Courtesy of photographer Phil Toledano, http://ptoledano.com
Article on Hybrid Solar Lighting "Let
the Sun Shine in,"
Discover Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 07, July 2004
Hybrid
Solar Lighting
HSL
technology uses rooftop, 4-ft-wide mirrored dishes that track
the sun with the help of a GPS receiver. The collector focuses
the sunlight onto 127 optical fibers. The fibers, which can
be thought of as flexible light pipes, are connected to hybrid
light fixtures that have special diffusion rods that spread
out the light in all directions. One collector powers about
eight hybrid light fixtures—which can illuminate about
1,000 square feet.
Current
ORNL Solar Technologies R&D:
- Hybrid System Components—including fiber optics
- Buildings Integration
- Hybrid Solar Lighting
- Photovoltaics Materials
ORNL R&D groups that support the Solar Technologies Program include:
For information on the Field Trial Demonstration Program click here.
For more information about the Solar Technologies Program, please see our fact sheet or contact Melissa Voss Lapsa at (865) 576-8620
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Media
Mentions
ORNL's Hybrid Solar Lighting Wins National Technology Transfer Award
(Azom.com, The A to Z of Materials), June 2007
Hybrid solar lighting earns national technology transfer award
(FirstScience News), June 2007
Hybrid Solar Lighting Illuminates Energy Savings for Government Facilities
DOE/EE-0315, May 2007
Experts says buildings can go green now
(Earth and Sky), May 2007
Here Comes the Sun
(Business Tennessee Magazine), May 2007
East Tennessee cleantech companies cultivate environmentally conscious market sector
(Knoxville News Sentinel), April 2007
Winner 2007 National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
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Winner 2006 R&D 100 Award for Hybrid Solar Lighting
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