Nanosys Receives DOE Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) Funding Award
Feb 25, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $74 million for 63 selected projects to research, develop, and test energy-efficient and flexible building technologies, systems, and construction practices to improve the energy performance of our nation’s buildings and electric grid. Awardees include National Laboratories, universities, small businesses, and industry partners.
According to the DOE, America’s 125 million residential and commercial buildings use more energy than any other sector in the United States, accounting for 40% of the Nation’s energy use and nearly 75% of its electricity consumption.
Nanosys is one of five projects selected that support key scientific advancements in solid-state lighting technology, helping to accelerate the development of high-quality LED and OLED lighting products that can significantly improve energy affordability for American families and businesses. In total, the five selected lighting projects will receive $12.5 million in federal funds that, when combined with a cost-share contribution, totals $16 million.
The work under these projects will help drive U.S. leadership in solid-state lighting technology by supporting innovative research.
Nanosys Inc. (Milpitas, CA): Selected to develop heavy-metal-free InP-based quantum dots (QDs) to endure the high-flux requirements of LEDs.
Title: Stable Cadmium-free Down-Converters for Solid-State Lighting
Summary: Nanosys will partner with the University of California-Merced to develop heavy-metal-free InP-based quantum dots (QDs) to endure the high-flux requirements of LEDs. The work will focus on characterization, QD structure development, and synthetic development of efficient and stable QDs and is based on an existing portfolio of display-based QDs.
DOE Share: $2,000,000; Cost Share: $803,135
Originally appeared at energy.gov: