Environment
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that conversion to LED lighting from incandescent lights could reduce total electricity consumption for all lighting by 33% in less than 20 years -- a savings in electricity greater than the total amount of energy used just to light all U.S. homes today.
By developing new technology that will improve the light quality of today's LEDs, while further reducing the power they require, QD Vision has emerged as a leader in green-tech solutions. In 2009 alone:
QD Vision's technology was demonstrated at a White House ceremony where President Obama highlighted examples of green technology spinning out of major research labs;
- The Massachusetts Clean Energy Council named QD Vision the Emerging Clean Energy Company of the Year;
- QD Vision was named an AlwaysOn GoingGreen 50 winner;
- QD Vision's solid-state lighting technology won The Wall Street Journal's 2009 Technology Innovation Award.
QD Vision has also been a leader in developing Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) guidelines and best practices for the nanotechnology industry, and for quantum dot technology and materials. The company has worked on these issues with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Brown University, University of Massachusetts - Lowell, and Conservation Law Foundations Ventures.
Most recently, QD Vision addressed the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at its review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, helping to set policy and strategy to ensure the safe practice of nanotechnology and the safety of nanotechnology enabled products.
QD Vision is also committed to designing products that restrict or eliminate the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and other restricted substances, consistent with applicable requirements. QD Vision is designing its materials and technology solutions to provide for a safer and greener environment.
