For general information to all interested:
I am part of an independent research team that has been working in collaboration with Dr. Alvin Marks for the past 3 years to develop Lumeloid Technology.
The primary reason for slow commercialization has been negligible amounts of funding. New efforts are in the works with grants being submitted to the Maine Technology Institute for a sustained full time effort in the state of Maine. Luckily the material inputs for this technology are extremely low cost, otherwise we would not have been able to sustain efforts to date.
As I stated earlier, funding is the major obstacle to progress. Investors are fickle, for example, a major deal with TYCO industries was lost when company officials saw their stock prices falling and decided clean coal technology would be more profitable in the near term. We are going to make this technology a success; regardless of the funding situation you will see this technology within 5 years, adequate funding will only speed up progress. Our conservative goal is to reach wholesale prices of $1 per watt.
Any individuals interested in assisting with finances are welcome. Proof of concept has been established, and technical obstacles identified. We are in the progress of raising a minimum of $1.5M for new research facilities, supplies, equipment, tooling, and salary to sustain a 3 year full time effort to move Lumeloid and related technologies into the marketplace. Even secured funding in amounts nearing $250,000 would catapult this endeavor forward towards commercialization.
Our team's mission is to make Lumeloid a reality, enabling society, the environment, and the economy to benefit from low cost, efficient, ecologically correct photovoltaic technology.
For additional information, I can be reached through email at jacob.pelletier@umit.maine.edu
p.s. Many individuals referred to the rectenna patents. These are outdated and their shortcomings known. The new material by the trade name of Lumeloid is a plastic thin film utilizing nano-antenna structures.
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For general information to all interested: I am part of an independent research team that has been working in collaboration with Dr. Alvin Marks for the past 3 years to develop Lumeloid Technology. The primary reason for slow commercialization has been negligible amounts of funding. New efforts are in the works with grants being submitted to the Maine Technology Institute for a sustained full time effort in the state of Maine. Luckily the material inputs for this technology are extremely low cost, otherwise we would not have been able to sustain efforts to date. As I stated earlier, funding is the major obstacle to progress. Investors are fickle, for example, a major deal with TYCO industries was lost when company officials saw their stock prices falling and decided clean coal technology would be more profitable in the near term. We are going to make this technology a success; regardless of the funding situation you will see this technology within 5 years, adequate funding will only speed up progress. Our conservative goal is to reach wholesale prices of $1 per watt. Any individuals interested in assisting with finances are welcome. Proof of concept has been established, and technical obstacles identified. We are in the progress of raising a minimum of $1.5M for new research facilities, supplies, equipment, tooling, and salary to sustain a 3 year full time effort to move Lumeloid and related technologies into the marketplace. Even secured funding in amounts nearing $250,000 would catapult this endeavor forward towards commercialization. Our team's mission is to make Lumeloid a reality, enabling society, the environment, and the economy to benefit from low cost, efficient, ecologically correct photovoltaic technology. For additional information, I can be reached through email at jacob.pelletier@umit.maine.edu p.s. Many individuals referred to the rectenna patents. These are outdated and their shortcomings known. The new material by the trade name of Lumeloid is a plastic thin film utilizing nano-antenna structures.