索比光伏網（Solarbe.com）長春電11月4日，中國科學院所屬三家研究所與染料敏化太陽能電池(DSSC)生產商G24 Innovations (G24i)正式簽約，承擔該技術的工業開發及業務擴展。這三家科研院所分別為：中國科學院的長春應用化學研究所（CIAC）、天津的國家納米技術與工程研究院（CNANE）以及中國納米技術產業化基地(NIBC)，三家研究機構將共同推進DSSC的工業化，使G24i的太陽能技術在材料、生產及科研方面取得重大進展。
 
　　中國科學院長春應用化學研究所和國家納米技術與工程研究院首席研究員，中國高性能DSSC方面的領軍科學家王鵬教授說：“我很高興，也很自豪能夠將Graetzel教授的技術以這樣有意義的方式帶入中國，也對G24i成為第一家有能力大規模靈活生產染料敏化太陽能電池的公司感到欣喜”。
 
　　作為天津濱海新區國家納米技術與工程研究院及中國納米技術產業化基地負責人的許建中教授，關注在國家納米技術與工程研究院的支持下的高科技企業有多少能被吸引到中國納米技術產業化基地，并創造就業機會。“我希望在這里發明的技術能夠最終投入生產”，他強調說：“王鵬做得很好，他建立了自己的納米技術的團隊。但是，研究團隊并沒有關注生產，這就是我想和G24i合作的原因。”
 
　　對于與中國科學院所的合作，G24i的首席執行官John Hartnett解釋說：“這個協議代表著G24i實現發展的重要機會，在這些中國科研機構的幫助下，我們有信心在短期內實現成本的削減并加速商業化。”
 
　　首批商用染料敏化太陽能電池（DSSC）于三周前正式上市，該電池可替代傳統的硅太陽能電池，這種創新技術突破了電池對環境損耗的局限。
 
　　據介紹，染料敏化太陽能電池的獨特之處在于它非常耐用、輕便、適用性強，并能在低光度的室內及室外發電。DSSC組件可有效地裝置于衣服、帳篷、電子廣告牌，亦適用于裝置于大廈室內的太陽能光伏系統，這些系統受當地條例規限，要求即場發電，或要附有主要的節能措施。G24i專利的高速連續式生產程序，讓公司可在占地23英畝的18.7萬平方尺廠房進行大量生產。
 
　　G24i獲歐洲的瑞士Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 授權，生產太陽能光伏染料電池技術，并賦予全球無限制的分銷權，這包括所有現時及未來的知識產權。

Just three weeks after G24 Innovations (G24i) successfully launched the world’s first commercial application of Dye-Sensitive Solar Cells (DSSC), the global pioneer of DSSC announced that it has signed a formal agreement with three of China’s most prestigious institutes to accelerate industrial development of the technology. Continuing its expansion, G24i has signed an agreement with the China National Academy of Nanotechnology & Engineering (CNANE) in Tianjin, together with the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC) which is part of the China Academy of Sciences, and the Nanotechnology Industrialization Base of China (NIBC).

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells are unique in that they are extremely robust, lightweight and durable, and produce electricity in low-light conditions indoors as well as outside. G24i’s DSSC modules are so versatility that they can be used in industries as diverse as personal electronics, building and construction, and military and defense where rugged conditions and wide variations in lighting can apply.

The contract signals the intent of the parties to establish an accelerated growth platform for the industrialization of G24i’s technology. The three national Chinese institutes have agreed to commit their resources to industrializing DSSC with the objective of making significant advances in materials, manufacturing and scientific aspects of G24i’s thin-film solar technology. The agreement comes on the heels of G24i’s debut at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair where the announcement of new G24i new solar products received widespread attention from industry and top tier media in the region.

Commenting on the signing of the agreement, chief executive officer of G24i, John Hartnett, explained: “This agreement represents a very significant opportunity for G24i to tackle some developmental challenges. With the help of these major Chinese Institutes, we are confident that we can achieve significant cost reductions in the near term and drive commercialization at an even more accelerated pace.”

Inventor of the DSSC “Graetzel Cell” and professor at the Swiss institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale