The United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory today reported that silicon nanoparticles show high-energy effect capable of converting more of the sun’s energy to electricity in a Department of Energy study; they confirmed that the power performance of solar cells was boosted by 60-70% in separate study of nanoparticles used in Octillion Corporation’s NanoPower Windows.  Octillion Corporation announced today that researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) observed a new and important high-energy effect in silicon nanoparticles – the principal material used in Octillion’s NanoPower Window technology - which results in a process where more of the sun’s energy is converted into electricity.

“This third-party research by the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory validates our long-held belief that silicon nanoparticles have the ability to generate significant energy from sunlight,” explained Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, President and CEO of Octillion Corp. “These research findings also support our recent decision to accelerate development and double our research funding following encouraging outcomes and completion of our developmental prototype window, a major breakthrough milestone.”