Due to form factor and function, OLED lighting provides the design freedom to optimize total system performance for energy consumption and other factors associated with greenhouse gas emission:
Reduced lighting system weight in vehicles allows improved fuel efficiencies and reduced emissions
Fewer lighting fixture components and use of non-toxic materials results in compact profiles, a reduced manufacturing footprint, and easier recycling at end-of-life
Glare-free and cooler operating temperatures allow placement of lighting fixtures closer to the end-user, reducing the number of fixtures required, overall power requirements and greenhouse gas emissions.
Efficacy
In the past five years, OLEDWorks has doubled the efficacy and tripled the lifetime of OLED lighting panels to 85 lm/W and operational lifetimes of 100,000 hours, rivaling the performance of thirty years of development of inorganic LED lighting. With further investment and development, OLEDWorks expects OLED lighting panels will ultimately reach efficacies of 190 lm/W and lifetimes of over 200,000 hours further reducing energy utilization.
