Readers Blog
The Readers Blog section of Irish Energy News is an exciting addition to our website where members can voice their opinions, impart information and share anecdotes. Anyone can register. To find out how click here.
This is the first of it’s kind in Ireland – a free day where you can listen to a variety of speakers sharing their experience, skill sets and opinions on the renewable and green energy sector in Ireland and specifically exploring the opportunities which are available to businesses.
Who are the speakers?
This is one of the things that makes the day different. We are adopting the popular format which has been used in everything from technology (barcamps) to general business (www.bizcamp.ie) to food (www.savourkilkenny/foodcamp) and this means that the 20 …
Milestone in lighting
LED is fundamentally different from all light sources used until now, and many of its properties are unique.
LED stands for “light emitting diode”. This is an electronic semiconductor component (chip). If current flows in the right direction through the chip, it radiates light. The physical effect of light emission was discovered as early as 1907, and in 1962 the first red LED was produced. Green, orange and yellow were available ten years later. Twenty more years were needed before the blue version could be created. The first white …

