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BioSolar commences commercial production and sales of its BioBacksheet bio-based backsheet for solar panels(18/05/2010)
BioSolar, Inc. has announced the official commencement of high volume commercial production and sales of its bio-based backsheet for solar panels. The BioBacksheetTM is a protective backing for photovoltaic (PV) solar modules that replaces current expensive and environmentally hazardous petroleum-based backsheets. The primary material for the commercial grade BioBacksheet™ is a durable polyamide resin made from castor beans, which is then compounded with a secondary non-petroleum material dur... [more]
The PV industry must get serious about life-cycles of all the materials that go into PV panels(21/12/2009)
According to a new analysis by New Energy Finance, the 50 percent drop in cost per kilowatt hour for solar panels through 2009 is the “largest cost reduction in its history”. Dr. David Lee, CEO of BioSolar commented “Solar is widely hailed as the economic and environmental panacea for a greener future, but if the industry continues growing exponentially without planning ahead, it risks repeating the mistakes made by the microelectronics industry - now dealing with an ongoing legacy of toxic e... [more]
BioBacksheet expected to drive down the cost per watt of solar power(20/05/2009)
BioSolar, Inc. has announced that the BioBacksheetTM-C will be the company’s first product to be commercially available during the second half of 2009. The announcement follows BioSolar’s recent news that two of its products are currently in the pre-production stage and nearing qualification for full production. BioSolar’s line of proprietary BioBacksheet™ protective coverings are designed to replace expensive and hazardous petroleum-based film with a bio-based one derived from plant based re... [more]
BioBacksheet protective covering for photovoltaic solar cells gets closer to full scale commercial production(19/02/2009)
BioSolar, Inc. reports that results of testing on BioBacksheet™ samples from the first pre-production runs have been consistent and satisfactory, which gets the company one step closer to full scale commercial production. The BioBacksheet™, a protective covering for photovoltaic solar cells made from renewable plant sources, rather than the expensive petroleum-based film currently in use, is expected to cost less than traditional petroleum-based backsheets. Backsheets are used in virtually ... [more]
BioSolar files patent for BioBacksheet solar cell backsheet made from renewable plant based materials(28/12/2008)
BioSolar, Inc. has filed for worldwide patent protection of its proprietary BioBacksheet. BioBacksheet is the world’s first solar cell backsheet made from renewable plant based materials, rather than expensive and environmentally unfriendly petroleum-based alternatives currently in use. “With the solar industry growing globally, we are committed to ensuring the long-term interests of the company and its shareholders by protecting our intellectual property worldwide,” said Dr. David Lee, CEO o... [more]
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