Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1096704

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1096704

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Towards a ten percent efficient organic solar cell. Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells have the potential to reduce costs of electricity production significantly below those using traditional solar cells. Successful development of a 10% efficient organic solar cell of improved durability would not only increase the use of this environmentally sustainable energy source but also increase Australian manufacturing opportunities. Solar photovoltaics has been identified as one of the most desirable future energy options with the potential to displace fossil fuels and result in better utilisation of hydroelectricity resources. However, significant cost reduction as targeted by this project is required to exploit the full potential of this environmentally benign technology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 30-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $335,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Polymers | Other Electronic Engineering | Optics And Opto-Electronic Physics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere | Solar-photoelectric |

Other Keywords

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Optics And Opto-Electronic Physics | Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere | Other Electronic Engineering | Polymers | Solar-photoelectric

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