The End of the Light Bulb

The End of the Light Bulb

The End of the Light Bulb

Report
Format: PDF
Published year: 2016
Publisher: Navigant Research
Language: English
Pages: 24

Summary

The end of the light bulb signals a pathway to industry transformation. Technology innovation is redefining the design, applications, and benefits of lighting. This evolution in lighting reflects opportunities and challenges for incumbent market players and new entrants poised to disrupt the market. Since lighting is ubiquitous in homes and workplaces, the end of the light bulb will have a significant impact on both end users and market players. In this white paper, Navigant Research presents a roadmap of long-term lighting market transformation and opportunities for industry disruption. LEDs are the force majeure in the lighting industry, as they have become the goal for major lighting upgrades in recent years. The capabilities of LEDs, which will likely replace long-lived lighting technologies, set the stage for evolutionary market transformation. Yet, the end of the light bulb is something altogether different. This idea is not about a one-to-one replacement, but about disruptive change. It represents completely new form factors, uses, and benefits?a reimagining of lighting. Once again, LED is leading the way. From LED sheets to organic LED (OLED) panels, several designers and manufacturers are exploring varying degrees of flexibility in design and function and setting the stage for long-term market disruption. This Navigant Research white paper examines the opportunities and challenges related to the evolution of the lighting industry. The study looks at the key market transformations that are taking place as the lighting industry shifts from traditional lighting sources to integrated lighting. Forecasts of the revenue indicators of market transformation tied to LEDs, lighting controls, lighting as a service, and building energy management systems extend through 2024. The report also examines the evolutionary pace of lighting technology and provides a glimpse of new LED and OLED lighting products that are moving the industry forward on the trajectory toward the end of the light bulb.
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