This page contains links to archived DOE technology roadmaps outlining solid-state lighting (SSL) goals, research and development initiatives aimed at accelerating technology advances and market penetration of SSL, and recent achievements. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
- 2019 Lighting R&D Opportunities
An annual update that covers foundational R&D needs for lighting technology and lighting application understanding that will result in maximum energy savings while also optimizing for building occupant well-being and productivity. (January 2020)
- 2018 Solid-State Lighting R&D Opportunities
Provides analysis, context, and direction for ongoing R&D activities to advance SSL technology and increase energy savings. (January 2019)
- Solid-State Lighting 2017 R&D Plan: Suggested Research Topics
A 2017 update to the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) R&D Plan that is divided into two documents. The first document describes a list of suggested SSL priority research topics and the second document provides context and background, including information drawn from technical, market, and economic studies. (September 2017)
- 2016 Solid-State Lighting R&D Plan
Provides analysis and direction for ongoing R&D activities to advance SSL technology and increase energy savings, reviewing SSL technology status and trends for both LEDs and OLEDs and offering an overview of the current DOE SSL R&D project portfolio. (June 2016)
- 2015 Solid-State Lighting R&D Plan
Provides analysis and direction for ongoing R&D activities to advance SSL technology and increase energy savings, reviewing SSL technology status and trends for both LEDs and OLEDs and offering an overview of the current DOE SSL R&D project portfolio. (May 2015)
- 2014 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
Provides a description of activities the Department plans to undertake to accelerate manufacturing improvements that reduce costs and enhance the quality of SSL products, representing industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (August 2014)
- 2014 Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake over the next several years, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, and the technology R&D plan. (April 2014—Updated May 2014)
- 2013 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
Provides a description of activities the Department plans to undertake to accelerate manufacturing improvements that reduce costs and enhance the quality of SSL products, representing industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (September 2013)
- 2013 Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake over the next several years, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (April 2013)
- 2012 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
Provides a description of activities the Department plans to undertake to accelerate manufacturing improvements that reduce costs and enhance the quality of SSL products, representing industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (August 2012)
- 2012 Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake over the next several years, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (April 2012)
- 2011 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
Provides a description of activities the Department plans to undertake to accelerate manufacturing improvements that reduce costs and enhance the quality of SSL products, representing industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (July 2011)
- 2011 Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake over the next several years, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2011—Updated May 2011)
- 2010 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
Provides a description of activities the Department plans to undertake to accelerate manufacturing improvements that reduce costs and enhance the quality of SSL products, representing industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (July 2010)
- 2010 Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake over the next several years, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2010)
- 2009 Solid-State Lighting R&D Manufacturing Roadmap
The end product of two stakeholder workshops sponsored by DOE in 2009, the Roadmap represents industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, best practices, and opportunities for improvement and collaboration. (September 2009)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY15
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake during FY09 through FY15, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2009)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY14
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake during FY09 through FY14, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2008)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan FY08-FY13
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake during FY08 through FY13, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2007)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan–January 2007 Update
Provides an update to the SSL R&D MYPP, including descriptions of activities the Department will undertake during FY'07 through FY'12. Includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (January 2007)
- Basic Research Needs for Solid-State Lighting
Report from DOE's Basic Energy Sciences Workshop on SSL, May 2006. Examines the gap separating current state-of-the-art SSL technology from an energy-efficient, high-quality and economical SSL technology suitable for general illumination, and identifies the most significant fundamental scientific challenges and research directions that would enable that gap to be bridged. (September 2006)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan–July 2006 Update
Provides an update to the Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan sections 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2, which describes the SSL funding mechanisms and the current project portfolio. This update includes all awards up through July 2006. (August 2006)
- Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan
Provides a description of activities the Department will undertake during FY07 through FY12, and includes an overview of the status of SSL technology, the current DOE SSL portfolio, the technology R&D plan, the SSL portfolio management plan, and the SSL portfolio evaluation plan. (March 2006)
- 2005 Solid-State Lighting Program Planning Workshop Report
Report from DOE's February 2005 program planning workshop to review and reprioritize DOE's SSL R&D portfolio. Summary of presentations and output from breakout discussion groups. (April 2005)
- Illuminating the Challenges: Solid-State Lighting Program Planning Workshop Report
Report from DOE's November 2003 program planning workshop to review and reprioritize DOE's SSL R&D portfolio. Summary of presentations and output from break-out discussion groups on LEDs and OLEDs. (February 2004)
- Fundamental Research Needs in Organic Electronic Materials
Executive summary of May 2003 workshop to identify key scientific issues enabling the technological success of this class of materials. Jointly sponsored by DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office. The full workshop report will be published in the Journal of Synthetic Materials. (May 2003)
- Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for General Illumination, Update 2002, An OIDA Technology Roadmap
Updated SSL roadmap for LEDs provides quantitative enumeration of key technology targets, prioritization of research challenges, and key decisions related to competing approaches. Also discusses lighting systems issues necessary to achieve mass penetration of LEDs in the marketplace. Co-sponsored by DOE, NEMA, and OIDA. (November 2002)
- Organic Lighting Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) for General Illumination, Update 2002, A OIDA Technology Roadmap
Updated SSL roadmap for OLEDs builds on the 2000 workshop, capturing updates from a second workshop in 2002 as well as some new information and detail on OLEDs. Co-sponsored by DOE and OIDA. (August 2002)
- The Promise of Solid-State Lighting for General Illumination
SSL technology roadmap summarizes findings from an October 2000 LED workshop and a November 2000 OLED workshop. Co-sponsored by DOE and OIDA. (2001)