DOE updates SSL research priorities, encourages more OLED investment

Large Area OLED lighting panelThe US Department of Energy (DOE) has released their latest annual report on SSL research and development. It says that their targets are being achieved - but not all in the same product...


Their milestones for 2008 were:



  • 80 lm/W efficacy

  • 25$ per kilolumen

  • 50,000h lifetime

  • Warm-white color temperature (less than 5000K)


The DOE has also released new chief priorities. One of them is encouraging more investment for OLED Lighting.

Posted: Apr 15,2009 by Ron Mertens