16
May
'08
ANU wins DuPont Innovation Award
SYDNEY. Friday 16 May: The Australia National University was today announced winner of DuPont Australia and New Zealand's most prestigious Innovation Award, the Chairmanas Award, for its Second Generation Sliver Cell Technology.
Hailed as a breakthrough in photovoltaic technology, ANU's Sliver Cell Technology uses innovative cell handling, assembly and electrical interconnection processes to form Raft SLIVER cell sub-modules. These cells could reduce photovoltaic module manufacturing costs by 60%, providing an economical, environmentally sustainable, renewable energy technology. Read press release.
