L Prize Media Mentions

Energy Efficiency & Technology
February 10, 2012
Now you, too, can own an L Prize LED bulb
"Consumers can now own an LED-based bulb that has the equivalent of a 60-W incandescent bulb's lumen output. The vaunted DOE L-Prize winner from Philips . . . goes on sale this month."

AllThingsD
January 17, 2012
Picking the Brightest, Most Efficient Bulb
"By June, Philips Lighting North America will debut its L Prize Bulb, an LED bulb that was the first to win the Department of Energy's 'L Prize,' an award for energy efficiency. Designed to replace a 60-watt incandescent, the LED bulb consumes less than 10 watts, according to Philips. In rigorous testing, the Energy Department said, the bulb had a useful lifetime of more than 25,000 hours."

IEEE Spectrum magazine
January 2012
LED Bulbs for Less
"The passing of Edison's bulb has already been decreed, and which of the two alternatives will replace it is at last becoming clear. It will be the LED. . . . A glimpse of what's to come appeared this past August, when an LED lightbulb from Philips Lighting North America won the U.S. Department of Energy's $10 million Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize, better known as the L Prize."

CBS Sunday Morning
December 18, 2011
Let there be LEDs
"The answer for Philips was a bulb that just won a $10 million prize from the Department of Energy. While it may look like those orange bug lights of old, this is an LED Philips says all but replicates the warm glow of the incandescent."

Education Week (Sputnik blog)
September 30, 2011
How Many Education Innovators Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
"Investing in [the Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Fund (i3)], the Obama Administration's investment in the whole innovation pipeline from development to scale-up, is a bit like the L-Prize, in that programs that obtain positive achievement outcomes in rigorous, third-party evaluations may qualify for large grants to help them disseminate their programs."

Challenge.gov
September 19, 2011
Challenge.gov 1st anniversary video
The L Prize competition is featured on the government's challenge.gov website, which brings new competitions and innovations to the public, as well as on the site's first-anniversary video.

Cleantech Authority
September 8, 2011
The Race For Light Bulb Supremacy
"Created in 2008 to jumpstart the LED race, the 'L Prize,' or Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize, has been a loose benchmark for both specifications and productivity inside the heating LED market. Philips recently took home the first L-Prize, surviving DOE's rigorous tests with a bulb expected to hit stores in 2012."

electroindustry (ei) Magazine
September 2011
Philips Lighting Awarded L Prize
"In addition to a $10 million award, the winning entry is expected to benefit from promotions of it by many utility companies and the federal government as a replacement for the 60-watt incandescent bulb."

LEDs Magazine
September 2011
Philips wins L Prize for 60W-replacement LED lamps
"After 18 rigorous months of testing Philips' candidate LED lamp, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced on August 3 that Philips has won the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition in the 60W-replacement-lamp category. LEDs Magazine recently sat down with Jim Brodrick of the DOE to discuss the L Prize."

EDN
August 25, 2011
Philips wins $10M L Prize for LED-based 60W replacement bulb
"Philips Lighting North America has won the first award under the Department of Energy's L Prize competition."

Architectural Lighting
August 23, 2011
L Prize Winner Announced
"The competition, outlined as a provision of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act and officially launched in 2008, is the first sponsored by the federal government that encourages the implementation of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting, as well as the research initiatives involved with such endeavors, with a specific focus on solid-state lighting products."

Wired
August 19, 2011
The Future of Light Is the LED
"Part of the reason the L Prize judges took two years to declare Philips the winner is that LED bulbs are so novel. Though the performance standards are clear, they're also incredibly high. . . ."

Semiconductor Today
August 17, 2011
LUXEON Rebel LEDs power L Prize winning retrofit bulb
"Earlier this month, Philips Lighting North America announced that it had won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the U.S. Department of Energy's Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition, which challenges the lighting industry to develop high performance, energy-saving replacements for conventional light bulbs."

MarketWatch
August 15, 2011
LUXEON LEDs Take Retrofit Bulbs to the Next Level–Trusted
"LUXEON Rebel LEDs, the world's most widely used illumination grade LEDs, are at the heart of the winning L Prize bulb from Philips as well as dozens of different retrofit bulbs being sold around the world today."

WhiteHouse.gov (blog)
August 12, 2011
Weekly Wrap-Up: Common Sense Solutions
"Thomas Edison would be amazed. The conventional light bulb now has some serious competition."

tED Green Room
August 11, 2011
Philips Wins DOE Prize
"On August 3, the Department of Energy announced Philips as the winner of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) in the 60-watt replacement bulb category."

Green Lodging News
August 10, 2011
Philips Wins Department of Energy L Prize
"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Philips Electronics the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) in recognition of being the first company to successfully develop an LED replacement for the common 60-watt incandescent light bulb."

ThomasNet News
August 9, 2011
DOE awards first L Prize for LED lighting technology
"Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy, announced that the first L Prize for LED development and manufacturing goes to Philips Lighting Electronics North America."

Residential Lighting
August 8, 2011
Philips Lighting Wins L Prize
"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the first recipient of the prestigious L Prize competition on Aug. 3, naming Philips Lighting North America as the winner of the 60W replacement category."

Photonics
August 8, 2011
Philips Lighting Wins DOE's First L Prize
"Philips' winning energy-efficient alternative to the 60-W lightbulb cleared a high bar for performance and quality, passing product performance and lumen depreciation testing conducted by independent laboratories and field assessments performed by L Prize partners."

Werner Electric Supply
August 8, 2011
Philips Lighting North America Winner in L Prize Competition
"The Department of Energy Announces Philips Lighting North America as a winner of their L Prize Competition in the category for 60 watt replacement bulbs!!"

Electric Co-op Today
August 8, 2011
Better Bulb
"After 18 months of intensive testing, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced the winner of its Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize competition."

ElectronicsWeekly.com
August 5, 2011
Philips lab makes record-breaking LED replacement for 60W bulb
"Philips has won a category in the US government's competition to demonstrate the highest efficiency high quality lighting."

Scientific American
August 4, 2011
Philips Wins Prestigious Department of Energy Prize
"On August 3, 2011, DOE officially announced Philips Electronics North America as the first winner of the L Prize competition with an LED replacement for the 60-watt incandescent bulb."

NEMA
August 4, 2011
NEMA Hails DOE Award of First L Prize for LED Lighting Technology and Manufacturing
"Today U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the first award of the L Prize for development and manufacturing of energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting to Philips Lighting Electronics North America."

Energy Efficiency News
August 4, 2011
Philips' bright idea wins $10m prize
"A light-emitting diode bulb developed by Dutch electronics company Philips has won a Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) from the US Department of Energy (DOE)."

The New York Times (Green blog)
August 3, 2011
Philips Wins Energy Department's Lighting Prize
"Philips, the Netherlands-based consumer electronics giant, is now $10 million richer, having just won the L Prize, awarded by the federal Department of Energy in a contest to invent the next generation of solid-state lighting."

LEDs Magazine
August 3, 2011
DOE announces that Philips has won the 60W-replacement-lamp L Prize
"After an 18-month evaluation process including field and lab testing, the DOE has announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60W-replacement-lamp category in the L Prize competition that's focused on the development of energy-efficient SSL."

Fast Company
August 3, 2011
The Department Of Energy Reveals The Light Bulb Of The Future
"This Philips LED bulb is the winner of the DOE's $10 million competition to develop a low-cost, energy efficient, high-performance replacement for the incandescent bulb."

National Geographic
August 3, 2011
Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on for a Better Bulb
"With a device that resembles a segmented lemon, but glows like an ordinary living room, Philips Lighting North America captured a much-awaited $10 million U.S. government prize, a race to produce the first super high-efficiency replacement for the world's most popular lightbulb."

Consumer Reports
August 3, 2011
Philips wins DOE's lighting prize plus $10 million
"Folks, we have a winner. In the ultimate battle of the bulbs, Philips has won the L Prize, also known as the Department of Energy's Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize."

Reuters
August 3, 2011
Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on for a Better Bulb
"With a device that resembles a segmented lemon, but glows like an ordinary living room, Philips Lighting North America captured a much-awaited $10 million U.S. government prize, a race to produce the first super high-efficiency replacement for the world's most popular lightbulb."

CNET
August 3, 2011
Philips brings home 'L Prize' with efficient LED lamp
"Philips' 60-watt equivalent LED bulb, expected in stores next year, wins the L Prize for the most energy-efficient and long-lasting lighting product."

Medill News Service
August 3, 2011
Philips wins L Prize, but race still on for better bulb
"With a device that resembles a segmented lemon, but glows like an ordinary living room, Philips Lighting North America captured a much-awaited $10 million U.S. government prize, a race to produce the first super high-efficiency replacement for the world's most popular lightbulb."

LED Professional
August 3, 2011
Department of Energy Announce Philips as Winner of L Prize Competition
"Innovations in residential and commercial lighting products such as those encouraged by the L Prize expand the lighting choices available to consumers and support the Department's efforts to reduce our Nation's energy use, create manufacturing jobs for U.S. workers, and save money for American families and business owners."

LightNOW
August 3, 2011
DOE Announces Philips Lighting North America As First Winner Of L Prize Competition
"The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60W replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition."

Lightboard
August 3, 2011
Philips wins $10M L Prize for LED-based 60W replacement bulb
"Philips Lighting North America has won the first award under the Department of Energy's L-Prize competition."

ZDNet
August 3, 2011
LED lighting smackdown: Philips snags LED lightbulb prize, Cree spotlights prototype
"Despite waning support from the federal government for lightbulb efficiency standards, innovation in the LED replacement lighting segment continues."

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES)
August 2011
Philips CEO Discusses L Prize Win
"Last week DOE announced the winner of the 60-W replacement category of its Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition, which aims to find a replacement for the 60-W incandescent bulb. . . . Afterwards, [Zia] Eftekhar reflected on the competition, Philips' new L Prize bulb and what it's like to win $10 million."

Saving Energy at Home
August 2011
Let's End the Useless Debate about Light Bulbs
"We can't afford to get bogged down arguing about light bulbs when we need the equivalent of 'L Prize' winners [in] so many different categories, from smokestack scrubbers and cleaner fracking technology to more affordable ground-source heat pumps and updated vo-tech programs that train the next generation of solar system installers."