Action of Love
A Coalition of LOVE Sharing Acts of Love
This group space is a place where all people can come to share inspirations on Actions of Love. During these times of Political and Environmental kaos, people who are actively engaged in alternative practices, setting the stepping stones and being the change, can share their visions of hope. This is a place where people can find inspiration in what others ...learn more
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Created: Feb 03, 2008
Updated: Nov 01, 2009
Membership: Open
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Problem [Edit]
The most common method used to generate electricity is by burning fossil fuels. This method not only creates a large amount of pollutants, but is also unsustainable. Current solar technology, although sustainable, is expensive and requires large amounts of electricity and silicon to manufacture due to the purity of silicon needed.
To make matters worse, silicon cells need to have a close to optimum conditions to work. That means - no shadows are being cast on the cells, it has to be a relatively clear day and it needs to be facing the sun to work.
Action [Edit]
Dyesol is leading the industrialisation of dye solar cell (DSC) technology, the most advanced 3rd generation solar technology. DSC has been described as the most promising advancement of solar technology since the invention of the silicon cell.
DSC has been described as 'artificial photosynthesis'. Instead of using chlorophyll, DSC uses a very thin layer of special dyes, on a very thin layer of light absorbing material to collect the energy from sunlight. This energy is transformed into electricity. Because it works like the leave, it can absorb light from either side, does not have to be facing the sun to work well and can generate electricity in all light conditions - cloudy days, in dappled light and works from dusk til dawn.
DSC modules can be transparent or opaue and be integrated into buildings as a feature wall or window, it is cheaper and easier to manufacture & uses less energy in its production, it uses very little quantites of very rare materials in its manufacture, and it can be applied to many different materials - glass, metal, plastic, quartz, etc.
Results [Edit]
Dyesol is working hard with many other companies to make DSC available to everyone.
Dyesol is working with make metal roofs that generate electricity a reality in the United Kingdom.
Dyesol is working to make glass panels for windows, walls and doors that generate electricity a reality.
Dyesol is working to bring battery powered products that can be charged whilst being used in the sun a reality.
