New Ultra Efficient range makes a timely arrival

January 05th, 2023

Soaring energy prices, the climate crisis, and stricter regulation: Signify’s new A-class range offers an ideal solution!

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary innovations. As the world grapples with the climate crisis and surging energy prices, Signify has launched its most energy-efficient range just when it’s needed more than ever - helping professionals cut both their energy bills and their carbon footprint.

The products launched include a range of A-class MASTER LEDbulbs and MASTER LEDtubes. The Ultra Efficient product line up is top of the class in relation to the stricter energy labelling under the Ecodesign Regulation, and the Energy Labelling Regulation, which have recently come into play. Thanks to this technological breakthrough, the new products are the first in a range of new Philips lighting, meeting the highest level in the new energy labelling legislation. Also, with energy savings of up to 60% compared with standard LED lamps and up to 3.5× longer lifetime, the Ultra Efficiency range is the perfect choice to help customers tackle the mounting pressure to lower carbon footprint in the global energy crisis.

A typical small business in the UK, using 100 fluorescent tubes would save £15,487 per year on energy bills by switching to the A-class Philips MASTER LEDtube Ultra Efficient (UE)*. In addition, with a 100,000-hour lifespan, the new tube lasts five times longer than its fluorescent counterpart. Similarly, with 50,000 hour lifespan of the LED bulb, the A-class range helps removing the need for regular replacements, therefore increasing cost savings while reducing waste.

The ’A’ rating given to all products in the Ultra Efficient range is an external classification showing the products have the highest level of energy efficiency. With the previous energy labelling, just 120lm/W would achieve A++ efficiency. Under the new ratings, 120/lm would achieve an E-rating. For an A-class rating under the new regulations, lighting products must reach an energy efficiency of 210lm/W.

Signify has developed and designed a range of lamps that meet these criteria, meaning they consume 60% less power to achieve the same light output as standard LED lighting. The Ultra-Efficient range are more cost- effective in the long-run, thanks to their lower energy consumption and longer lifetime.

Legislation is guiding this transition to energy-efficient LED. With the amended RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) banning the sale of linear fluorescent lamps – among others – from August 2023, and the Ecodesign/SLR labelling regulations, high-performance LED lights have an ever more significant role to play.

Reducing emissions through LED

The drive to create more efficient lighting is also born of an urgency to respond to climate change. LED and connected lighting offer one of the simplest - and most overlooked - paths to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Switching to connected LEDs in buildings can quickly reduce the built environment’s lighting-related energy consumption by up to 80%.

Sustainability now ranks highly on companies’ agendas and influences operations on every level, including the choice of lighting. The MASTER LEDtube UE can go a long way in reducing emissions – 2,285 kilograms over its lifetime, to be exact. That’s the equivalent of the emissions absorbed by 99 trees**

Providing customers with more energy-efficient products is a key tenet of Signify’s commitment to doubling the pace of the Paris Climate Agreement 1.5°C scenario. Our Brighter Lives, Better World 2025 sustainability program is hardwired into our strategy, serving as an assurance that innovation in LED technology will continue.