Hybrid Solar Lighting Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
For the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ANTARES evaluated the prototype
Hybrid Solar Lighting (HSL) Technology and researched the potential to
achieve cost reductions through product engineering. HSL systems collect
and concentrate sunlight into multiple large-core optical fibers and route
the light to several hybrid luminaires (light fixtures) that distribute
both sunlight and electric light into rooms.
ANTARES created
a comprehensive 10 year capital, operations, and maintenance cost model
for the technology and compared competing daylighting technologies to
it. ANTARES also performed a national level market analysis to evaluate
the prospective impact of HSL in the marketplace, and estimated the environmental
benefits of HSL based on various market scenarios.
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