Dyesol - Coolest Company in Australia
November 25 2013 - 7:32PM
Business Wire
Dyesol (ASX:DYE) has been named the ‘Coolest Company in
Australia’ beating 100 finalists to the top spot, as well as
winning the Innovation Award at the Australian Anthill Cool Company
Awards, the second largest business awards in Australia that
attracts over 900 nominations and applications each year. The
awards recognise companies that are doing things differently to
bring about positive change and highlights the achievements of
impressive and novel organisations.
Dyesol is officially Australia’s Coolest Company for a number of
reasons including its development and application of Dye Solar Cell
technology and its vision to take photosynthesis beyond plants to
revolutionise how the world manufactures energy.
“The Cool Company Finalists are among the most impressive
businesses in Australia today. But that alone doesn’t make them
'Cool.' They can be amazing, innovative, one-of-a-kind,” said James
Tuckerman, Anthill Magazine founder. “Judging takes into account
far more than mere business variables, such as revenue and wealth.
The criteria are geared to consider other qualities, from the
disruptive nature of the product or service to the culture of the
organisation.”
Richard Caldwell, Dyesol's Executive Chairman said: "Dyesol is
an Australian solar company seeking to make a fundamental
difference to the way energy is generated and consumed on the
Planet through the integration of its revolutionary solid-state Dye
Solar Cell technology into the building envelope. The Coolest
Company in Australia Award for 2013 will fuel our ambitions to make
this a global commercialisation success."
And the good news doesn’t stop there. In addition, the Chairman
of Dyesol’s Technical Advisory Board Dr. Michael Graetzel has
received two awards in the last week, the first is the highly
renowned Marcel Benoist Prize and the second is the Leigh Ann Conn
Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville,
Kentucky U.S.A.
In the US, Dr. Graetzel has won the $50,000 Leigh Ann Conn Prize
for Renewable Energy for merging nanoscience with photoconversion
to develop the dye-sensitised solar cell (DSC), also known as the
‘Graetzel cell.’ DSCs are potentially easier and less costly to
produce than silicon-based solar cells. Dr. Graetzel was recognised
for an outstanding renewable energy idea and achievement with
global impact.
“Dr. Graetzel is the international leader in making solar energy
more efficient, practical and affordable. The University of
Louisville values his research, and we are proud that he is the
first winner of the Leigh Ann Conn Prize,” said University of
Louisville President James Ramsey.
Dr. Graetzel is also the recipient of the Marcel Benoist Prize
2013, commonly known as the ‘Swiss Nobel Prize’, awarded to
scientists for “the most useful scientific discovery or study, in
particular in disciplines which are of significance for human
life.”
The Marcel Benoist Prize, the oldest scientific award in
Switzerland, has come to be regarded as the Swiss Confederation’s
highest recognition for outstanding achievements in the sciences
and the humanities.
About Dyesol Limited
Dyesol is a renewable energy company and leader in Solid State
Dye Solar Cell (ssDSC) technology. ssDSC is a thin-film
photovoltaic enabling technology which can be applied onto glass,
metal or plastic surfaces. Dyesol is a publicly listed company:
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: DYE), German Open Market (FWB:
D5I), and the USA’s OTC Market (OTCQX: DYSOY). Learn more at
www.dyesol.com and subscribe to our mailing list in English or
German.
About Dye Solar Cell Technology
Solid State Dye Solar Cell (ssDSC) technology is a thin film,
opaque or transparent, photovoltaic technology printed onto glass,
metal or polymer substrates in a series of nanometre-thin layers
encapsulated under protective sealants. The key material layers
include an inorganic halide-based perovskite light-absorber, a
nano-porous metal oxide of titanium dioxide, and a typically
organic hole transport material of spiro-MeOTAD. Light striking the
sensitiser excites electrons which are absorbed by the titania to
become an electric current. Dyesol’s technology has lower cost and
embodied energy in manufacture, produces a stable stream of
electricity in lower light conditions, and can be directly
incorporated into the building envelope as renewable-energy
generating glass façade or steel roofing.
Media & Investor Relations Contacts:Dyesol
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EuropeDR Reuter Investor RelationsEva Reuter, +49 177 605
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