The Cleantech Show #004: Interview with Sylvia Tulloch, Dyesol - 3rd Generation Solar Cell Technology
The Cleantech Show #004 (MP3 - 13MB - 36min)
Sylvia Tulloch, is the Managing director and founding team member for 3rd Generation solar cell technology company Dyesol (ASX:DYE).
3rd generation solar cell technology utilises biomimicry of the chlorophyll dye in plants to produce energy from the sun.
Dyesol has been a pioneer in the field of Dye Sensitised Cells (DSC) over the last 10 years, now providing the key dyes and titania pastes to some of the 800 research and commercial organisations around the world developing DSC applications.
Don’t miss this show, as Sylvia goes into detail about how DSC technology will have a large roll in the coming decade. We discuss the technology and the applications where its lower cost high volume potential for energy generation in building materials, consumer devices and a host of other applications means it will have a signifcant roll in the future.
If your interested in more detail about some of the companies that we discuss on the show, Sylvia has provided links to some of their partner companies:
G24 Innovations - Large scale DSC Manufacturing plant
Corus - Steel and Aluminium sheeting company integrating DSC tech into its roofing products
Cheers
Nick Bruse
June 2nd, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Sylvia’s detailed information about how they have attracted the financing and the partners necessary to continue the development of their technology was extremely valuable. One of the most challenging aspects of being an entrepreneur in a long lead time business is finding the support needed to get to a sustainable production level.
Thank you for sharing.
Rod Adams
Adams Atomic Engines, Inc.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Thanks for the comments Rod,
Its certainly the case that cleantech companies have longer time lines due to the research into the technologies, but also the commercialisation process.
Not only do you have to prove the technology works, but you then have to prove it works in the real world via a pilot, and then prove it scales up. All which requires time and money $$$$$.
Cheers
Nick