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Article: U.S. Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant.
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- October 30, 2009
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Momentive to Develop Innovative Crystal Growth Technology Aimed at Accelerating Mass Market Production of LED-based Solid State Lighting, Reducing U.S. Lighting Energy Usage
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Momentive Performance Materials will receive $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue the development of breakthrough technology for the low cost production of light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in solid state lighting (SSL) and for increased LED light source performance. LED lights can consume 75 percent less energy and have a longer lifetime than common lighting options, but LED-based lighting is currently more expensive to produce than ...