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NEWS
2019 Solid-State Lighting Research and Development Workshop
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Lighting scientists continue to come up with breakthrough innovations in LED and OLED technology that drive the limits of energy-efficient lighting...
A New Study on Handheld Flicker Meters
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the findings of a new study on handheld flicker meters.
Student Poster Winners Announced at DOE SSL R&D Workshop
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DOE announced the winners of the 2019 Student Poster Competition at the 16th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop.
Energy Department Announces $42M in Project Selections for Innovative Buildings Research
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $42 million in project selections to support early-stage research of innovative building technologies.
PoE Connected Lighting System Energy Losses in Ethernet Cables – Part 2
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the latest findings (Part 2) from a continued investigation into energy losses in Ethernet cables...
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Announces $20 Million Available for Small Business Innovation Research and Technolog...
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EERE expects to fund more than 100 new projects, totaling approximately $20 million
Energy Department Launches Manufacturing Innovator Challenge, First Two Prizes Open for Ideas
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DOE announced two new manufacturing prizes to crowdsource solutions for next generation manufacturing and strengthen American's industrial base.
Webinar on November 8: Sky Glow Comparison Tool
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The increasing presence of sky glow—a reduction of night-sky visibility from greater levels of scattered light—has been a topic of growing concern...
Report Documents Trial Installation of Tunable LED Classroom Lighting
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a GATEWAY report documenting the trial installation of tunable-white light-emitting diode (LED)
Webinar on October 25: Understanding Technology Tradeoffs in High Efficacy Luminaires
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A 2018 DOE study entitled "An Investigation into high-achieving LED luminaires" evaluated the performance of several light-emitting diode (LED)...
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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