Bletchley Park Science and Innovation Centre, England, 21st May 2007, Ceravision Ltd today announced that units of its revolutionary new Continuum™ 2.4 lighting technology are available for evaluation by lamp and electronics manufacturers.

Continuum™ 2.4 is a groundbreaking new lighting technology that will drive commercial and industrial lighting into the next generation. Continuum™ 2.4 is a compact electrodeless lamp system, the first commercially viable bulb to be powered by microwaves. Patented internationally, it provides: a long stable lamp life, high brightness, brilliant colours, fast turn-on and extraordinary energy efficiency. Unlike competing environmentally friendly bulbs, Continuum™ 2.4 contains no mercury. Continuum™ 2.4 is also inexpensive to manufacture using widely available components.

Tim Reynolds, Chief Executive of Ceravision Ltd said, "Continuum™ 2.4 is truly a breakthrough technology, which we are very proud to have been developing in this home of monumental technological breakthroughs. Continuum™ 2.4 will change the way that commercial and industrial lighting develops. There’s simply no other environmentally friendly bulb on the market that delivers the quality of light that Continuum™ 2.4 delivers with such a low manufacturing cost".

Continuum™ 2.4 makes a major contribution to the development of environmentally friendly lighting. Lighting accounts for more than 20% of all energy usage and carbon emissions, and of this commercial and industrial lighting generates a massive 80%. Continuum™ 2.4 has the potential to reduce these emissions dramatically. Continuum™ 2.4 also represents a substantial commercial opportunity - commercial and industrial lighting accounts for 90% of the $80bln per annum lighting market, and Ceravision already has the backing of several large investors including Saad Investments and ASA Consultants.

Continuum™ 2.4 lamps are easily integrated into mass-market electronics, such as projection displays. Mike Hanney, Technical Director of Polymer Optics says, "Ceravision have succeeded in developing a truly remarkable new light source. Its capabilities to provide a widely selectable wavelength range, extremely high levels of efficacy and long life, combined with a small emission area, make this an illumination product designers dream. This technology is truly set to be the biggest revolution to the lighting industry since the invention of the filament lamp, and even the high power LED".

Ceravision is releasing evaluation units immediately for manufacturers interested in licensing Ceravision's IP portfolio.

Robin Devonshire, Ceravision’s Chief Scientist, delivered the lead technical paper at the prestigious LS-11 lighting conference in Shanghai, China, earlier today.

For further information, please contact: Mr. Chris Williams, Commercial Director at info@ceravision.com, tel: +44 1908 371463

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