Vu1 Tech. creates an affordable ESL bulb

ESL used to stand for English as a Second Language.  Get used to the new meaning Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ because that may be what lights your home from now on.

Vu1 Technology has invented the “better light bulb” with ESL.  The bulbs last a long time, are environmentally friendly (read “no mercury gas”) and affordable at $12.00 a piece compared to the huge sums charged for LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes).

ESL Lighting Technology uses accelerated electrons to stimulate phosphor to create light, making the surface of the bulb “glow”.  ESL Technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent but is more energy conserving. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process.

The ESL bulbs use regular light bulb glass and shapes.  No more twisted light bulbs or LEDs with heat “dissipation” built into the bulb.  ESL bulbs look and work like normal light bulbs but with better energy efficiency and longer life. 

Like incandescent bulbs, ESL will be completely dimmable and will come on instantly.  There will be no flicker here or need to “warm up” to full light capacity.  Also ESLs will not emit the unnatural shades of light that florescent, LED, and CFL (compact florescent light) bulbs emit.

Because ESL bulbs will use existing technology and processes, the overall life cycle footprint will be much lower than either CFL or LED.

The initial ESL bulbs that will be manufactured will be spot lights and flood lights (called reflector bulbs used in kitchens, dining rooms and living areas).  Eventually, Vu1 will produce A-bulbs (your regular screw it in the lamp bulb) and other shapes, like tube lights, as resources and demand allow.

Since these bulbs are expected to cost somewhere in the $12.00 range (roughly equivalent to CFL and Halogen bulbs), these new light bulbs should be fairly affordable. 

The manufacturing process is just getting underway so the new ESL lighting won’t be available for a bit.  When it does make it to your nearest grocery store, big box home improvement store, Wal-Mart shelves expect them to snapped up quickly to replace current lighting choices.

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