SANTA CLARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC - News), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar modules, was hailed as a “PV innovation on the leading edge for 2010” in the December/January cover story of Renewable Energy Focus (http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5234/solar-pv-innovation-the-new-buzz-/).
In the first of a series of articles on advances in solar photovoltaics (PV), author Joyce Laird looks at how innovation can create a profitable playing field in the solar PV marketplace, including BioSolar’s quest to eliminate dangerous toxins found in traditionally petroleum-based backsheets of solar panels.
“There are several different types of backsheets, but all are petroleum based,” said Dr. David Lee, CEO of BioSolar, in the cover story titled PV Innovations on the Leading Edge for 2010. “(The BioBacksheet) provides a perfect moisture barrier environment as well as electric insulation.”
BioSolar’s BioBacksheets come in several different models including two for the crystalline silicon market (including BioBacksheet-C) and one for the thin film market (BioBacksheet-A).
In a recent DomesticFuel.com podcast, David Lee notes, “BioSolar’s mission is to replace the petroleum component with something we can grow, something that we can renew, such as bio-based components.” These components - castor beans and cotton - provide photovoltaic manufacturers with a less expensive alternative that doesn’t do nearly as much harm to the environment after its lifespan has run its course.
“The solar industry will have some of the same problems the electronics industry had unless we plan now,” says Lee in a recent Grist.org article referencing toxins frequently found in traditional solar panels. “The solar industry involves a lot of toxic chemicals and we have to look at the lifecycle of these materials, from mining to manufacturing.”
About BioSolar, Inc.
BioSolar, Inc. has developed a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that will reduce the cost per watt of solar cells. Most of the solar industry is focused on photovoltaic efficiency to reduce cost. BioSolar is the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing petroleum-based plastic solar cell components with durable bio-based materials. To learn more about BioSolar, please visit our website at http://www.biosolar.com.
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