Calculated Technology Receives Grant to Create New Lights

Calculated Tech is partnering with Jeremy Singley Industrial Design  to create energy-efficient lighting fixtures.  Under a grant from Vermont EPSCoR's Innovative Fund, we have begun developing lighting that will deliver more uniform illumination, using less energy.  Stay tuned for developments!

Calculated Technology, LLC Has a New Address!

We have moved to a new home located near Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.  The new location features a beautiful and truly inspiring office space and includes a modest shop, for fabrication and testing of  client and research systems.  I would like to thank the clients who have contributed to this success, and to the good people of Vermont EPSCoR and Vermont Community Loan Fund, who have provided research funding to my fledgling enterprise over the past 18 months.  

I look forward to continuing to provide quality Mechanical, Optical, Electrical and Control Application services to my customer base, while pushing the boundaries of solar power R&D.

Calculated Technology Receives Technical Assistance Grant

We are pleased to announce that the Vermont Community Loan Fund is providing funding to Calculated Tech,  through their Technical Assistance Grant program.  The funds are to be used in development of non-imaging, stretched Fresnel lenses; part of our overall effort to increase efficiency in solar power applications, through the design and deployment of low-cost, flexible solar concentrators.  From their website: 

Funded by a Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) from the USDA Rural Development, the Vermont Community Loan Fund offers modest grant awards to provide in-depth technical assistance at a level beyond what VCLF normally provides its borrowers.

The project will be executed by Jake Kittell, of Happiness Tech, and will result in unique molds for pouring acrylic lenses, as well as refinement of a method for creating those molds.  We look forward to working with Jake on this important step toward our overall goals.

Calculated Technology Becomes Optis Reseller, Service Provider

Calculated Tech now offers light modeling and illumination study services, having completed a period of training with OptisWorks Light Modeling software.  Illumination studies completed or underway include applications for microscope illumination and Solar Light Concentration.  Consumer Product light studies are planned in the coming year.

Further, Calculated Tech has become a distributor of OptisWorks software, covering the Northern New England area.  OptisWorks is a direct plug-in for SolidWorks, offering rapid virtual prototyping of illumination, optical, laser and other systems related to light colorimetry & intensity,  and optical quality.  (The software proved invaluable during the execution of the Phase 0 grant, so we decided to feature it in our future efforts).  On-site demonstrations can be arranged.  For further information, please visit Optis or contact Danielle to discuss the software, and our internal capabilities.

Calculated Technology, LLC to Receive SBIR Phase (0) Funding:

Calculated Tech has received notification that we will receive SBIR Phase (0) funding for the project, “Non-Imaging Optics for Concentrating Solar Energy”.  Research on this topic began in February of this year and – while ongoing – will benefit immensely from this infusion of necessary funding for instruments and software, late in the summer.  The device that we will be investigating shows much promise.  Our efforts will focus on reducing its operation to a collection of descriptive mathematical functions to aid in future optimization efforts.