As Signify released, the company has developed a highly energy-efficient LED tube. The new LED tube named MASTER LEDtube UE can help customers handle the global energy crisis, mounting pressure to lower carbon footprints, and stricter EU regulation.

As Signify pointed out, the company already last year has launched the Philips LED A-class bulb,which consumes 60% less energy than a standard Philips LED. The MASTER LEDtube UE continues this technological innovation to expand the portfolio of energy-efficient products, which meet the A-grade criteria of the new EU energy labelling and eco-design framework. Under these updated rules, lighting products need energy efficiency of at least 210 lm/W to receive an A grade, the highest rating.


The new tube can especially find application in industries, warehouses, offices, schools and retail spaces, where all-day lighting is required. Switching to ultra-efficient LEDs in such areas can sharply reduce energy usage related to lighting and thus lower the expensive energy cost of this time. As Signify further pointed out, compared to a fluorescent tube, a new Philips MASTER LEDtube UE can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2,285 kg over its lifetime 2- equivalent to the emissions absorbed by more than 100 trees.

As Signify concluded, the company has long been driving the shift from conventional fluorescent lighting to the more environmentally friendly LED. With the amended RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) EU directive banning the sale of linear fluorescent lamps – among others – from August 2023, high-performance LED lights have an ever more significant role to play.