DOE revises L Prize requirements for LED PAR lamps

The US Department of Energy has made slight revisions to the LED PAR38 L Prize competition including eased beam angle specs and requirements in the origin of components, and the agency announced a new OLED funding opportunity. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has again revised the requirements for the PAR38 LED lamp competition within the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) program. Lamps can now have a slightly wider beam pattern and the agency reduced some other burdens on manufacturers. Meanwhile, the DOE also announced a new solid-state lighting (SSL) research funding opportunity coming in the OLED space under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.