Solar FAQs — Solar Lighting — Financial Considerations

• Who will sell hybrid solar lighting (HSL) systems, and when will they be commercially available?
• Do you need more demonstration sites? If so, how can my organization get involved?

Q: Who will sell hybrid solar lighting (HSL) systems, and when will they be commercially available?

A: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is currently considering a number of interested private industry partners seeking rights to commercialize its HSL technology. If your organization is interested in licensing ORNL technology, contact Larry Dickens, 865-576-9682.

Although the final commercialization schedule has not yet been established, we anticipate "alpha" testing of proof-of-concept prototypes to continue through 2004. "Beta" demonstration sites are likely to come on line in 2004 and 2005, and we anticipate that commercial products will be available some time in 2005 or 2006.

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Q: Do you need more demonstration sites? If so, how can my organization get involved?

A: Yes, we do. However, because federal funds for technology demonstrations are limited, parties interested in demonstrating technologies such as hybrid solar lighting (HSL) are typically required to cost-share a significant portion of demonstration costs. Note, however, that a number of states have clean energy programs that can be leveraged to offset a portion of the cost of demonstrating this type of technology. Contact Ben-Zion Ptashnik , (858) 964-3706, to discuss opportunities for demonstrating the HSL technology.

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