CSIRO and Dyesol have completed the first stage of their joint project developing higher performance dyes for dye solar cells (DSC). The first six months of the programme has seen Dyesol build a research-scale assembly and testing facility at CSIRO’s Newcastle-based centre, in south-east Australia.
The first stage was officially brought to its conclusion at the project’s milestone meeting on December 16, with the second stage scheduled to start in January, 2011. Funding for the venture has come from CSIRO's Australian Growth Partnership, which invested AUS$1.17 million.
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“The advances in DSC materials technology developed within this project complement the other partnerships Dyesol has fostered with commercial development companies around the world,” said Dyesol's director of technology, Dr. Gavin Tulloch. “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.”
