Wednesday 22 May 2013

Printable A3-sized #solar cells new milestone in green energy http://www.energy-broker.co.uk/printable-a3-sized-solar-cells-new-milestone-in-green-energy/



Imagine a future where solar panels speed off the presses, like newspaper. Australian scientists have brought us one step closer to that reality.

Researchers from the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) have developed a printer that can print 10 metres of flexible solar cells a minute. Unlike traditional silicon solar cells, printed solar cells are made using organic semi-conducting polymers, which can be dissolved in a solvent and used like an ink, allowing solar cells to be printed.



via Printable A3-sized solar cells new milestone in green energy (Wired UK).



Printable A3-sized #solar cells new milestone in green energy

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