PAR 38 Replacement Competition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to modify the competition requirements for the L Prize PAR 38 category. Effective January 5, 2011, DOE has temporarily closed the PAR 38 competition, and entries will not be accepted until after the modified competition requirements are announced.

The proposed modifications to the PAR 38 competition requirements will integrate lessons learned to date from the 60-watt replacement competition. The legislated technical requirements for the PAR 38 competition will remain unchanged.