Compared with the new T5 system, the Millions of T8 fluorescent lights switched on daily in Australia consume around 50% or more energy and indirectly create 50% or more Greenhouse Gas emissions. T5 fluorescents provide superior efficiencies: 1. Less power consumption 2. Less Greenhouse gas emissions 3. Less maintenance 4. Improved illumination 5. Less over-all cost 6. Avoid increasing the electricity bill 7. Environment safe : T5 uses 3 mg mercury, T8 uses 9 - 12 mg mercury

Installing a retro fit T5 + Adapter in order to reduce energy consumption & GHG emission due to lighting, is instantly effective and a far cheaper option than installing a solar power system to serve the same purpose.
The following organizations may gain instant & substantial benefit :
SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, HOTELS, INDUSTRY, OFFICES, RAILWAYS, AIRPORTS, Etc.

Retro-Fit adapter and tube
This device allows instant savings of energy & emissions and maintenance/service cost, simple Installation
1. Switch Off power
2. Remove the old T8 tube & starter unit from the batten fixture
3. Twist in the retro-fit adapter & T5 tube securely
4. Switch on power , takes all of 2 minutes and job done...!!

T5 tubes + adapter VS latest type of T8 fluorescents
Based on 8hrs/day, 365days.

Type	Consumption pa	Cost per KWH	Total Cost pa
T8 36w	132.86Kw	12 cents	= $15.94
T5 28w + Adapter	82.344Kw	12 cents	= $ 9.88

Fluctuations in supply voltage may result in higher costs and where fittings are pre 1990 the saving may be up to 3 times those shown.


Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions

Type of Fitting	Input VAC	Watt rate	Amp rate	Watt per day	Watt per year
1 x T8 36w	235v	45.5w	0.1936A	364w	132,860w
GHG emission approx Victoria rate* GHG emission approx Queensland rate*			1.4kg per Kwh = 186.00kg / pa 1.0kg per Kwh = 132.86kg / pa
1 x T5 28w + Adapter	235v	28.2w	0.12A	225.6w	82,334w
GHG emission approx Victoria rate* GHG emission approx Queensland rate*			1.4kg per Kwh = 115.28kg / pa 1.0kg per Kwh = 82.34kg / pa

* The amount of GHG emissions due to electricity generation is determined by the type of fuel used in that process. Victoria still burns brown coal, hence much higher GHG emission than elsewhere in Australia.

FACT: YOU can INSTANTLY reduce your power costs, energy consumption & Greenhouse Gas Emissions TODAY, simply by replacing inefficient T8 fluorescent tubes with the latest retro-fit tri-phosphor T5 tube & adapter.!!

FACT: The T5 tube and adapter, consume around 50% or so, less energy than the inefficient ‘T8 tube & ballast’ counterpart which currently dominate the market.

FACT: Conventional fluorescent tubes function with the aid of a ballast unit, which also consume energy in addition to that consumed by the fluorescent lamp itself. The sum of the two therefore may result in a total energy consumption far in excess of claimed watt rating of the tube.!!

EG: Tube Watt value + ballast consumption = Total energy consumed. Consequently a standard T8 tube claimed as 36watt + its ballast system, may actually show a total consumption of up to >80watts or more per hour of operation.

FACT: Research shows most people assume the claimed watt rating of the tube be the amount of energy they will actually consume & be required to pay for. However, in practice we find the total energy consumption & amount payable may be up to double or more than that assumed.

FACT: Lighting is said to account for around 20% of world energy consumption and in part much of this is due to the vast amounts of inefficient fluorescent & high bay lamps currently in operation worldwide.

FACT: The recent government initiative of educating the community toward replacing inefficient incandescent lamps with energy saving CFLs has been extremely successful and is likely to result in up to 80% reduction of GHG emissions formerly caused by use of incandescent lamps.

FACT: The same initiative toward replacing inefficient T8 tubes with the T5 adapter & tube may result in a minimum of 50% reduction of GHG emissions formerly caused by use of T8 tubes.