Mazhar Bari, CEO

1st December 2010

Pilot Production to High Volume
Manufacturing

Vision statement
SolarPrint is an ethical,
innovative, world class
provider of secure and
sustainable Global Energy

Founded November 2008

Manufacturer of Dye Sensitised
Solar Cell (DSSC) modules

We are committed to being

at the forefront of
developing the next
generation of light
conversion technologies

SolarPrint HQ in Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland.

In a Nutshell: Photovoltaic of the Future

SolarPrint paves the way to the mass production of inexpensive photovoltaic
cells that could become commercially viable even without subsidies

SolarPrint produces Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC), made from abundant

materials in a simple all-printable process

Efficient from any angle of incidence, even at diffuse light, DSSC works where
other PV technologies fail - opening a world of new solar-powered applications

SolarPrint targets billion dollar markets, initially focusing on powering consumer

electronic devices, Automotive and building-integrated PV

The company is completing design of its first high volume manufacturing line

Senior Management Team

Advisory Board

Scientific Advisory
Board
Prof. Don MacElroy
Prof. Ravi Thampi

Rory Timlin
Operations

Dr. David
Jeng
R&D

Dr. Mazhar Bari

CEO

Roy Horgan
Bus. Dev.

Padraic White
Brendan Cummins
Prof. John Gregg
Harry Cassidy

Andre Fernon
Founder &
CFO

Dr. Jarl
Niskfolk
Manufacturing

Decades of combined experience in DSSC, material science,

nano ink formulation, chemistry, thin film manufacturing, finance
and technology commercialisation

DSSC: Artificial Photosynthesis

Achieves higher power output

Structure and Operation

over a day, as cell remains

efficient from any angle of
incidence and in diffuse light

Uses abundant materials and

a simple manufacturing
process - dramatically
lowering costs at high volumes

Can be made flexible and

colourful
Light absorbed by dye > electron injected
from excited dye into layer of titanium
dioxide (TiO2) > redox couple effect
generates electricity

Performance: SolarPrint DSSC vs. Silicon

Outdoors
Power Density at Various Angles (mW/cm2)

Indoors
Power Density at Various Light Intensities (W/cm2)

Lux

Photovoltaic Industry
Generation 1
Poly crystalline

Generation 2

Mono crystalline

a-Si thin film

Generation 3

Mature technologies, but cost

and efficiency improvements
hard to achieve due to
inherent limitations of silicon

Uses less silicon, but still

constrained by the same
material limitations
CdTe

OPV

CIGS

Break from silicon, but rely on

rare and toxic materials

Efficiencies still low, even in the

lab; no mass production solution

DSSC

12% efficiency already achieved,

but no mass production solution

Cost: SolarPrint DSSC vs. Silicon

Mono Crystalline Silicon and SolarPrint DSSC (US$ per Watt)

PRODUCT SEALING
STRATEGIES

Business Model
Raw Materials

Special DSSC
Materials &
Tools

Solar Cells &

Modules

System
Manufacturing
& Wholesale

Final
Assembly &
Retail

Focus on technology, materials & commercialisation

Develop commercial relationships with OEMs who

provide distribution channels for end product

R&D ->Pilot Production ->High Volume Manufacturing

Lean 5S
Sort

Set in
order

Shine

Standardize

Sustain

Six Sigma - DMAIC

Define

Measure

Analyse

Improve

Control

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DSSC SCALABILITY

Pilot Production
Efficiency
Lifetime
Reproducibility

Materials

Electrolyte
Dyes/TiO2
Substrates
Sealant

Processes

Supply Chain

Printability

Reproducibility

washer

Laser
scribe

HVM process flow

Printer

Cofire

Printer

Dryer

Cofire
furnace

Buffer
Dye soak
loader
Printer
Sealant

storage

Buffer

Solar
simulator

Assembly
machine

UV

washer

Laser
scribe

Printer
Printer

Cofire
furnace

Printer

Cofire
furnace

Printer

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DSSC SCALABILITY
Fully printable SolarPrint electrolyte

Uniform printed TiO2 layer

Electrolyte printed on top of TiO2

The link towards totally printable DSSC

The route to high-volume glass PV manufacturing
The solution toward roll-to-roll flexible DSSC manufacturing
The ultimate solution for low-cost PV

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DSSC SCALABILITY
Flexible counter electrode
Low temperature TiO2 paste/ink

Flexible DSSC
Printable electrolyte
Reel to reel technology

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Commercial Applications
Efficiency

Applications

Lifetime

2010

2012

2015

4-6%

7-8%

12%+

3-5 yrs

5-10 yrs

10-20 yrs

Building energy
systems

Consumer electronic
devices

Building Integrated PV
Automotive PV

Distributed power
generation

Supplying electricity to
the grid

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COMMERCIAL ROAD MAP

Automotive PV: FP7- SMARTOP

Programme
Call identifier
Proposal No.

: TRANSPORT
: FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1
: 265769- Acronym : SMARTOP

FP7 SMARTOP project starts December 2010

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COMMERCIAL ROAD MAP

Yearly sum of solar irradiation (kWh/m2)

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Glass

DSSC modular glass facade

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Location
(Daily)

DSSC

Si

Dublin

17.16 MW

12.225 MW

San Jose

21.81 MW

15.58 MW

For 60% coverage of a 200m tall skyscraper

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COMMERCIAL ROAD MAP

Commercial Development
2010

2011

2012

EU FP7s (SMARTOP (FIAT) & MOLESOL (IMEC))

EU FP7s (BIPV)

Codevelopment & Pilot Projects

HVM Revenue

Acknowledgements

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