Dyesol Exceeds Stringent PV Durability Test by 400 Percent

Dyesol Limited, a dye solar cell industry leader, announced its solar-enabling technology has exceeded a key international photovoltaic (PV) industry standard test for long-term durability by 400%.

Speaking at the European Materials Research Society Conference in Strasbourg, France, Dyesol chief scientist Dr. Hans Desilvestro explained that the “gold-standard” of novel PV device development is certification by an international standard such as IEC 61646, where one of the harsher tests requires product stability at a constant temperature of 85°C for more than 1,000 hours.

“Dyesol has tested its industrially scalable dye solar cell materials, and the material set maintained over 90% of initial performance after an extremely stressful test of 5,000 hours at a constant temperature of 85°C,” Dr. Desilvestro said. “Our dye solar cell technology has exceeded the time required under one of the most stringent IEC durability tests by 400%.”

This is another significant result for Dyesol, following the recently announced major breakthrough in solid state DSC energy output efficiency performance.

The announcement relates to the liquid-based DSC system, and the company is also moving forward with similar evaluations for the solid state DSC system. Dyesol and its R&D collaboration partners will continue to develop liquid-based and solid-state technologies in parallel to suit applications most relevant to their specific attributes.

Key markets for dye solar cell technology include building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), consumer electronics and remote sensors.