Solar powered OLED solutions for the urban environment
The OLED technology is in a significantly less mature stage of development than the inorganic LED variant and it is in a rather far future that we will see OLEDs become a competitive source for the mass market taking over from the LED. So in the beginning, the OLED industry agrees that the market penetration must be based on niche applications which are less price sensitive than standard light sources. In this project we use OLED technology's unique capabilities as transparent light source having a very high energy efficiency and light quality in combination with solar cells capable of creating efficient autonomous lighting products to the urban space. Furthermore, OLEDs can be realized in a pixelated configuration so that each pixel can be addressed separately e.g., RGB, providing entirely new opportunities for communicating light sources.
The project seeks further to address and lowers the barriers for the use of OLED lighting which is in a phase where producers lack the specific applications to come to market with their products, which is something we are known for being excellent at in Denmark.
The project has been aiming at realizing a number of solar-powered OLED concepts for the urban space and developing the necessary convert and management technology for this. OLED technology is an organic technology, seen as one of the competitors of the inorganic LED technology. The project utilizes OLED technology's unique possibilities as a transparent light source and very high energy efficiency and light quality. The project further seeks to break down the barriers for using OLED light sources, which are in a phase where manufacturers lack special applications to market their products. Via a workshop, the results of the new OLED technology have been widely disseminated so that Danish actors interested in using the new and immature technology will get the best possible outcome. Three OLED solutions have been realized in the form of prototypes that paves the way to future products when the technology is ready. An ultra-efficient electrical conversion solution has been produced, patented and led to the spin-off company Nordic Firefly, which aims to exploit the technology commercially and create both national jobs and export solutions.
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| Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
|---|---|---|
| Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | ||
| AKJ INVENTIONS ApS | ||
| OUT-SIDER A/S | ||
| Morten Lyhne Design |
