With its acquisition of SolarExcel, Royal DSM will be able to expand its solar energy enabling technologies portfolio to include light-trapping technology. SolarExcel will be integrated into DSM Advanced Surfaces, which currently supplies anti-reflective coatings under the brand of its proprietary KhepriCoat product.
Royal DSM, a life sciences and materials sciences company based in The Netherlands, has purchased SolarExcel for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition will expand DSM’s solar energy enabling technologies portfolio with the integration of SolarExcel’s proprietary light-trapping technology.
The technology, which works under all angles of incidence, features a textured polymeric sheet that can be laminated to the glass cover of a photovoltaic (PV) module.
Apart from increasing panel efficiency, this technology has the potential to lower costs through simplifications in module design and improve the efficiency of solar modules with a suboptimal orientation.
Royal DSM said SolarExcel will be integrated into DSM Advanced Surfaces, which currently supplies anti-reflective coatings under the brand of its proprietary KhepriCoat product.
DSM Advanced Surfaces VP Oscar Goddijn said the light trapping technology optimizes the efficiency of solar modules, reduces the energy costs per unit (Wp) and increases its performance in use (kWh).
“We believe this technology to be a next step in solar light management and expect strong interest from high end module makers,” Goddijn added.
SolarExcel CEO Ben Slager: “I am excited that SolarExcel has become part of the DSM family and DSM is dedicated to further develop this promising light trapping technology.”