QD Vision was selected for its submission titled: Quantum Dot Light Enhancement Substrate for OLED Solid-State Lighting. The company will develop and demonstrate SSL technologies with support from Professor Marc Baldo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The end goal is practical solid state lighting solutions that are not only power efficient, but also emit light with highly pleasing color qualities.
The DoE awarded a total of $26 million, $10.4 million for the 7 Core Technology Research projects, and $15.6 million for the Product Development selections. According to the DoE, the 14 selections are expected to contribute to the goal of the Solid State Lighting program: By 2025, develop advanced solid-state lighting technologies that, compared to conventional lighting technologies, are much more energy efficient, longer lasting, and cost competitive by targeting a product system efficiency of 50% with lighting that accurately reproduces sunlight spectrum.
The Core Technology Projects chosen represent a significant advancement in the SSL technology base and are expected to fill technology gaps and provide enabling knowledge or data. QD Vision is one of only two privately held venture funded companies to be chosen for funding by the DoE.
Being selected by DoE for its program on advanced solid state lighting technologies is another major achievement for QD Vision as we move closer to commercialization of game-changing cleantech products with our lamp and fixture partners, said Dan Button, president and chief executive officer of QD Vision.
Leading the technical effort for this project at QD Vision are Seth Coe-Sullivan and Peter Kazlas (Principal Co-Investigators). They will work with Jonathan Steckel and John Linton, directors of Chemistry and Deposition Process Development, respectively at QD Vision, and Professor Baldo from MIT, who will provide research services as a subcontractor.
