Project Grant 2013DJBX0787

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041), will fund an Energy Efficiency Outdoor LED Retrofit Project in Clark County, Nevada. The $2,000,000 award will be used to: 1) retrofit existing outdoor lighting fixtures with LED technology, 2) optimize lighting design and controls to minimize light pollution, enhance nighttime visibility, and improve overall lighting quality, and 3) educate and engage stakeholders to promote...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,996 Project Grant to SVV Technology Innovations' Lucent Optics division to develop a high-performance volumetric LED troffer with reduced material intensity and enhanced aesthetics. This grant, funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the company's research and development of advanced LED lighting technologies that prioritize energy efficiency, material optimization, and innovative...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) provides $1,000,000.00 in funding to Luxtech LLC for a project titled "LOW-COST SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING RETROFIT SOLUTIONS". The project aims to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies that support energy-efficient and sustainable lighting retrofits, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...

This $4,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the City of Stamford, Connecticut. The objective of this grant is to convert the remaining low-efficiency streetlights in the city to high-efficiency LED fixtures. The city intends to "future-proof" the street lighting infrastructure by incorporating LED luminaires capable of integrating with a smart street lighting system. This grant-funded project aims to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,988 Project Grant to SVV Technology Innovations' Lucent Optics division on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The funding supports the development of "ultra-high performance LED lighting sheets employing photoluminescent light guides." This research project aims to advance energy-efficient and innovative lighting technologies that prioritize material optimization and...

The Department of Energy awarded a $475,000 State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) grant to the City of Brewer, Maine for the Brewer Recreational Facility Energy Modernization Project. The project involves replacing the 34-year-old metal halide lighting system at Doyle Field with new energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures. This will significantly reduce operating and maintenance costs, improve safety, and provide additional recreational opportunities. The project requires dismantling the existing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $425,000 to the University of Washington is focused on developing high-speed perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for optical interconnects and data transmission. The key objectives are to: Engineer perovskite semiconductor materials and device designs to minimize resistance and increase LED modulation bandwidth. Optimize modulation formats using data-driven learning for high-bandwidth operation....

This $398,500 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop new principles for the ultrafast and energy-efficient operation of spin-controlled light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. The research aims to take advantage of changes in the polarization of emitted light, rather than just the intensity, to enable faster and more efficient data transfer for applications like data centers. The project involves device...

This $934,596 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) aims to develop high-efficiency, phosphor-free, full-color LEDs for solid-state lighting (SSL), microdisplay, and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset applications. The key objectives are to achieve an internal quantum efficiency (IQE) greater than 80% and an output power exceeding 50 mW, utilizing high-active nitrogen growth...

Blueshift Optics LLC was awarded a $255,788 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on February 1, 2021 to complete work by October 31, 2021. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and education. Specifically, this award will support Blueshift Optics' work to integrate organic glass scintillator materials into a 64-channel pixelated detector array. The...