Bridget Klebaur 05.28.13
Dyesol Limited, a dye solar cell industry leader, announced its solar-enabling technology has exceeded a key international photovoltaic (PV) industry standard test for long-term durability by 400%.
Speaking at the European Materials Research Society Conference in Strasbourg, France, Dyesol chief scientist Dr. Hans Desilvestro explained that the “gold-standard” of novel PV device development is certification by an international standard such as IEC 61646, where one of the harsher tests requires product stability at a constant temperature of 85°C for more than 1,000 hours.
“Dyesol has tested its industrially scalable dye solar cell materials, and the material set maintained over 90% of initial performance after an extremely stressful test of 5,000 hours at a constant temperature of 85°C,” Dr. Desilvestro said. “Our dye solar cell technology has exceeded the time required under one of the most stringent IEC durability tests by 400%.”
This is another significant result for Dyesol, following the recently announced major breakthrough in solid state DSC energy output efficiency performance.
The announcement relates to the liquid-based DSC system, and the company is also moving forward with similar evaluations for the solid state DSC system. Dyesol and its R&D collaboration partners will continue to develop liquid-based and solid-state technologies in parallel to suit applications most relevant to their specific attributes.
Key markets for dye solar cell technology include building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), consumer electronics and remote sensors.
Speaking at the European Materials Research Society Conference in Strasbourg, France, Dyesol chief scientist Dr. Hans Desilvestro explained that the “gold-standard” of novel PV device development is certification by an international standard such as IEC 61646, where one of the harsher tests requires product stability at a constant temperature of 85°C for more than 1,000 hours.
“Dyesol has tested its industrially scalable dye solar cell materials, and the material set maintained over 90% of initial performance after an extremely stressful test of 5,000 hours at a constant temperature of 85°C,” Dr. Desilvestro said. “Our dye solar cell technology has exceeded the time required under one of the most stringent IEC durability tests by 400%.”
This is another significant result for Dyesol, following the recently announced major breakthrough in solid state DSC energy output efficiency performance.
The announcement relates to the liquid-based DSC system, and the company is also moving forward with similar evaluations for the solid state DSC system. Dyesol and its R&D collaboration partners will continue to develop liquid-based and solid-state technologies in parallel to suit applications most relevant to their specific attributes.
Key markets for dye solar cell technology include building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), consumer electronics and remote sensors.