Dave Savastano10.20.11
Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured Dyesol Ltd.’s commercial headquarters and associated laboratory and engineering facilities in Queanbeyan, NSW to learn more about the revolutionary solar energy technology – dye solar cells (DSC). DSC is a cutting-edge third generation solar technology driving remarkable changes in the application of solar energy particularly in building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
As a world leader in the development of DSC technology, Dyesol is driving the commercialization of this game-changing technology worldwide by partnering with top industrial companies such as Tata, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of steel roofing materials, and Pilkington North America, a world leader in the glass sector, in addition to key companies in the material supply chain crucial to the roll out of this technology.
The prime minister was greeted by approximately 50 Dyesol scientists, engineers and support staff. The PM met with director and joint founder Sylvia Tulloch, who explained why DSC technology is classified as a disruptive technology and a real game changer for the solar industry.
“By replacing conventional building facades or steel roofing sheets, with building materials that have Dyesol’s dye solar cell technology imbedded into their very fabric, without the need to fit conventional solar panels at additional cost, we see exciting opportunities for cost-savings and large-scale integration,” Tulloch said.
DSC employs nanotechnology to create electricity directly from light by mimicking the process of photosynthesis.
“Compared to conventional silicon based photovoltaic technology, Dyesol’s technology has several advantages including lower cost and energy required for manufacture, plus it produces electricity in a range of light conditions from dawn to dusk and even under artificial light. It will produce energy at any angle or even in shade and can be directly incorporated into any part of a building, wall, floor or roof,” Tulloch explained.
As a world leader in the development of DSC technology, Dyesol is driving the commercialization of this game-changing technology worldwide by partnering with top industrial companies such as Tata, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of steel roofing materials, and Pilkington North America, a world leader in the glass sector, in addition to key companies in the material supply chain crucial to the roll out of this technology.
The prime minister was greeted by approximately 50 Dyesol scientists, engineers and support staff. The PM met with director and joint founder Sylvia Tulloch, who explained why DSC technology is classified as a disruptive technology and a real game changer for the solar industry.
“By replacing conventional building facades or steel roofing sheets, with building materials that have Dyesol’s dye solar cell technology imbedded into their very fabric, without the need to fit conventional solar panels at additional cost, we see exciting opportunities for cost-savings and large-scale integration,” Tulloch said.
DSC employs nanotechnology to create electricity directly from light by mimicking the process of photosynthesis.
“Compared to conventional silicon based photovoltaic technology, Dyesol’s technology has several advantages including lower cost and energy required for manufacture, plus it produces electricity in a range of light conditions from dawn to dusk and even under artificial light. It will produce energy at any angle or even in shade and can be directly incorporated into any part of a building, wall, floor or roof,” Tulloch explained.