G24 Innovations (G24i) announced its first shipment of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) photovoltaic modules to Hong Kong-based consumer electronics bag manufacturer, Mascotte Industrial Associates.
G24i said it marks the first commercial shipment of DSSC ever by any company.
The G24i photovoltaic panel will be integrated into a range of bags targeting the consumer market. The panel will harvest energy while used outdoors as well as in low light conditions indoors and repower mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones, e-books, cameras, and portable LED lighting systems.
The G24i module is based on a technology invented by the chemist, Prof. Michael Grätzel, Ph.D, Director, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne.
G24i first acquired a license to manufacture the technology in 2006, with unlimited worldwide distribution rights. Since then, G24i has developed a roll-to-roll manufacturing process which the company said can support a range of applications for the technology.
Mascotte will display the different styles of bags for the first time at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, on October 14. It expects that the first commercial designs will be available to consumer from Concord Keystone and Scratch Tracks by December.
Commenting on the announcement, G24i’s CEO, John Hartnett, said “Our goal is to deliver the future of mobile energy by personalizing solar power, which we will achieve by remaining at the forefront of design and development of this revolutionary light-harvesting technology.”
Prof. Michael Grätzel said, "I offer my heartiest congratulations on this splendid success which rewards years of hard work. I am grateful to the whole G24i team for overcoming the numerous challenging technical problems to produce flexible DSSCs for commercial clients in a roll-to-roll process for the first time."
The announcement is the first of a number of commercial partnerships under active development. As G24i builds its manufacturing to mass production levels, the company is focused on expanding the DSSC product portfolio through R&D and partnerships with other consumer product manufacturers. G24i said it will announce shortly its “Power Up Your Products” program allowing developers to use DSSC in their products and applications.
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