Direct use of solar energy for lighting - Results of the hybrid solar lighting field trial program

Melissa Voss Lapsa, David L. Beshears, L. Curt Maxey, Christina D. Ward

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Abstract

Today, lighting in United States residential and commercial buildings consumes close to 5 quadrillion BTUs of primary energy and one-fifth of all electricity. In commercial buildings, one-quarter of all energy demand is for lighting. With a forecasted doubling of commercial floor space by the year 2020 comes an urgent and growing need to find more efficient ways of lighting our nation's buildings. Hybrid Solar Lighting (HSL) is a technology that can do just that by collecting sunlight and distributing it via optical fibers, into the interior of a building. A nation-wide field trial program is currently under way to provide system performance data and user-feedback essential for successful commercialization of HSL. This paper will describe several locations of the HSL system and their intended use as well as some energy savings data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmerican Solar Energy Society - Solar 2007
Subtitle of host publication36th ASES Annual Conf., 32nd National Passive Solar Conf., 2nd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work
Pages487-494
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2007
EventSolar 2007: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work, Including 36th ASES Annual Conference, 32nd National Passive Solar Conference and 2nd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference - Cleveland, OH, United States
Duration: Jul 8 2007Jul 12 2007

Publication series

NameAmerican Solar Energy Society - Solar 2007: 36th ASES Annual Conf., 32nd National Passive Solar Conf., 2nd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceSolar 2007: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work, Including 36th ASES Annual Conference, 32nd National Passive Solar Conference and 2nd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland, OH
Period07/8/0707/12/07

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