Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, today inaugurated its Solar
Technologies Demonstration Center at its DSM Engineering Plastics facility in Pune, India. This state- of-the-art solar technology center has been built to demonstrate and showcase the performance of DSM's innovations in solar technology and will also reduce the plant’s CO2 footprint by using the renewable energy generated by the solar plant to meet 25% of the site’s electricity needs.
Technology for solar energy will play a central role in a more renewable energy balance of the future – a role that will become even more critical and valuable as the technology becomes more efficient and competitive.
DSM aims to help enable the penetration of solar energy by focusing on the development and commercialization of technologies and materials solutions that increase the efficiency and yield of solar modules, thereby increasing the energy generation and reducing the cost of solar electricity.
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| Mr. Bharath Sesha, Mr. Roelof Westerbeek and Mr. Oscar Goddijn. |
KhepriCoat®, an anti-reflective coating developed by DSM Advanced Surfaces, significantly increases the efficiency of solar panels by enabling more light to enter a solar device. At the demonstration center, the coating is successfully applied to panels of different makes and models, validating its performance for the solar industry. The center will also test a new light trapping technology which DSM is developing, which gives solar panels a performance boost utilizing smart 3D structures in a thin plastic foil.
Oscar Goddijn, Vice President, DSM Advanced Surfaces said, “We aspire to be a world leader in materials based solutions for solar photovoltaic technologies. Our newly commissioned solar energy plant in Pune is the first of our demonstration facilities to showcase our technologies to customers and stakeholders around the world. The demonstration center validates the performance of KhepriCoat®, DSM’s best-performing anti-reflective coating technology as well as our new light trapping technology and will test and demonstrate future technologies from our stable.”
With demand for energy increasing around the world, DSM recognizes the need to use alternative energy solutions for its own use. As an example of this approach, the DSM Engineering Plastics site in Pune now meets 50% of its total electricity requirements from renewable sources, of which 25% from the Solar Technologies Demonstration Center at the site and 25% already coming from wind power.
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| Mr. Sanjay Jain, Mr. Oscar Goddijn, Mr. Roelof Westerbeek, Mr. Bharath Sesha and Mr. Ivo Lansbergen. |
“These latest improvements in Pune are a reflection of DSM’s ongoing efforts to reduce environmental footprints, both within its own operations and along its value chains. The Pune site is one of the first sites that uses 50% renewable energy and we are aiming to increase this ratio further in future. The site has also reduced its water consumption by two-thirds. With the commencement of this solar plant, we DSM Inaugurates Solar Technologies Demonstration Center in India aim to push our sustainability agenda – which in turn means boosting economic prosperity, environmental
quality and social responsibility for the benefit of people and planet. We have exactly the same drive behind our market positioning in engineering plastics; our innovation efforts are also focused on sustainable development,” said Roelof Westerbeek, President DSM Engineering Plastics.
ABOUT THE COMPANY..!
DSM – Bright Science. Brighter Living.TM Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously.
DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM’s 24,500 employees deliver annual net sales of around €10 billion. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.
Or find on: DSM Advanced Surfaces is one of the three Emerging Business Areas (EBA) of the DSM Innovation Center.
These EBA’s are the growth engines for new business as part of the DSM in motion: driving focused growth strategy. DSM’s science-driven innovations help protect and improve the environment by improving energy and resource efficiency and by pioneering the development of alternative and renewable chemicals, materials and energy.
DSM Advanced Surfaces aims to accelerate the penetration of solar energy by focusing on the development and commercialization of technologies and materials solutions that increase the efficiency of solar modules, reducing the cost of the energy produced.
The flagship product on the market is its proprietary KhepriCoat® anti-reflective glass coating. The coating – a thin layer with a thickness of approximately 100 to 150 nm - is applied to the cover glass of solar modules and strongly reduces the reflection of sun-light. The result is an increase in the energy output of these modules of up to 4%.
The new light trapping technology being tested utilizes plastic foils with a smart 3D structure, consisting of so called “corner cubes”. These are tiny cubes pointing upwards. The cubes allow the light to enter the solar module, yet prevent the light from reflecting out of it. Effectively the light is trapped inside the module, with a result that it produces more energy.
Depending on the type, location and age of the module, the energy produced can go up by an additional circa 6 to 12%.
DSM Engineering Plastics is a global supplier of high-performance engineering thermoplastic solutions.
It has a focused portfolio of products; with each of them it has realized global leadership. In India, DSM Engineering Plastics has been directly selling and manufacturing engineering plastics since 1999 with the acquisition of Cenka Plastics. DSM Engineering Plastics India started greenfield operation in Jan 2009 with a world class manufacturing facility.
DSM continues to support its customer’ drive to achieve increasingly ambitious sustainability targets. The company offers polyamides, polyesters and high performance engineering plastics. These products are used in automotive, electrical and electronics, packaging and outdoor power equipment.
DSM Engineering Plastics India delivers the complete global portfolio of its products Stanyl®, Stanyl®Fortii®, Arnitel®, Arnite®, Akulon® and EcoPAXX®
DSM INDIA..!
DSM and its JVs in India functions under the sectors of Nutrition (DSM Nutritional Products, DSM Food Specialties), Performance Materials (DSM Resins, DSM Engineering Plastics, and DSM Dyneema), Polymer Intermediates (DSM Fibre Intermediates) and Innovation.
DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM has also committed itself to fight “hidden hunger” or micronutrient deficiency. As part of this commitment, DSM reaches out to over 100 million people in India through its nutrition intervention programs.
DSM and its JVs employs over 900 people in India across nine locations. In India the production locations include Toansa (Punjab), Ranjangaon (Pune), Ambarnath (Mumbai) and Vadodara (Gujarat). DSM has the Shared Services Center based in Hyderabad which is a strategic project of the company to handle finance and accounting activities.
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DSM India Communications
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