SkywlkrSnd
10-07-2009, 12:36 PM
For those who haven't heard, the US government (US Dept. of Energy) is sponsoring a technology competition to promote solid state lighting (aka LEDs). There are two categories: a 60-watt incandescent replacement lamp and a PAR 38 halogen replacement lamp. Prize awarded is up to $10 million.
There are quite a few requirements that must be followed, but the general idea is to create QUALITY & EFFICIENT lighting units that can truly replace the common bulbs in use by most Americans. There are LED bulbs in the marketplace now, but they all suffer from a number of problems, such as light output, light spread, or color rendition, that prevent them from going mainstream and being used as the primary light source for general illumination. (LEDs already excel for accent lighting purposes.) The purpose of this competition is to find the answer to all the problems that have plagued LED bulbs to date.
The L-Prize Competition (http://lightingprize.org/)The L Prize competition will substantially accelerate America's shift from inefficient, dated lighting products to innovative, high-performance products. Just as Thomas Edison transformed illumination over a century ago, the L Prize will drive innovation and market adoption.
The L Prize is the first government-sponsored technology competition designed to spur lighting manufacturers to develop high-quality, high-efficiency solid-state lighting products to replace the common light bulb.
There are quite a few requirements that must be followed, but the general idea is to create QUALITY & EFFICIENT lighting units that can truly replace the common bulbs in use by most Americans. There are LED bulbs in the marketplace now, but they all suffer from a number of problems, such as light output, light spread, or color rendition, that prevent them from going mainstream and being used as the primary light source for general illumination. (LEDs already excel for accent lighting purposes.) The purpose of this competition is to find the answer to all the problems that have plagued LED bulbs to date.
The L-Prize Competition (http://lightingprize.org/)The L Prize competition will substantially accelerate America's shift from inefficient, dated lighting products to innovative, high-performance products. Just as Thomas Edison transformed illumination over a century ago, the L Prize will drive innovation and market adoption.
The L Prize is the first government-sponsored technology competition designed to spur lighting manufacturers to develop high-quality, high-efficiency solid-state lighting products to replace the common light bulb.