QD Soleil™ Announces Allowance of Claims for Nano-enabled Solar
Concentrators
Palo Alto, CA. June 23, 2009 – QD Soleil™, a division of
Nanosys, Inc., announced today
that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed the company
patent claims based
on the use of nanostructures for solar concentrators. Solar concentrators
magnify the sun’s rays
on a small area of highly efficient solar cells. Such concentrators can
dramatically reduce the
cost of solar energy systems because the active solar cells can be made
much smaller and
thinner. Concentrator technology can be used in traditional utility-scale
solar farms in addition to
novel window glass applications, where the window tinting can be used to
generate electricity by
integrating a PV cell at the glass edge. QD Soleil uses its quantum dot
technology to efficiently
capture and concentrate light in a very narrow band at the edge of the glass.
The properties of
quantum dots make them particularly well suited and superior to other approaches
for light
concentration, such as organic dyes which have short lifetimes.
“We feel strongly that these new nano-enabled light concentrator systems
will allow U.S.
companies to replace large areas of expensive crystalline solar cells with
cost-advantaged metal
and plastic concentrator systems and efficient small-area solar cells, ”
said Vijendra Sahi vice
president and general manager of QD Soleil. “Our quantum dot technology
and strong IP
position provide a winning advantage for companies that want to establish
a leadership position
with these new enabling solar applications”.
About QD Soleil
QD Soleil is a division of Nanosys Inc. focused on the use of proprietary
nanotechnology in solar
panel cell designs. QD Soleil controls a seminal intellectual property estate
that includes over
500 patents and patent applications. The technology has been refined over
many years by
Nanosys and exploits best in class inorganic material compositions, processing
and integration
chemistries, and includes the most stable nanomaterial formulations known
in the field.
Applications of the technology and intellectual property are broad and include
additive
enhancement layers for light conversion engineering, nano-particle inks,
light waveguide
concentrators and nanomaterial composites for enhancing overall solar cell
efficiency.
For more information about QD Soleil, visit www.qdsoleil.com
.
About Nanosys, Inc.
Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology enabled products
utilizing high
performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of the broadest
technology
platforms in the industry with over 650 patents and patent applications
covering fundamental
areas of nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, Calif. and privately held,
Nanosys collaborates
with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance
products for the life
sciences, computing, lighting, renewable energy, and defense industries.
For more information
about Nanosys, visit www.nanosysinc.com
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QD Soleil Contact:
Vijendra Sahi, VP and GM QD Soleil
Tel: 650-906-9230
Email: vjsahi@qdsoleil.com
