Andrew Blakers

Andrew Blakers

"Professor Andrew Blakers", Director of the Australian National University "Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems", is involved with the development of SLIVER Cell (TM) photovoltaic technology which uses just one tenth of the costly silicon used in conventional solar panels while matching power, performance, and efficiency. [ [http://solar.anu.edu.au/docs/CSES.pdf Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems] ]

Blakers invented the technology with colleague Dr Klaus Weber and developed it with funding from energy supplier Origin Energy and the Australian Research Council. Blakers and Weber won the Australian Institute of Physics' Walsh Medal for their work. [ [http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1805365.htm Super-skinny solar cells soak up the sun] ]

Origin Energy Solar is now making pre-production [http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Sliver_Solar_Cells SLIVER] modules at its A$20M pilot plant in Regency Park, South Australia. Origin expects to be manufacturing its sliver cell technology for the Australian market by 2008. [ [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21849479-5003680,00.html Thin-cell solar power soon] ]

ee also

*Martin Green
*Solar Cell
*Solar energy
*Solar power in Australia
*Photovoltaic and renewable energy engineering in Australia

References

External links

* [http://solar.anu.edu.au/docs/CSES.pdf Centre for sustainable energy systems]
* [http://solar.anu.edu.au/level_1/Images_GG.php Solar energy at the ANU]
* [http://info.anu.edu.au/MAC/Media/Media_Releases/_2005/_November/_161105solar2030.asp Solar energy has potential to dominate by 2030]
* [http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1805365.htm Super-skinny solar cells soak up the sun]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1865651.htm Sliver Cells]
* [http://solar.anu.edu.au/level_1/pubs/papers/IEEE_PVSC_31.pdf Sliver Solar Cells]
* [http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1224 Slicing the cost of solar power]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/saturdayextra/stories/2007/1920362.htm Interview with Blakers, "ABC Radio National Saturday Extra" 12 May 2007]


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