{"id":2065,"date":"2010-06-14T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:40","slug":"scientist-working-with-solar-power-wins-technology-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/scientist-working-with-solar-power-wins-technology-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist working with solar power wins technology award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2067\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Gratzel-Michael.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Gratzel-Michael-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo-Gratzel-Michael\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Gratzel-Michael-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Gratzel-Michael.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Michael Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel. Source: Millenium Prize<\/figcaption><\/figure>Professor Michael Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel, Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique F\u00c3\u00a9d\u00c3\u00a9rale de Lausanne (EPFL), won the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize with his research on dye-sensitized solar cells. The prize is awarded by the Technology Academy Finland and is the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest technology prize.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The constraint of solar energy has traditionally been its price. &#8216;Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel cells&#8217; provide a more affordable way of harnessing solar energy. Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel&#8217;s innovation is likely to have an important role in low-cost, large-scale solutions for renewable energy,&#8221; says the President and CEO of Technology Academy Finland, Dr Ainomaija Haarla.<br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>The decision was made by the Board of Directors of Technology Academy Finland, based on the recommendation of the International Selection Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Dye-sensitized solar cells are often described as &#8220;artificial photosynthesis&#8221;. The technology represents a promising alternative to standard silicon photovoltaics. It is made of low-cost materials and does not need an elaborate apparatus to manufacture. <\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel cells are still in relatively early stages of development but they show great promise as an inexpensive alternative to costly silicon solar cells and as an attractive candidate as a new renewable energy source. Recently, they made their debut in consumer products.<br \/>\n<!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/hiring-solar-installers-in-hawaii-for-a-clean-reliable-energy-source\/\" title=\"Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source\">Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Michael Gr\u00c3\u00a4tzel, Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique F\u00c3\u00a9d\u00c3\u00a9rale de Lausanne (EPFL), won the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize with his research on dye-sensitized solar cells. The prize is awarded by the Technology Academy Finland and is the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest technology prize. 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