Creative Light Source, Inc — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: Cogeneration utilizes solar insolation to simultaneously provide electricity and address o
Creative Light Source, Inc — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $224,521
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0000801
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2013-06-10
Description
Cogeneration utilizes solar insolation to simultaneously provide electricity and address other build- ing energy requirements such as Heating or Cooling. Yet, the #1 energy use in Commercial Build- ings is neither of these, but instead Lighting. We show a novel solar Co-Gen architecture that optimally targets this top requirement, with the IR portion driving high-efficiency thermo-PV for electricity, while the visible used for a cost-reduced fiber optic Hybrid Solar Daylighting. This pro- ject unique brings together several technologies to optimally address Building Energy needs, and a team of specialized industry experts to realize this effort.