Consumer Lighting as a Service (CLasS)

传统上，灯泡在使用寿命结束时被扔掉。LED技术的出现使产品能够使用更少的能源，并具有数量级更长的寿命，从而为行业带来了新的模式。然而，即使使用寿命更长，也会有数百万盏灯达到寿命终点并需要处理，从而产生大量的电子废物（WESTERN）问题。目前的回收率已达到39.5%（按重量计），几乎全部来自商业照明。该项目将创造并测试以租赁方式向消费者市场供应一系列有吸引力的超高效灯泡，租赁成本将平均低于节能成本，从而降低消费者的照明成本，同时克服目前最新LED技术的高成本障碍。灯内的连接不仅可以实现无线控制，还可以在接近寿命结束时发出信号，允许灯返回，再制造和重复使用，使超过95%的材料能够在最新规格和时尚的产品中返回生产使用。

Traditionally light bulbs have been thrown away at the end of their life. The advent of LED technology enables products that use dramatically less energy and have lifetimes that are orders of magnitude longer, thus imposing a new model on the industry. However, even with this longer life there will be millions of lamps that will reach end of life and require disposal, creating a substantial Electronic Waste (WEEE) issue. Current rates of recycling have reached 39.5% by weight, almost all from commercial lighting.This project will create and test the supply on a lease basis a range of attractive ultra efficient light bulbs to the consumer market where the lease cost will be on average lower than the energy saving, thus reducing the consumer’s cost of lighting while overcoming the current high cost barrier to the latest LED technology. Connectivity within the lamp will not only enable wireless control but also signal near end of life allowing the lamp to be returned, remanufactured and reused, enabling over 95% of the materials to be returned to productive use in a product with the latest specification and fashion.