ARLD's latest patent, entitled "Center-side method of producing superhydrophobic surface" was issued on June 5, 2018. U.S. patent 9,987,818, invented by Alan Lyons and Qianfeng Xu, is the company's third issued patent for superhydrophobic technologies.
ARLD in collaboration with CUNY and NREL wins BAPVC's DuraMAT funding through DOE
ARLD, in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded a Durable Module Materials—Consortium (DuraMAT) grant through the Bay Area PhotoVoltaic Consortium (BAPVC), funded by the Department of Energy, for research into "A Hybrid Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Coating with Combined Anti-Reflective and Anti-Soiling Properties". Professor Alan Lyons’ lab at CUNY’s College of Staten Island will be the PI and coordinate work with ARLD and NREL.
ARLD CTO Alan Lyons invited to present at 2017 Int'l. PV Soiling Workshop
CTO Professor Alan Lyons will be presenting ARLD's anti-reflective and anti-soiling KleanBoost™ surface for solar cover glass at the 2017 International PV Soiling Workshop in Dubai, UAE. The meeting is organized by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) Research and Development Centre in collaboration with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and will be held October 23-25, 2017.
