Feb 10 2009
DuPont recently showcased a wide range of highly specialized solutions, products and services for the unique challenges of the renewable energy industry at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) and exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
At the event – the world’s largest conference and exhibition on renewable and future energy solutions, innovations, policy and vision - DuPont exhibited its newest offerings designed to benefit photovoltaic solar solutions, wind turbine energy systems, clean technologies and biobutanol, and cellulosic ethanol programs.
“The need for truly sustainable options for twenty-first century life remains one of the most critical challenges facing the global community,” said Stephan Padlewski, market and program leader, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions. “That is why DuPont continues to deliver some of the world’s most innovative materials for renewable energy. WFES offers an ideal opportunity to share how DuPont is putting science to work for a more sustainable future, developing materials for wind turbine systems, fuel cell technologies, and photovoltaic solutions, where the market has been growing rapidly.”
DuPont estimates the photovoltaic market has grown by more than 50 percent recently. Through innovation and investments in materials, technology development and manufacturing, DuPont is accelerating its ability to deliver innovations that will improve the lifetime and efficiency of photovoltaic modules, and to deliver enough production capability to help keep pace with the fast-rising global demand.