Combustion versus Electricity for the Production of Light

[Zhang Qi]

It has been claimed that switching back to the use of fire to provide light would save energy and decrease the release of pollutants into the atmosphere. But is this really true? This problem will be answered in this article.

List of Light Sources and Their Efficiency:



Note: (The adjusted efficiency is multiplied by 24% to account for the efficiency of the fossil fuel powered Steam Turbine Plants that produce 86.4% of the electricity for the electric bulbs and multiplied by a factor of 1.16 to account for the renewable energy sources that produce 13.6% of the electricity to power the bulbs.)

Conclusion:

It is more efficient and environment friendly to use the fuel for combustion light sources to power Steam Turbine Generators and use the electricity for electric bulbs because the overall conversion efficiency of the Fossil Fuel Steam Turbine Plants and the Light Bulbs is higher than the efficiency of light directly produced by burning fuel.

[pesmerga786]

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