European energy efficiency labeling to bring green business opportunities for Chinese LED companies

EU on September 18, 2010 issued a non directional light source EC244/2009 EuP directive implementation measures revised regulations (EC859/2009). According to the directive, the EU will gradually ban the use of inefficient light bulbs (traditional incandescent bulbs and traditional halogen bulbs), all non directional lamps (light bulbs) must comply with the minimum energy efficiency requirements. The phasing out measures began in September 1, 2009, requiring that non transparent bulbs must be classified as category A (from the EU energy efficiency label) since September 1, 2009. Transparent bulbs must be at least C class of energy efficiency labels. After 2016, the requirements of transparent bulb will rise to B categories, that is to say, unless the emergence of new technologies, or transparent light after 2016 the EU market will be only B level of energy efficiency and energy efficiency of C low voltage halogen lamp with G9 lamp or R7s lamp. At this time the household lamp will be energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamp and LED lamp (if the LED household lamp technology is popular) mainly. In addition, the regulations also on the rated life, luminous maintenance rate, the number of cycles before retirement, over the morning paper scrap rate, start time, color rendering index and energy efficiency related performance indicators are clearly defined.

National electric light source quality supervision and Inspection Center (Shanghai) deputy director Yu Anqi believes that LED is a directional light source is very good, LED also can through lighting and optical design of a variety of non directional light source or used in lamps, that is to say LED can be made into the direction of the light, can also be made no direction to replace the traditional light source lamp. This provision of the European Union to a certain extent, pointed out the direction of the recent development of LED lighting products for Chinese LED lighting products manufacturers in the European market has created a huge business opportunities. According to the EC244/2009 instruction, Yu Anqi pointed out, LED in energy efficiency, the impact of switching, start time, the mercury content and traditional light source compared with There is nothing comparable to this advantage, but in the current level of technology, color, luminous maintenance rate and service life also need to work hard. Chinese LED lighting products enterprises in these aspects seriously, this is a "green trade barrier" regulations is to break the law, then it will become Easy Access China LED lighting product marketing in Europe "". PHILPS lighting solid-state lighting standardization director Zong Mingcheng also said that the Asia Pacific region, the development of LED, all LED lighting has reached or exceeded the EU energy label provided a level of energy efficiency standards, China is developing to a certain extent above the EU set index, so the resulting trade barriers not the EU energy label system obviously to Chinese LED enterprises, but for specific businesses, or to make the product quality, reduce decay, improve service life and color.