“Currently, 770 million people don’t have access to electricity and 3 billion people don’t have access to clean cooking fuels. The scalability and economic viability of printed solar poses a real opportunity to tackle this issue.”
Anthony Letmon, CEO, Kardinia Energy Learn moreOur industry partners are improving next-generation photovoltaics to deliver reliable, low-cost solar energy and improved Australian-based manufacturing capability.
- To balance efficiency gains with long-term reliability, UV-induced degradation in solar panels can be quickly identified using improved and faster testing methods.
- A world-first Australian printed solar manufacturing facility will offer an affordable solution that is resilient in all weather conditions.
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“Our roll-to-roll printing technique is similar to the method used to print newspapers. The outcome is an extremely affordable, fully recyclable solar technology that costs less than $10 per square meter to produce.”
Professor Paul Dastoor, University of Newcastle Learn more
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“By analysing the reliability of solar panels through accelerated experimentation,?our collaboration with UNSW will identify new methods that will help us reduce the testing process from months to hours.”
Dr Xusheng Wang, Canadian Solar Learn more
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“When we eventually feed test results directly into the production process, we anticipate seeing costs reduced without compromising performance as well as faster deployment of new technologies.”
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