The National Research Council (NRC) will appoint a committee to carry out this study and provide a report on the status of advanced solid state lighting (SSL). The report will update the findings of the 2013 NRC study. Specifically, the committee will focus on the following overarching tasks.
1) Commercialization of Solid-State Lighting. The committee will assess the market trends for LEDs and OLEDs including sales volume of different applications and the cost and performance of the luminaire and its components. The committee will evaluate to what extent problems are being encountered with lighting quality (color shift, lumen depreciation, etc.); durability; power factor and generation of harmonics; and integration with controls (e.g., dimmer switches) and will recommend improvements.
2) Improvements to Current Technology. The committee will consider advancements that could occur in LEDs, especially in OLEDs, as an increasing number of applications are being pursued and larger volumes are being deployed. The committee will assess how the R&D and other activities supported by DOE’s Solid State Lighting Program can contribute to improvements such as greater efficacies of up to 250 lpw.
3) Manufacturing. The committee willcomment on the challenges related to high-volume, low cost manufacturing of SSLs. The committee will evaluate the domestic and foreign manufacturing supply chains (raw materials, epitaxy, wafer and chip manufacture, packaging, device assembly, etc.) for LEDs and for OLEDs, as well as the supporting research and investment infrastructure. Looking at the supply chain in particular, the committee will consider which countries dominate particular aspects of the chain (e.g., China and epitaxy) and will identify opportunities for the U.S. industry and possible leveraging investments by the DOE Solid State Lighting Program.

The committee will provide a report to the U.S. Department of Energy, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.