Transparent & Flexible Electronics - http://www.solarisnano.com/coretechnologies.php Solaris has proprietary and patented approaches for dramatically lowering the cost of solar panels and improving the efficiency of photovoltaics. Our proven and validated process for recharging of low manufacturing cost dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) eliminates the existing lifetime limitations of these photovoltaics, allowing them to function beyond the lifetime of current silicon technology. When combined with government subsidies, these solar cells will cost the consumer less than $3,000 with a five year payback period. This is in comparison to current silicon technology which requires cash outlays of $12,000 or more with payback periods in excess of twelve years in most US residential markets. Furthermore, the Solaris’ non-toxic materials based process for recharging DSSCs allows for future improvements in the installed base of solar cells through recharging with newly developed, higher-efficiency dyes. This technology represents the world’s first and only rechargeable photovoltaic with the capability for post-installation upgrades. Based on conservative market growth and penetration, we believe that this product can exceed a billion dollars of annual revenue for Solaris within the next decade.
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Various colors in a series-connected dye solar cell modules, courtesy of Dr. Winfried Hofmann, RWE-Schott Dye-sensitized electrochemical photovoltaic cells, also known as Graetzel Cells, offer significantly lower manufacturing costs because of their simplicity and use of low-cost active materials such as TiO2. Solaris Nanosciences has demonstrated a completely rechargeable dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC or Graetzel Cell) creating the lowest manufacturing cost, long-life photovoltaic system in the world. DSSCs which are based on low cost materials and simple construction, have to date suffered from limited operating lifetimes due to the degradation of the sensitizer dyes. Solaris' nontoxic chemical process allows the degraded dye in already installed DSSCs to be removed and replaced with new dye, restoring the performance of the original solar cell.
DSSC or Graetzel Cell - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-sensitized_solar_cell A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC, DSC or DYSC[1]) is a class of low-cost solar cell belonging to the group of thin film solar cells.[2] It is based on a semiconductor formed between a photo-sensitized anode and an electrolyte; a photoelectrochemical system. This cell was invented by Michael Grätzel and Brian O'Regan at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1991[3] and are also known as Grätzel cells. Michael Grätzel won the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize for the invention of the Grätzel cell.[4] Grätzel's cell is composed of a porous layer of titanium dioxide nanoparticles, covered with a molecular dye that absorbs sunlight, like the chlorophyll in green leaves. The titanium dioxide is immersed under an 50 Massimo Marrazzo - biodomotica.com