Market Readiness Analysis

a. Incandescent Lamps
By definition incandescent lamps generate light by passing
electric current through a resistive filament, thereby heating the
filament to a very high temperature so that it glows and emits
visible light. A broad range of visible frequencies are naturally
produced, yielding a "warm" yellow or white color quality.
Incandescent light is highly inefficient, as about 98% of the
energy input is emitted as heat. Older light fixtures are designed
for the size and shape of these traditional bulbs.
b. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also known as a compact
fluorescent light or energy saving light (or less commonly as a
compact fluorescent tube), is a type of fluorescent lamp. CFLs
are characterized by an average emission of mercury. Many
CFLs are designed to replace an incandescent lamp and can fit
into most existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent.
The average rated life of a CFL is between 8 and 15 times that
of incandescent. CFLs typically have a rated lifespan of
between 6,000 and 15,000 hours, whereas incandescent lamps
are usually manufactured to have a lifespan of 750 hours or
1,000 hours
c. Light-Emiting Diodes Lamps (LED)
This category of lamps is the most sustainable as it has the
lowest energy consumption and has zero mercury
emission.LED lamp may in general refer to
conventional semiconductor light-emitting diodes,
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