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New Energy Unveils Patent-PendingTechnology to 'Spray' Solar Cells onto See-Thru Windows to GenerateElectricity; Novel system to ‘spray’ solar cells onto New Energy’sSolarWindow™ replaces slow, expensive methods with high-speed,cost-saving process; Previous breakthrough replaces‘visibility-blocking’ metal with see-thru, environmentally-friendlycompounds - Jan 11, 2010[url]www.newenergytechnologiesinc.com/_webapp_2723273/New_Energy_Unveils_Patent-Pending_Technology_to_‘Spray’_Solar_Cells_onto__See-Thru_Windows_to_Generate_Electricity[/url]
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Burtonsville, MD –January 11, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE),developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainableelectricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glasswindows, today announced that researchers have developed a novel,patent-pending process for ‘spraying’ solar cells and their relatedcomponents onto glass – a technical achievement recently presented inAZoNano’s (peer-reviewed, Journal of Nanotechnology Online; Dec. 20,2009), “Nanotechnology Thought Leaders” series.(Click here to view article:
www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleId=2470 )
“The ability to spraysolar coatings directly onto glass follows on the heels of our recentbreakthrough which replaced visibility-blocking metal withenvironmentally-friendly see-thru compounds, and marks an importantadvance in the development of our see-thru glass windows capable ofgenerating electricity,” announced Mr. Meetesh V. Patel, President andCEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc.
“Incommercial terms, this new spray technology could translate intoimportant manufacturing advantages for our SolarWindow™, includingsignificant cost-savings, high-speed production, and room-temperaturedeposition – common barriers to commercial success for innovative solartechnologies.”
Once scaled-up for use in commercial-scale production, researchersanticipate the ability to spray solar coatings directly onto NewEnergy’s first-of-its-kind see-thru SolarWindow™, currently underdevelopment, could provide significant commercial production advantagesover today’s thin-films. Conventional solar films aretypically manufactured using expensive and slow manufacturing methodswhich rely on high-temperature and finicky ‘vacuum deposition’processes for depositing solar materials onto substrates; the resultantproducts are simply too thick to allow for transparency, an importantconsideration in the development of a commercially viable solar-poweredglass window.
Last week, New Energy announced that researchers successfullyovercame one of the biggest transparency-related obstacles faced byscientists developing New Energy’s SolarWindow™ technology --- thepresence of metal, an opaque material which blocks visibility andprevents light from passing through glass. Eliminating metal has provedespecially challenging since the metal component acts as the negative‘polar contact’ – an important function in collecting the electricitygenerated from solar cells on the surface of the glass.
Last week’s breakthrough replaces this ‘visibility-blocking’ metalwith environmentally-friendly and more transparent compounds. Thesecompounds now function as the negative polar contact and collectelectricity from New Energy’s SolarWindow™.(Click here to view press release, announcing “New Energy AchievesMajor ‘Transparency’ Breakthrough in Development of See-Thru WindowsCapable of Generating Electricity”:
https://www.newenergytechnologiesinc.com/NENE201001 04.html)
The production ofsolar-generated electricity on glass is made possible by the world’stiniest working solar cells, which along with their related components,have now been successfully sprayed on to glass surfaces by researcherscurrently developing the Company’s SolarWindow™.
These ultra-small solar cells measure less than 1/4 the size of agrain of rice, are fabricated using environmentally-friendly materials,and successfully produce electricity, as demonstrated in a publishedpeer-reviewed study in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energyof the American Institute of Physics.(Click here to view study:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2998825)
Unique performanceproperties of New Energy’s ultra-small solar cells enable developmentof an ultra-thin film, only 1/1000th the thickness of a human hair, or1/10th of a micrometer. In contrast, conventional thin films areexponentially thicker, measuring several micrometers thick andinhibiting transparency. In photovoltaic applications such as see-thruwindows, where transparency is a primary concern, today’s thin filmsolar cells simply cannot be utilized to produce a transparent solarwindow for application in homes, offices, and commercial buildings.There are nearly 5 million commercial buildings in America,according to the Energy Information Administration, and more than 80million single detached homes. New Energy’s SolarWindow™ technology isunder development for commercial application in such buildings.
About New Energy Technologies, Inc.New Energy Technologies, Inc., together with its wholly ownedsubsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative andrenewable energy technologies. Among the Company’s technologies underdevelopment are:
+ MotionPower™ roadway systems for generating electricity bycapturing the kinetic energy produced by moving vehicles – apatent-pending technology, the subject of nine patent applications inthe United States and two international patent filings. An estimated250 million registered vehicles drive more than six billion miles onAmerica’s roadways, every day; and
+ SolarWindow™ technologies which enable see-thru windows togenerate electricity by ‘spraying’ their glass surfaces with theworld’s smallest known solar cells. These solar coatings are less than1/10th the thickness of ‘thin’ films and make use of the world’ssmallest functional solar cells, shown to successfully produceelectricity in a published peer-reviewed study in the Journal ofRenewable and Sustainable Energy of the American Institute of Physics.
Through established relationships with universities, researchinstitutions, and commercial partners, we strive to identifytechnologies and
business opportunities on the leading edge ofrenewable energy innovation. Unique to our business model is the use ofestablished research infrastructure owned by the various institutionswe deal with, saving us significant capital which would otherwise berequired for such costs as land and building acquisition, equipment andcapital equipment purchases, and other start up expenses. As a result,we are able to benefit from leading edge research while employingsignificantly less capital than conventional organizations.
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