KUWAIT, March (KUNA) -- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) held a workshop on Monday, involving several experts from Japan, to discuss the use of nanotechnology in Kuwait for developing sustainable solar energy.
The workshop specifically targets the latest technology developed by Japan on the use of solar cells to generate electricity in hot desert climates, deputy chairman of KISR Nader Al-Awadhi said in a statement.
Some of the obstacles of applying solar technology are reoccurring dusty weather conditions and temperatures which climb to over 25 degrees Celsius, which are too high for solar cells to withstand.
Cooperation with Japanese universities will be discussed, in order to develop solar panels able to withstand the high temperatures, Al-Awadhi added.
The Kuwaiti government is funding a program to develop nanotechnology, with a memorandum of understanding already signed with a Japanese university to create solar panels able to operate in temperatures of up to 80 degrees Celsius, and that can continue to work under dusty weather conditions.
The end product will provide Kuwait with the opportunity to export the technology to countries of similar climate.
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Using nanoparticles in the manufacture of solar cells will do much to reduce manufacturing and installation costs.
Fonte: Kuwait News Agency
The workshop specifically targets the latest technology developed by Japan on the use of solar cells to generate electricity in hot desert climates, deputy chairman of KISR Nader Al-Awadhi said in a statement.
Some of the obstacles of applying solar technology are reoccurring dusty weather conditions and temperatures which climb to over 25 degrees Celsius, which are too high for solar cells to withstand.
Cooperation with Japanese universities will be discussed, in order to develop solar panels able to withstand the high temperatures, Al-Awadhi added.
The Kuwaiti government is funding a program to develop nanotechnology, with a memorandum of understanding already signed with a Japanese university to create solar panels able to operate in temperatures of up to 80 degrees Celsius, and that can continue to work under dusty weather conditions.
The end product will provide Kuwait with the opportunity to export the technology to countries of similar climate.
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Using nanoparticles in the manufacture of solar cells will do much to reduce manufacturing and installation costs.
Fonte: Kuwait News Agency
