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Australian solar power experts making up the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium have developed and begun to market solar cells that are created with a 3D printer.
The group, consisting of scientists from the CSIRO, the University of Melbourne and Monash University
have been working on the technology for over seven years and have
figured out a way to cheaply print the panels onto plastic, including
smart-phones and laptops, enabling self charging electronics. They are
also able to print directly on to walls and windows using an opaque
solar film and claim that they can line a skyscraper with panels, making
it totally electrically self sufficient.
"We print them onto plastic in more or less the same way we print our plastic banknotes," said Fiona Scholes, senior research scientist at CSIRO.
"Connecting our solar panels is as simple as connecting a battery. It’s
very cheap. The way in which it looks and works is quite different to
conventional silicon rooftop solar."
The next step is to create a solar spray coating to enhance the power of the panel. "We would like to improve the efficiency of solar panels - we need to develop solar inks to generate more energy from sunlight,” said Scholes. "We are confident we can push the technology further in the years to come."
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