U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Solar Energy Technologies Program

Solar Lighting Related Links

Combining daylighting and lighting retrofits provides an airy and comfortable space.

Posters

• Hybrid Lighting
• Hybrid Solar Lighting for photosynthetic-based Carbon Sequestration at Power Plants

Presentations and Papers

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

• Design and Analysis of Hybrid Solar Lighting and Full-Spectrum Solar Energy Systems (PDF 159 KB)

• Hybrid Solar Lighting Doubles the Efficiency and Affordability of Solar Energy in Commercial Buildings (PDF 147 KB) (Reprinted from CADDET-Energy Efficiency Newsletter, No. 4, 2000, Pages 6 - 9.)

• Preliminary Results on Luminaire Designs for Hybrid Solar Lighting Systems (PDF 889 KB)

• A Literature Review of the Effects of Natural Light on Building Occupants (PDF 1.3 MB)