-to-end product development and testing service for companies from the West Midlands and all over the world. Beyond lighting, there are many applications for LED technology, including in vehicles, in street lights, in traffic signals, on mobile handsets and in many forms of signage, and the total market is now estimated to be worth $7.2 billion. It is predicted that the worldwide market for solid-state lighting will be worth more than US$155 billion by 2020 due to the significant demand for energy efficient lighting. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |