U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Building Technologies Office – News
May 2, 2013
DOE Publishes Updated SSL R&D Plan
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published
the April 2013 edition of the Solid-State Lighting
(SSL) R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP). This
year’s new, streamlined edition provides a
description of the activities the Department plans to
undertake over the next several years to implement
its SSL mission, and informs the development of
annual SSL R&D funding opportunities. More
May 1, 2013
DOE Informs and Educates at LIGHTFAIR International 2013
Once again, DOE hosted its award-winning
informational booth and free training sessions at
LIGHTFAIR® International, held April 23-25 in
Philadelphia. The DOE booth was recognized last
year as “Best Booth” in its size category for
providing vendor-neutral training sessions, to
educate attendees on how to make informed
decisions about LED lighting products. More
April 30, 2013
DOE Report Estimates LED Savings in Common Lighting Applications
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released
a report analyzing markets where light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) compete with traditional lighting
sources (e.g., incandescent and fluorescent). The
report, Adoption of Light-Emitting Diodes in
Common Lighting Applications, provides estimates
of current energy savings, plus potential savings if
these markets switched to LEDs overnight. More
April 22, 2013
DOE Publishes LED Lighting Facts Snapshot Report on Indoor Ambient Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy’s LED Lighting
Facts® program has released a Snapshot Report on
indoor ambient lighting, which utilizes the program’s
extensive database of more than 7,000 products to
help industry stakeholders understand the current
state and trajectory of the market for LED
downlights, troffers, and T8/T5/T12 lamps. More
April 17, 2013
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Parking Garage Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy has published the
evaluation report from a GATEWAY demonstration at
the parking structure of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) headquarters in Washington, DC. LED
luminaires were substituted for the incumbent high-
pressure sodium (HPS) luminaires and evaluated for
relative light quantity and performance. More
April 16, 2013
DOE Releases Model Specification for Adaptive Control and Remote Monitoring of LED Roadway Luminaires
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Municipal Solid-
State Street Lighting Consortium has released
Version 1.0 of its Model Specification for Adaptive
Control and Remote Monitoring of LED Roadway
Luminaires. The tool is designed to help cities,
utilities, and other local agencies accelerate their
adoption of systems that can further reduce energy
and maintenance costs associated with streetlights. More
April 12, 2013
DOE SSL Experts Present at LIGHTFAIR International 2013
Registered for the LIGHTFAIR conference seminars?
Check out these seminars presented by SSL
experts. More
April 5, 2013
National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Solid-State Lighting
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has
published a
report entitled Assessment of Advanced
Solid-State Lighting. The NAS committee reviewed
the development and future impacts of SSL,
including projections of cost and research and
development (R&D) necessary to overcome barriers
to widespread adoption. The report included praise
for the U.S. Department of Energy’s role in
advancing SSL research, development, and
deployment. It also made a number of
recommendations, including many that have already
been implemented: More
April 4, 2013
DOE Publishes Exploratory CALiPER Study on Commercial Ambient LED Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released
an exploratory CALiPER study on the problems and
benefits likely to be encountered as LED products
intended to replace linear fluorescent lamps become
increasingly popular. Eighteen lighting designers
and facility engineers compared 24 identical pairs of
troffers in a simulated office space. Three of those
pairs involved fluorescent benchmark troffers, and
the rest were LED products. More
March 28, 2013
DOE Releases Report on LED Environmental Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new
study addressing the potential environmental impacts from
landfill disposal of three light-source technologies used in
residential homes: incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL),
and LED. All three lamp types contained some hazardous
elements which, while generally below Federal landfill limits,
in some instances exceeded the more restrictive California
limits. More
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