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Dr Vishal Shrotriya, Technology Researcher
Solarmer Energy, Inc, United States
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given at Printed Electronics USA 2008 on Dec 04, 2008.
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Speaker BiographyDr. Vishal Shrotriya is leading the Solarmer Energy's efforts on commercialization of plastic solar cells. He has been active in the field of organic electronic materials and devices for the last 7 years with focus on plastic solar cells. He has co-authored more than 25 journal papers and patents and has presented at several international conferences. Dr. Shrotriya received his BS in Materials Science from IIT Bombay, India and MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science from UCLA in 2007. He also completed the Technology Management Program from Caltech in 2008. Company ProfileSolarmer Energy Inc. is a developer of transparent, flexible plastic solar panels, the next wave in generating renewable energy from the sun. These solar panels are opening the door for a wide range of new application areas in renewable energy, which are not currently addressable with conventional silicon solar panel technology. Our company's solar panels have the potential to reduce the cost of renewable energy down to 12-15 cents/kWh and less than $1/Watt, which means plastic solar panels will be the first in solar capable of generating electricity on par with conventional fuel costs. Solarmer was founded in 2006 to commercialize this technology, which was developed by Professor Yang Yang at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. The company has licensed this technology from UCLA and additional technology developed by Professor Luping Yu at the University of Chicago. These plastic solar panels, made from very thin layers of plastics and other materials, convert solar energy into electricity in a very cost-effective way.
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