British Initiative to develop the next generation of solar energy harvesting

£5 million of government funding to be utilized by Fifteen British businesses and seven universities, so as to get enabled to do research to find the use of novel nanoscale technologies to develop the next generation of solar energy harvesting.

This is regarding efforts and keen initiatives exerted by UK for becoming an early and competitive adopter of the novel technologies, placing British companies in a good position to take a share of a global market with rapidly increasing demand.

 As per related resources, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Technology Strategy Board are investing under RCUK Programme, Nanoscience through Engineering to Application, in four industry-led collaborative research and development projects. This research program is to address challenges in building the supply chain and scaling-up technologies. The aim of the investment is to help ensure that the UK can become an early and competitive adopter of the novel technologies, placing British companies in a good position to take a share of a global market with rapidly increasing demand.  The research and development projects to be funded are:

Ø     Project title: Development of Prototype High Efficiency Multi-Junction Organic Solar     Cells
    Partners: Kurt J Lesker (lead), University of Warwick, Asylum Research, Imperial     College London, Molecular Solar, New World Solar
    Contact: Dr Robin Holmes, robinh(at)lesker(dot)com, 01424 458100

Ø     Project Title: Nanocrystalline Water Splitting Photodiodes II; Device Engineering,     Integration & Scale-up
    Partners: Tata Steel UK (lead), TWI, Teer, University College London, University of     Strathclyde
    Contact: Dr Tim English, tim(dot)english(at)tatasteel(dot)com 07824 402647

Ø     Project Title: Scalable, low-cost organic photovoltaic devices (SCALLOPS)
    Partners: Pilkington Technology Management Limited, Imperial College London,     University of Bath, Solvay Interox Limited, NPL Management Ltd, RK Print Coat Instruments Limited, Flexink Ltd
    Contact: Dr. Troy Manning, troy(dot)manning(at)nsg(dot)com 01695 54915

Ø     Project Title: Enhanced solar energy harvesting in dye sensitized solar cells using     nanophosphors and nano-structured optics (CONVERTED)
    Partners: Intrinsiq Materials Ltd, G24 Innovations, Exxelis Ltd, Brunel University
    Contact: Dr Paul Reip, paulreip(at)intrinsiqmaterials(dot)com 01252 399790

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