瑞士洛桑联邦高等理工学院的Michael Graetze是一位科学家和光子学教授。对于世界其他地方而言，他是“依尔格莱策尔电池的发明者，”——该电池更出名的名字是dye-sensitize太阳能电池。 DSSCs是太阳系中第三代领导集体的创新，具有低成本，易生产，薄，灵活等特点。
千年技术奖每隔两年会授予“具体的，突破性的创新技术，对生命和人类福祉的质量产生有利影响的发明创造。”显然芬兰科学院认为，将来Graetzel电池会发挥重要作用的一太阳能技术，以及太阳能发电和能源消费都会受到影响。
正如太阳能研究和开发一样，太阳能电池第一线必须实现同行转换，当今太阳能行业已商业化。
At École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, Michael Graetzel is a scientist and professor of photonics and interfaces. To the rest of the world, he is the inventor of “Graetzel Cells,” better known as dye-sensitized solar cells. DSSCs are leaders among third generation solar innovations. They are low-cost, easy to produce, thin and flexible if need be.
The Millennium Technologies Prize is awarded every two years for a “specific and groundbreaking innovation that has a favorable impact on the quality of life and human well-being.” The Finnish academy obviously believes that Graetzel cells will play a major role in the future of solar technology, as well as energy generation and consumption.
Like its peers on the front lines of solar research and development, the Graetzel solar cell must achieve commercialization with conversion efficiencies rivaling today’s solar industry leaders (10-percent efficiency has been reached in the laboratory). Professor Graetzel’s million-plus dollar Millennium Prize at least ensures his research will not end anytime soon.
