Chief Scientist and Head of R&D

Dr Md Mokhlesur Rahman is a world-renowned scientist and an expert on the novel, safe and reliable energy storage and conversion technologies with 25 years nano materials and battery research experiences. Currently, Dr Rahman’s research focuses oninnovative methods for recycling end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules using non-toxic and less expensive reagents. His breakthrough technology effectively recovers critical materials like silicon & silver from PV waste without cross-contamination, enabling their reuse in sustainable applications. This breakthrough outcome has been highlighted by several national/international media. He has authored more than 110 research publications in top international journals in the field of PV recycling, energy storage technologies, materials science, and nanotechnology. Dr Rahman holds a PhD from University of Wollongong (Australia), a Master of Science (by research) from UTM (Malaysia),and a Master of Science (by course work & thesis) from Rajshahi University(Bangladesh) in materials chemistry and environmental science.

Materials Scientist

Dr Akhil Nelson is specializing in advanced energy storage and conversion systems with over five years of research experience in materials science and engineering. He possesses focused expertise in lithium-ion battery technologies and is currently a key contributor to the development of innovative recycling processes for end-of-life photovoltaic (PV)modules. Dr Nelson’s work is integral to the company’s breakthrough methodology, which utilizes non-toxic, cost-effective reagents to achieve high-purity recovery of valuable materials, such as silicon, from PV cells. He is now instrumental in scaling this technology for market deployment, directly advancing circular economy objectives in the renewable energy sector. Dr Nelson holds a PhD and a Master of Engineering from Deakin University (Australia). His PhD research focuses on PV recycled silicon for battery application. He also obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from MG University (India). ‍

Research Bid Consultant

Dr Paul Dalby is a materials engineer and research leader specialising in advanced materials processing, circular economy technologies, and sustainable resource recovery. He holds a PhD in Materials Engineering, with expertise in silicon recovery and refinement, nano-material development, electrochemical materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, and the integration of recycled materials into low-carbon construction products. His work focuses on scaling laboratory innovations into commercially viable processes, particularly in photovoltaic recycling, nano-structured silicon production, and advanced battery composite materials. Dr Dalby brings extensive experience in materials characterisation, thermochemical processing, and sustainable manufacturing, supporting the development of sovereign advanced materials capability within the renewable energy and circular economy sectors.‍

Volunteer Researcher

Dr Irin Sultana has 14 years of research experience in the field of nanotechnology and lithium metal/metal-ion batteries. She is an expert in the synthesis of a wide range of nanomaterials by adopting ball milling techniques. Recently, Dr Sultana has fabricated hybrid solid-state electrolytes using end-of-life PV recycled silicon for all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Dr Sultana holds a PhD from Deakin University (Australia) and a Master of Engineering (by research) from University of Wollongong (Australia) both in the field of nanomaterials and battery technologies. She has also received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Science from University of Khulna, Bangladesh.