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New Study: Life Cycle Assessment of LED Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently published a report that found LED lamps have a significantly lower environmental impact than incandescent lighting and a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The report, LED Manufacturing and Performance, compares the three technologies over a consistent lighting service time period from the beginning to the end of their life cycle – including manufacturing, operation, and disposal.
This report is the second part of a larger DOE project to assess the life-cycle environmental and resource impacts of LED lighting products in relation to comparable traditional lighting technologies. This newly released report builds on the conclusions from Part 1, Review of the Lifecycle Energy Consumption of Incandescent, Compact Fluorescent and LED Lamps, to produce a more detailed assessment of the LED and lamp manufacturing processes and compares the three lighting technologies, taking into consideration a wide range of environmental impacts.
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