Kerry Pianoforte12.22.10
The first stage milestone meeting of the collaborative project between CSIRO and Dyesol was held at the CSIRO Energy Centre in Newcastle on Dec. 16. The two-year project aims to develop higher performing dyes for dye solar cells (DSC), funded by an investment of up to $1.17 million from CSIRO’s Australian Growth Partnership (AGP).
Dyesol and CSIRO presented the achievements of the past six months, jointly announcing successful completion of the first stage of the project. The project leverages Dyesol's knowledge and experience developing DSC technology, in particular ruthenium based dyes, with CSIRO’s extensive modelling and research capability. This initial stage of the program included the establishment of a research-scale assembly and testing facility manufactured by Dyesol and installed at CSIRO in Newcastle, which will be used to further the dye development project.
The joint steering committee unanimously approved the milestone delivery report, bringing Stage 1 of the project to a close and noting the project is ahead of its performance schedule and within budget. The team is now ready to commence Stage 2 of the project in the new year, with several promising avenues to be explored.
Ruthenium-based dyes, otherwise known as organo-metallic dyes, are one of the key enabling components in DSC technology, ensuring high power conversion efficiencies in DSC. In recent years, considerable developments have been made in the engineering of novel dye structures in order to enhance the performance of the system.
“The advances in DSC materials technology developed within this project complement the other partnerships Dyesol has fostered with commercial development companies around the world,” Dyesol’s director of technology, Dr Gavin Tulloch, noted. “Through this world-class partnership. we are able to access high value markets, as well as valuable IP in higher performing materials. This provides an excellent addition to our projects already in place, bringing us closer to commericalisation of dye solar cell products for the world market.”
Dyesol and CSIRO presented the achievements of the past six months, jointly announcing successful completion of the first stage of the project. The project leverages Dyesol's knowledge and experience developing DSC technology, in particular ruthenium based dyes, with CSIRO’s extensive modelling and research capability. This initial stage of the program included the establishment of a research-scale assembly and testing facility manufactured by Dyesol and installed at CSIRO in Newcastle, which will be used to further the dye development project.
The joint steering committee unanimously approved the milestone delivery report, bringing Stage 1 of the project to a close and noting the project is ahead of its performance schedule and within budget. The team is now ready to commence Stage 2 of the project in the new year, with several promising avenues to be explored.
Ruthenium-based dyes, otherwise known as organo-metallic dyes, are one of the key enabling components in DSC technology, ensuring high power conversion efficiencies in DSC. In recent years, considerable developments have been made in the engineering of novel dye structures in order to enhance the performance of the system.
“The advances in DSC materials technology developed within this project complement the other partnerships Dyesol has fostered with commercial development companies around the world,” Dyesol’s director of technology, Dr Gavin Tulloch, noted. “Through this world-class partnership. we are able to access high value markets, as well as valuable IP in higher performing materials. This provides an excellent addition to our projects already in place, bringing us closer to commericalisation of dye solar cell products for the world market.”