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GLOBAL RENEWABLES ONLINE - JANUARY 2012
ADVANTAGES OF DSC TECHNOLOGY
• Much l es s sens i t i ve to angl e
of inc i dence of rad i at i on – i t i s a
“ l i ght sponge” soaked wi th dye
• Per forms over wi des t range of
l i ght condi t i ons
• Low sens i t i v i t y to ambi ent
t emperature changes
• Much l es s sens i t i ve to shadowing
– can be di ode f ree
• Opt i on for t ransparent modul es
– enab l ing wi der appl i cat i ons
• Trul y bi f ac i al – absorbs l i ght
f rom both faces – can be inver t ed
• Produc t i on f ac i l i t i es for DSC
ut i l i se commonl y avai l abl e l ow
cos t proces s ing equi pment , vas t l y
cheaper than that requi red for
s i l i con ce l l s
• DSC modul es have l ower
embodi ed energy than al l other
forms of so l ar ce l l s
• DSC can be packaged in tandem
des i gns to produce int egrat ed
power packs , sensor so lut i ons ,
di rec t chemi ca l manufac tur ing
• DSC power can be amp l i f i ed by
tandem and opt i ca l t echni ques
wi thout use of concent rator
Photographer - Thomas Bloch
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - DYESOL