Siemens 2008 Annual Report Download - page 43

Products and solutions – Industry Sector 37
Consuming about 19 percent of the world’s electricity, articial lighting accounts for a signicant
portion of today’s CO2 emissions. The use of energy-efcient lamps, LEDs and intelligent light
management systems would cut this gure by more than a third, saving more than 900 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity – the amount consumed in Japan in one year – and slashing CO2 emis-
sions by more than 450 million tons. Energy-efcient products and systems now generate 60 per-
cent of our total revenue – and we intend to boost this gure to 80 percent over the next ten years.
That’s why we’re focusing on LEDs – the energy-efcient light source of the future. As a world
leader and a key player in the LED market, we’re continuously investing in research and develop-
ment. And our efforts are paying off: we now have one of the largest patent portfolios in our
industry. In the laboratory, we’ve set world records for LED brightness and efciency. Potential
uses for super-bright, high-efciency LEDs include general lighting, vehicle headlights and all
applications requiring extremely large, powerful LEDs. Together with our project partner, the
Fraunhofer Institute, we were awarded the 2007 Prize for Technology and Innovation by German
President Horst Köhler for our role in developing thin-lm technology. This promising new tech-
nology makes it possible to create larger illuminating surfaces using LEDs.
We’re the rst lighting manufacturer in the world to offer a sustainable lighting solution for off-
grid communities. Residents along the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria, for example, are beneting
from this technology. Instead of environmentally harmful kerosene lamps, local shermen are
now using our compact uorescent lamps and LEDs. Batteries for these energy-saving, ecofriendly
lamps as well as for other devices can be recharged cheaply at a specially built solar-powered
energy hub.
We offer energy-saving alternatives for all lighting applications – including innovative products
such as energy-efcient halogen lamps and advanced high-pressure discharge lamps, which are
used primarily for commercial applications. To further expand our production capacities for
energy-saving lighting solutions – particularly for the high-growth markets of Asia-Pacic and
Latin America – we’re building new plants to manufacture compact uorescent lights and LEDs in
China, India and Malaysia.
OSRAM
Martin Goetzeler
CEO
www.osram.com
We create lighting solutions for all areas of modern life. Reecting our
special focus on illumination, visualization and sensor technology, our
extensive portfolio includes not only lamps and optoelectronic semi-
conductor light sources such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), LED lumi-
naires and systems but also electronic control gear and light manage-
ment systems.