Research & Development

Viable Photovoltaic Coating Systems

The work in this area is aimed at developing state-of-the-art thin film photovoltaic systems that are suitable for integration into the Tata Steel Group products. Part of the work focusses on the further development of technology developed by DyeSol, a company specialising in photovoltaics, and is done in collaboration with that company. A second work stream concentrates on the further development of steel as a substrate for PV systems. In the course of the financial year, a dedicated facility for the development of PV systems based on steel substrates, including a pilot line, was set up on the site of Corus Colors in Shotton. The first coating trials on the pilot line were highly promising.