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NEWS
U.S. Department of Energy Presentations from LIGHTFAIR International 2018
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The U.S. Department of Energy once again hosted its award-winning informational booth and free educational sessions at LIGHTFAIR® International.
Report Documents Long-Term Performance of High-Flux LED Lighting under Extreme Conditions
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has released the final report in a series documenting the performance of high-flux LED lighting...
Energy Department Announces Up to $15 Million for Early-Stage Solid-State Lighting Research
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $15 million to conduct early-stage, innovative research to drive further breakthroughs...
Research Compares Measures of Average Color Fidelity
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The emergence of SSL technology quickly challenged longstanding performance metrics used for assessing color quality.
Student Poster Winners Announced at DOE SSL R&D Workshop
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DOE announced the winners of the 2018 Student Poster Competition at the 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop, held January 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee.
PoE Connected Lighting System Energy Losses in Ethernet Cables
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DOE has released the results of an exploratory study investigating energy losses in Ethernet cables used between Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches...
A New Report on SSL’s Energy-Saving Potential in Horticultural Applications
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DOE has just released a report that examines the energy-saving potential of LED lighting in horticultural applications.
NGLS Competition 2 Kicks Off
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The Next Generation Lighting Systems (NGLS) indoor competition 2, which focuses on LED troffer conversion (retrofit) kits with...
2018 SSL R&D Workshop: Last Week to Register
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Register now for the 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop -- a not-to-be-missed event, where top experts and thought leaders from universities, labs...
DOE Publishes 2015 Lighting Market Characterization
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DOE has released a new report that estimates the installed stock, energy use, and lumen production of...
BLOGS
Observations from LIGHTFAIR 2018
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At LIGHTFAIR International, held a few weeks ago in the Windy City, DOE’s SSL team played to standing room only crowds in our award-winning booth…
Making the Right Connections in Nashville
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There was a whole lot of connecting going on at DOE’s 15th annual Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, which was held in Nashville January 29 – 31.
Fine-Tuning the Characterization of Color Rendition with Chroma Shift and Gamut Shape
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The emergence of solid-state lighting has challenged longstanding performance metrics used for assessing color quality, particularly...
A New DOE Study Characterizes the U.S. Lighting Market
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DOE's SSL Program has released a report that estimates the installed stock, energy use, and lumen production of all general-illumination lighting...
SSL Postings Archives
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Updates covering program events and critical issues impacting SSL technology development.
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