Japan through the promotion of environmental integration system to promote the popularity of LED bulbs

METI includes 268 billion 310 million yen budget policy information, the second supplementary budget, passed on January 28, 2010. Among them, contains a lot of LED lighting industry related support budget. LED lighting industry is expected to play a role in promoting the expansion.

The specific content of the information policy budget includes, (1) for environmental protection (Eco-point) to extend the integral system of 232 billion 140 million yen (until the end of 2010); (2) to promote IT technology based on low carbon life 5 billion 470 million yen; (3) to promote the green innovation of 990 million yen; (4) for support in Japan to promote the creation of employment opportunities of low carbon industry 29 billion 710 million yen.

Among them, the use of environmental protection points to promote the popularity of green home appliance business, in order to promote the replacement of consumers for higher energy efficiency LED bulbs, etc., but also changed the way some of the environmental protection points.

1 integral equivalent to 2 yen

First of all, the new system uses the instant exchange system, that is, when the purchase of environmental protection points merchandise on the spot to get environmental credits and exchange of goods. And the usual procedures need to be converted to the registration of the points after the exchange of goods. The new system can be used to redeem the environmental protection products, including the light bulb type LED lamp, fluorescent lamp bulbs, and rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries, etc.. Secondly, in the immediate conversion of these environmentally friendly goods, will be 1 points into the preferential policy of 2 yen (usually for the equivalent of 1 yen) of 1 yen. Thus, with 2000 points can be immediately converted to buy a LED bulb of 4000 yen.

In addition, "in Japan to promote job creation, low carbon industry, the lithium ion has the most cutting-edge technology and have the potential for development of the development of charging battery and LED lighting energy-saving environmental protection industry in Japan will support, to create green jobs. These policies will become the driving force for the popularity of LED lighting appliances and other products in japan.