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Modern lighting technology contributes significantly to sustain-
ability. Inefficient and environmentally harmful light sources have
therefore been and are being removed from the European market.
Since February 2023, the sales ban for compact fluorescent lamps
and circular fluorescent lamps has been in effect, and the ban for
linear fluorescent lamps T5 and T8 since August 2023.
The ban has immediate benefits for consumers: Retrofitting to
LED technology saves up to 80 percent in energy. Compared to
fluorescent luminaires, LED luminaires have significantly better
light control and a much longer service life. At the workplace, for
example, they provide 20 percent more illuminance with the same
luminous flux. Up to 30 percent of the investment costs for retrofit-
ting are also subsidised.
Ban on fluorescent lamps
Phasing out of conventional light sources
25.02.2023
Circular fluorescent lamps T5
Compact fluorescent lamps
(without integrated ballast)
High-voltage halogen lamps
(G9)
Low-voltage halogen lamps
(G4, GY6.35)
25.08.2023
Linear fluorescent
lamps T5 and T8
01.09.2023
At the product level in Europe, requirements for energy consump-
tion-related products (EPD – Environmental Product Declaration)
are specified within the framework of the Ecodesign Directive.
Especially regarding the environmental certification of buildings,
EPDs make a significant contribution as they make it easy and
quick to understand how high a luminaire's contribution to the
greenhouse effect is, which raw materials were used, or how high
the consumption of primary energy is. When assessing the life
cycle, the total consumption of primary energy is recorded.
Over a lighting system’s entire life cycle, it becomes clear that over
90 percent of the energy is consumed during use. This means
that power consumption is by far the most important factor in a
luminaire’s energy balance and the actual cost driver. We therefore
establish an important foundation for efficiency in the use phase
as early as the product development stage. With the continuous
improvement of efficiency, the luminaire's power consumption also
reduces the users' CO2 footprint. With integrated lighting control,
power consumption can be reduced even further. XAL is fully com-
mitted to making a luminaire's entire manufacturing process envi-
ronmentally friendly, from transport to production to packaging.
For example, the supply chain for one of our top-selling standard
products was adjusted to reduce emissions. The tracks (a plastic
profile with copper conductors) for the MOVE IT system have
been sourced from Europe rather than China since February 2023,
which is more sustainable thanks to shorter transport distances
and a greener electricity mix for production in Europe.
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