EVSO: New Nanotechnology Breakthrough Could Drastically Reduce Solar Costs
May 06 2010 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
Evolution Solar (PinkSheets:EVSO) applauded the news that
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have
successfully coated paper with a solar cell, part of a suite of
research projects aimed at energy breakthroughs. The paper solar
cells are one of many avenues being pursued around nanoscale
materials at the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. This breakthrough could lead to layers of these
materials essentially being sprayed using different manufacturing
techniques to make a thin-film solar cell on a plastic, paper, or
metal foils. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the
solar industry and result in drastic solar cost reductions.
The technique, in which paper is coated with organic
semiconductor material using a process similar to an inkjet
printer, is a promising way to lower the weight of solar panels.
Installations could potentially be done using only a staple
gun.
“The new solar technology is moving at light-speed,” stated
Robert Hines, President of Evolution Solar. “Costs are the number
one inhibitor to solar installations. We expect that new technology
will continually produce significant cost reductions for solar as
we go forward.”
MIT professor Karen Gleason headed the research and has
submitted a paper for scientific review but it has not yet been
published. MIT said this is the first time a solar cell has been
printed on paper.
Evolution Solar is currently building a solar demonstration site
in partnership with Texas Southern University, to be located at the
University’s Houston Campus. The project should help Evolution
Solar acquire new projects in a sector that is growing to compete
in the energy industry, which contains Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL),
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), SandRidge Energy Inc.
(NYSE: SD) and Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO).
About Evolution Solar Corporation
Evolution Solar Corporation, (EVSO), commercializes leading edge
alternative solar energy technologies and related photovoltaic
technologies, equipment and next generation appliances. Evolution
Solar is an emerging industry leader capitalizing on its
understanding of solar technology and supporting the development of
alternative energy plans for large corporations and government
organizations. Evolution Solar is also an expert consultant agency
to organizations in their strategic and procurement plans for
alternative energy contracts with public utilities.
For more information, visit http://www.evolutionsolar.com.
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