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Postings Archives—2010
This page contains links to the weekly Postings of Jim Brodrick, lighting program manager for the U.S. Department of Energy. The Postings provide updates from DOE on solid-state lighting program events, as well as timely discussions of critical issues impacting the development and acceptance of solid-state lighting.
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December
Dec. 17, 2010: GATEWAY demonstration program update
Dec. 10, 2010: LM-79 standard update
November
Nov. 30, 2010: SSL in America—Spotlight on Veeco
Nov. 22, 2010: Summary of Light at Night white paper
Nov. 16, 2010: CALiPER Round 11 testing results on LED replacement lamps
Nov. 4, 2010: SSL in America—Spotlight on Ruud Lighting
October
Oct. 27, 2010: Review of the Lighting Research Center street lighting study
Oct. 25, 2010: CALiPER Round 11 results
Oct. 15, 2010: First pilot OLED manufacturing facility launched in U.S.
Oct. 7, 2010: Recap of Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium meetings in September
September
Sept. 29, 2010: New Posting series on "SSL in America"
Sept. 23, 2010: 2010 Lighting for Tomorrow design competition winners
Sept. 14, 2010: DOE's expanded focus on SSL education
Sept. 3, 2010: L Prize competition update
August
Aug. 27, 2010: Lighting Facts program update
Aug. 20, 2010: Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium First Annual Meeting and Southwest Region Workshop
Aug. 13, 2010: DOE SSL program mission and EISA; Lighting Facts and the new FTC labeling requirements; new DOE consumer education initiative
Aug. 5, 2010: Summary of Philadelphia SSL Market Introduction Workshop
July
Jul. 28, 2010: Recap of Philadelphia Workshop session "A Decade of Change" and new consumer education initiative
Jul. 21, 2010: SSL 2010 Manufacturing R&D Roadmap published
Jul. 13, 2010: Update on CBEA specifications for parking lot, parking structure, and refrigerated case lighting
Jul. 7, 2010: Preview of Philadelphia SSL Market Introduction Workshop
Jul. 2, 2010: GATEWAY demonstration at DOL HQ parking garage
June
Jun. 25, 2010: New FTC consumer light bulb labeling requirements
Jun. 15, 2010: New CQS metric to evaluate color quality of white light
Jun. 11, 2010: Design and application issues with LED T8 replacement lamps
Jun. 4, 2010: Publication of LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting
May
May 28, 2010: CALiPER Round 10 results
May 21, 2010: Observations from LIGHTFAIR® 2010
May 14, 2010: L PrizeSM competition update
May 4, 2010: Preview of DOE SSL Program at LIGHTFAIR® International; guidance and education
April
Apr. 30, 2010: Summary of the San Jose SSL Manufacturing R&D Workshop
Apr. 22, 2010: Official launch of Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
Apr. 16, 2010: Comparing LED T8 replacement lamps against fluorescent T8 systems
Apr. 9, 2010: Preview of SSL in Higher Education Facilities Workshop
Apr. 1, 2010: DOE's 2010 SSL Multi-Year Program Plan update
March
Mar. 26, 2010: Preview of the San Jose SSL Manufacturing R&D Workshop
Mar. 16, 2010: Myths and facts surrounding LED linear replacement lamps
Mar. 12, 2010: Q&A on standards
Mar. 5, 2010: Recent developments on SSL standards and test methods
February
Feb. 26, 2010: Shifting emphasis from watts to lumens
Feb. 19, 2010: 2009 Next Generation LuminairesTM design competition winners
Feb. 12, 2010: Summary of the Raleigh SSL R&D Workshop
Feb. 2, 2010: Preview of the Raleigh SSL R&D Workshop
January
Jan. 29, 2010: Q&A on DOE SSL program mission, cost-effectiveness of LED lighting, environmental studies
Jan. 22, 2010: DOE Selections for SSL R&D
Jan. 15, 2010: 2010 preview of DOE program activities
Jan. 8, 2010: Reflections on 2009: SSL Technology and Program Progress
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