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May 18, 2012

DOE Wins “Best Booth” Award for Its Educational SSL Exhibit

The DOE Solid-State Lighting booth was named Best Booth of its size for its focus on LED education at LIGHTFAIR® International, held May 9–11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. More

May 10, 2012

Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announces 2012 Indoor Winners

Winners in the Indoor category of the fourth annual Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Design Competition were announced today at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas.  More

April 27, 2012

DOE Publishes Updated SSL R&D Plan

The U.S. Department of Energy has published the April 2012 edition of the Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP).  More

March 26, 2012

DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Museum LED Retrofit Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting used to illuminate a special photography exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California.  More

March 8, 2012

DOE Reopens L Prize PAR 38 Competition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today it has reopened the PAR 38 category of the L Prize® competition.  More

February 24, 2012

DOE Releases Life-Cycle Energy Consumption Report

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report comparing the energy consumed over the entire life cycle for LED lamps, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), and incandescent lamps. More

February 10, 2012

Atlanta R&D Workshop Presentations Posted

Nearly 300 attendees gathered January 31—February 2 at the ninth annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop in Atlanta, sharing insights on the latest technology advances and exploring the science challenges and technology hurdles that must be addressed for SSL to succeed.  More

February 9, 2012

DOE Releases Consortium Financial Tool

The U.S. Department of Energy's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has released an economic cost-benefit analysis tool to help cities, utilities, and other organizations estimate the costs and impacts of switching to street lighting that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs).  More

January 30, 2012

DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on NYC Roadway Lighting Demonstration

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a GATEWAY demonstration on Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive. More

January 27, 2012

DOE Releases Report on Energy Savings Potential of Solid-State Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report forecasting the energy savings potential of LED white-light sources compared with conventional white-light sources.  More

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