Announcing the 2008 Lighting for Tomorrow Competition

In 2008, Lighting for Tomorrow will once again recognize excellence in design of energy-efficient residential lighting fixtures - not just for new products but for innovative technologies as well. The competition will include separate categories for:

• Indoor and outdoor fixture families using pin-based linear or compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs); and
• LED-based fixtures encouraging manufacturers to use LEDs in innovative, energy-efficient designs.

Competition Rules, Entrant Guides:

• Yearbook (CFL) 2008 Entrant Guide (PDF, 35 KB)
• SSL 2008 Entrant Guide (PDF, 42 KB)
• Competition Rules (PDF, 24 KB)

Important Dates:

• January 17-21, 2008 - Lighting for Tomorrow 2008 Competition Launched at the Dallas Lighting Market
• March 14, 2008 - Intent-to-submit forms were due
• April 30, 2008 - All entries due
• September 14-16, 2008 - Lighting for Tomorrow 2008 Competition Winners Announced at the American Lighting Association Annual Conference

Download the Press Release:

• 2008 Press Release (PDF, 33 KB)

Technical Resources for Solid State Lighting:

• LEDs differ significantly from other light sources. DOE offers fact sheets on a range of LED technical and application issues to help industry keep up with this rapidly developing technology

Questions?   Please contact LFT2008@pnl.gov