Growing pains for new energy-saving technologies

Sarah R. Kurtz

doi:10.1117/12.566036

20 October 2004 Growing pains for new energy-saving technologies

Sarah R. Kurtz

Proceedings Volume 5530, Fourth International Conference on Solid State Lighting; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566036
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

As we contemplate a revolution in the lighting industry, it is yet unclear in what form tomorrow's solid-state lighting will emerge. Similarly, photovoltaic (PV) power supplied on a utility scale may take a different form from today's flat-plate silicon modules. The success of the PV industry-now a multibillion dollar a year industry and growing at more than 25% per year-has largely come from integrating solar cells into other products. In many cases, this integration required the formation of new business entities. The solid-state lighting industry faces hurdles that are similar to those faced by the PV industry. Therefore, based on the experiences of the PV industry and others, we predict that the growing pains of the solid-state lighting industry will include: (1) identifying entry markets, (2) integrating light-emitting diodes into attractive products, (3) attaining high reliability for these products, and (4) increasing production of these products, thus lowering costs and opening up new markets. These activities must be implemented, keeping in mind that most consumers do not care about buying “solid-state lighting” and “solar cells.” Rather, they want to buy attractive lighting and inexpensive electricity.

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Sarah R. Kurtz "Growing pains for new energy-saving technologies", Proc. SPIE 5530, Fourth International Conference on Solid State Lighting, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566036

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Light emitting diodes

Light sources and illumination

Solar cells

Solid state lighting

Photovoltaics

Solar energy

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