- 7 July 2005 -

Sliver carves into awards

Solar technology developed at The Australian National University has won its second environmental award in less than a month.

Sliver solar cells, invented at the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at ANU in collaboration with Origin Energy, have won a Global 100 Eco-Tech Award to be presented at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan.

The technology was recognised by the Japanese solar industry for its potential to prevent global warming.

“This second win is further reward for the years of dedication by CSES and Origin researchers and ongoing confirmation of the potential of Sliver technology to revolutionise the solar energy industry,” said Mr Ray Prowse, manager of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems.

Sliver is a monocrystalline solar photovoltaic technology that uses dramatically less silicon than other solar cells. Small volumes of Sliver panels are now being produced at a dedicated Origin Energy plant in Adelaide, South Australia and the solar team is working towards producing larger modules for scale production in coming years