The US Department of Energy (DOE) has suspended the PAR 38 portion of the L Prize competition in which companies are working to develop an LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) replacement for halogen lamps. The DOE said it will apply “lessons learned” in the 60W incandescent replacement portion of the competition and reopen the PAR 38 competition at Lightfair International in May with modified competition requirements.
The DOE launched the L Prize program to accelerate the development and adoption of SSL technology. Winners will receive what have been termed significant cash awards and a lucrative market for the winning product through sponsors of the L Prize program and federal purchasing programs.
The DOE did not reveal any details into how it will change the PAR 38 program. The agency stated that the “legislated technical requirements for the PAR 38 competition will remain unchanged.” Yet the L Prize website no longer includes the technical requirements table that specified operational criteria such as lumen output, power consumption, color temperature, CRI, and efficacy.
Apparently the agency had not received a PAR 38 entry to the competition, so the suspension may have little impact on the program."
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