Feb 16, 2007 - The US Department of Energy (DOE) is pleased to announce the selection of five (5) laboratories as a pre-qualification to conduct tests of market-available SSL products in support of the DOE SSL Commercial Product Testing Program.

The DOE Testing Program is designed to:

• Guide DOE planning for SSL R&D and commercialization support activities, including ENERGY STAR® program planning;
• Support DOE technology procurement activities and associated technology demonstrations;
• Provide objective product performance information to the public in the early years, helping buyers and specifiers have confidence that new SSL products will perform as claimed;
• Guide the development, refinement, and adoption of credible, standardized test procedures and measurements for SSL products.

The selections are listed below:

• Gamma Scientific – San Diego, CA
• Independent Testing Laboratories, Inc. – Boulder, CO
• Lighting Research Center; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY - 
• Lighting Sciences, Inc. – Scottsdale, AZ
• Luminaire Testing Laboratory, Inc. – Allentown, PA

Actual awards are subject to negotiation.