MANUFACTURING:

Silex Solar - Sydney Olympic Park

• Manufactures world-class solar cells and panels
  
• Marketed to the residential and commercial sectors
• Technology roadmap to increase cell efficiency from 17% (currently) to >20% 2012 (target)
  

TECHNOLOGY:

in summary -

1. Based on two sets of advanced materials
   • Isotopically engineered materials
     (SILEX Technology)
   • Band-gap engineered materials
     (Translucent Technology)
2. For potential application to two industries –
   • Alternative Energy
     (Uranium Enrichment, Solar Energy, Thermoelectric Power)
   • Semiconductors/Photonics
     (Optical Silicon, ‘SOI’, ‘High-k’)