152 Lm/W Prototype LED from Cree

Cree have announced an LED-retrofit lamp for household and general-lighting applications (an “A-lamp”) that meets stringent performance goals, although the company has no immediate plans to market the product. The prototype delivers 1330 lumens and consumes 8.7W, for an efficacy of 152 Lm/W. This is over ten times better than soon-to-be-banned conventional 100W incandescent household…

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