Octillion Corp. (OTCBB: OCTL), an alternative energy technology
incubator, today announced efforts to streamline the deposition of
silicon nanoparticles on to glass, an important process in development
of the Company’s NanoPower Window technology,
a novel transparent window capable of generating electricity.
For the first time, while following previously established protocols for
producing lab-scale prototypes, a traditionally time-consuming and
cumbersome process for depositing nanoparticles on to glass has been
successfully replaced with a faster, more cost-effective,
commercially-available deposition technology. Octillion’s
NanoPower Window technology employs silicon nanoparticles that have the
potential to enable conventional home, office and industrial glass
windows to convert solar energy into electricity.
“This advancement allows us to speed-up one of
the most important steps in development of our NanoPower Window
technology, and certainly helps better prepare for the transition from
the lab towards larger-scale testing and production,”
explained Mr. Nicholas S. Cucinelli, President and CEO of Octillion
Corp. “This new ability to integrate
off-the-shelf components in the deposition process is promising and
indicative of a path towards building a lower-cost production technology.”
To date, manually-constructed, purpose-built, custom electrospray system
elements have been used for depositing nanoparticles on glass
substrates. Now these critical mechanical components have been
successfully replaced with less costly commercial components,
conventionally limited to use in the manufacture of powerful,
high-sensitivity chemical analytics instruments.
In the months ahead, the Company plans to further refine its proprietary
electrospray system, enhance quality control and consistent replication
of lab-scale samples, and continue efforts to identify, evaluate and
acquire additional strategic, enabling, and complementary technologies.
About Octillion Corp.
Through established relationships with universities, research
institutions and government agencies, we strive to identify technologies
and business opportunities on the leading edge of innovation that have
the potential of serving significant and unmet market needs. Once a
technology has been identified, we fund the research and development
activities relating to the technology with the intention of ultimately,
if warranted, licensing, commercializing and marketing the subject
technology, either through internal resources, collaborative agreements
or otherwise.
Unique to our business model is the use of established research
infrastructure owned by the various institutions we deal with, saving us
significant capital which would otherwise be required for such things as
land and building acquisition, equipment and furniture purchases, and
other incidental start up costs. As a result, we are able to benefit
from leading edge research while employing significantly less capital
than conventional organizations.
Among our current research and development activities is the development
of a technology that could adapt existing home and office glass windows
into those capable of generating electricity from solar energy without
losing significant transparency or requiring major changes in
manufacturing infrastructure. When thin films of silicon nanoparticles
are deposited (sprayed) onto silicon substrates, ultraviolet light is
absorbed and converted into electrical current. With appropriate
connections, the films act as nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cells that
convert solar radiation to electrical energy.
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