uOttawa Engineering Researchers Join NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network
March 01, 2010
The Faculty of Engineering is proud to announce that uOttawa solar power researchers have received a grant of $250,000 to participate in the NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network.
The proposed NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network is comprised of 29 top scientists and engineers working in the field of advanced solar cell research, in 13 universities across Canada. The Network has strong support from partners in the private and public sector in Canada, who together aim to raise the status of solar photovoltaics (PV) as a renewable energy option in Canada by accelerating research and development, thereby translating this work into successful commercialization outcomes.
In particular, the Network will develop new Intellectual Property in PV for adoption by Canadian industry to supply strong domestic demand and to compete in a rapidly growing global marketplace. The Network will intensively train 88 research personnel over 5 years, providing highly skilled and creative employees to fill positions in industry and academia.
Two uOttawa Engineering research projects have been accepted into the NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network:
Third Generation Spectral Engineering for Increased Solar Cell Efficiencies run by Project Leader Rafael Kleiman; Co-applicants Trevor Hall, Karin Hinzer, Andrew P. Knights, and Peter Mascher; and Project Collaborators Matthew Halsall, and Russell Gwilliam.
Novel III-V and I-III-VI Based Multi-Junction Solar Cells run by Project Leader Karin Hinzer, and Project Co-applicants Ishiang Shih and Zetian Mi.
The Faculty congratulates all of our researchers for their inclusion in this prestigious research network. Their initiative demonstrates our continued commitment to research and development in the Ottawa Valley. Together, we can build the industries of tomorrow right here in our backyards.
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