Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
SwissINSO Begins Collaboration with the Solar Energy Laboratory and Building Physics Laboratory of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
SwissINSO, an innovative company offering turn key industrial
applications powered by solar energy (OTCBB:PASH), is pleased to
announce a collaboration with the Solar Energy Laboratory and Building
Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB) of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The two entities will hold an Open House
at EPFL on November 3rd, 2009 from 5- 7 pm at the LESO-PB
laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland. For more information and to
register to attend, please visit www.swissinso.com/openhouse/.
Under the terms of a technology transfer and research agreement signed
by SwissINSO, the company has access to a new process to coat glazing
for solar thermal collectors by vacuum magnetron sputtering deposition
of a colored layer opaque to the eye but transparent to solar energy.
The agreement includes intellectual property rights on future
developments made by the LESO-EPFL in this field. The technology
transfer is now becoming effective and collaboration has started.
Professor Jean Louis Scartezzini, Director of the Solar Energy and
Building Physics Laboratory of EPFL, commented, “The LESO-PB/EPFL has
developed new technologies for the glazing that is applied to solar
thermal collectors, and wishes that this technology is transferred to
industry in order to benefit the public. This revolutionary proprietary
nanotechnology was developed by Dr. Andreas Schueler and his team over
the last 7 years, and it represents over several million dollars spent
on research and development to bring it to the market. Indeed, three
full scale solar thermal collectors have already been manufactured using
commercial vacuum-based magnetron sputtering systems for depositing
nanocomposites in varying thickness and layers.”
Dr. Andreas Schueler states, “These solar thermal collectors are
innovative in that we can manufacture them in various color patterns
using nanotechnology. This is a major breakthrough, allowing architects
to use solar thermal collectors on the curtain wall of glazed buildings
while enhancing the aesthetic appearance of their architecture. We are
looking forward to working in close association with SwissINSO as they
commercialize this innovative product and its application to the solar
cooling of buildings.”
Dr. Yves Ducommun, CEO of SwissINSO said, “We are very pleased to be
associated with such a prestigious educational institution as the
LESO-PB at EPFL. This is a true partnership between the academic and
commercial worlds. We are excited about the future collaboration
potentials and synergies between SwissINSO and the LESO, and we have
already received numerous inquiries from architects and major
construction companies about this revolutionary solar energy product.
The alternative energy field is forecasted to grow significantly over
the foreseeable future, and we are keen to bring these cutting-edge
products to market and thus contribute to this expansion.”
About EPFL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), is
one of the premier academic institutions in Switzerland and Europe.
Charged with three missions - education, research and technology
transfer at the highest international level - EPFL is associated with
several specialized research institutes, and combined with its sister
institution in Zurich, the schools are among the pre-eminent educational
and applied research establishments in the world. The EPFL has always
nurtured a spirit of adventure and is dedicated to pursuing innovative
projects that are combining fundamental and applied research to the
advancement of Science.
About SwissINSO: SwissINSO SA, a Swiss corporation located in
Lausanne, Switzerland, utilizes its intellectual property assets to
provide environmentally friendly, innovative solar energy solutions and
related technology to meet growing global needs. The company’s goal is
to become a world leader in turn-key solutions using renewable energy
for the purification and desalination of water and the air cooling of
buildings. Additional information can be found at http://www.swissinso.com.
Safe Harbor Statement: A number of statements contained in this
press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including our ability to raise capital when needed and on
acceptable terms and conditions, the intensity of competition and
general economic factors. The actual results SwissINSO, recently
acquired by Pashminadepot.com, may achieve could differ materially from
any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties.
SwissINSO encourages the public to read the information provided here in
conjunction with its most recent filings, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov.