by jbs082809d3 — September 2, 2009—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the investment of up to $6.4 million, including $4.6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, for four projects designed to advance research and development of next generation high-efficiency lighting. The selections work towards DOE’s goal of creating a U.S.-led market for high-efficiency solid-state lighting sources that save more energy, reduce costs, and have less environmental impact than conventional light sources.
The selections are being made in response to the Department’s solicitation to national laboratories for Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Core Technology Research. With a potential tenfold improvement over standard incandescent lamps, these selections focus on improving the efficiency and quality of solid-state white light sources.
By leveraging the scientific resources of the DOE national laboratories, several technology barriers will be addressed to advance SSL toward its full potential. These selections are expected to fill key technology gaps in both light emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies. The awards also represent a significant advancement in the SSL technology base, with results that can be applied to existing and future lighting products that are energy efficient and cost-effective, says DOE.
The awards go to National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA; Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; and U.S. ARMY Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD.
For more information, see the DOE Web site.
