Opus Materials Technologies and TWI collaborate to develop anti-soiling coatings for solar panels

Materials-by-design approach to nanotechnology coatings optimise energy generation and prevent surface contamination Cambridge, UK 7th November 2017 Opus Materials Technologies Ltd, industrial coating specialists, together with TWI Ltd, global leaders in nanotechnology engineering and research, are in the advanced stages of developing a ground-breaking anti-soiling, self-cleaning & durable industrial coating for application onto solar panels. Branded as Solar Sharc®, this innovative new coating is being taken to market by Opus who are working with a consortium of researchers and commercial companies including TWI, Above Surveying Ltd, Cornelius Specialties Ltd and…

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Opus Materials Technologies and TWI collaborate to develop anti-soiling coatings for solar panels

Materials-by-design approach to nanotechnology coatings optimise energy generation and prevent surface contamination Cambridge, UK 7th November 2017 Opus Materials Technologies Ltd, industrial coating specialists, together with TWI Ltd, global leaders in nanotechnology engineering and research, are in the advanced stages of developing a ground-breaking anti-soiling, self-cleaning & durable industrial coating for application onto solar panels. Branded as Solar Sharc®, this innovative new coating is being taken to market by Opus who are working with a consortium of researchers and commercial companies including TWI, Above Surveying Ltd, Cornelius Specialties Ltd and…

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Prysmian Group and Nanocomp Technologies sign technology cooperation agreement

Aim is to fit nanotechnologies to cable systems for power grids, telecom networks and industrial applications Milan, 30 May 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, and Nanocomp Technologies Inc., a world-leading U.S. company specialised in the production of carbon nanotube-based products and materials, have signed a technology cooperation agreement aimed at testing and improving the use of these technologies in power transmission, power distribution, telecom networks, control and instrumentation applications. The firms have also agreed to evaluate, at a later stage of…

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