Silicon Valley's high-tech companies XeroCoat, today announced that the company enter the solar market. XeroCoat target in the solar energy collection and use of solar energy field, and to that end to development and production of high-performance anti-reflective coatings absorb solar energy. XeroCoat's anti-reflective coatings solar coating technology, can effectively increase the conversion efficiency of solar energy, increase energy output for solar systems to provide an efficient low-cost absorption coating.
University of Queensland in Australia by two researchers created XeroCoat company, has been the internationalization of R & D team, to optical materials and solar energy materials research and development and continuous innovation will be the introduction of paint application products market, promote solar energy industry Scientific and technological progress. XeroCoat currently has with a large field of solar energy manufacturers signed an anti-reflective coatings absorb the supply contract, this application of paint in the business of the production line. In addition, this field of solar energy manufacturers XeroCoat company will also use other optical coatings and thermal systems coating material.
XeroCoat anti-reflective coatings using the absorption of solar energy plates, has a higher rate of conversion of light energy, especially in the moonlight (an increase of 3 per cent) and the early morning (an increase of 6 per cent) under the conditions. This means that the solar panels manufacturers can enhance the company's product energy conversion rate, improving product competitiveness in the market. According to XeroCoat the assessment shows that no adjustment in the performance of solar cells, the new coating can also improve the solar 0.5% to 0.75% efficiency in the use of.
Source: SpecialChem Jul. 11, 2008
