I’m Paul Wyman, Senior Scientist at DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. My specialties are polymer synthesis and coating technology. At DSM I am part of a research team developing materials to improve the performance of solar panels. With the majority of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions being produced from fossil fuel consumption, research and development in the renewable energy sector are key steps towards tackling climate change. We are working on a portfolio of innovations focused on lowering the cost of solar energy by providing solid, durable and sustainable materials. Our solutions include light trapping technology, anti-reflective coatings, backsheets and an anti-soiling coating. Here’s a little bit about my colleagues who will be joining me during today’s AMA: Peter Pasman - PhD in physics, expertise in optical modelling Damien Reardon - PhD in chemistry, expertise in sol-gel chemistry and thin film coatings Ian Bennett - Expert in photovoltaic modules We will be live from 10:00 EST (16:00 CET) and will stay online for a few hours. We welcome your questions about renewable industry and our solar energy solutions. AMA! 10:00 EST - Hello from our team! We are live and ready to answer your questions. Ask us anything! 12:24 EST - Thanks for your questions today. You’ve certainly got us thinking and challenged us with some important topics. We hope we’ve provided you with some useful answers! Solar is a very motivating and exciting area to be working in, with plenty of science still to do to address one of the big issues of this generation - and it’s great to be part of it. Lots of your questions are about energy storage, better, more efficient, solar capture and the additional benefits solar can bring to society, please do take a look at our current Bright Minds Challenge as these up-and-coming pioneers have the potential to really take things forward in this space. Thank you for making our first Reddit AMA so welcoming and so much fun - we enjoyed it, hope you did too!