Solar battery testing can be printed by regular ink

The panels are very light weight, can operate with low light and cost savings than using fossil fuels.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle, Australia, are conducting large-scale production of solar cells in the conventional printing method.

This solar battery is very light weight, can use small screws to attach.

The University of Newcastle's Center for Organic Electronics in partnership with CHEP, Bramble's subsidiary, is developing a unique solar battery, using 'ink' made of carbon materials , to convert sunlight into electricity. This solar battery is very light weight, because 'ink' is printed directly on plastic substrates, the same material used to produce drinking water bottles.

Paul Dastoor, currently working at Newcastle University, and a member of the research team, explains: 'It is completely different from traditional solar cells. Previous solar panels were often large, heavy, wrapped in glass tens of millimeters thick. We print new solar panels with a thickness below 0.1mm '.

Paul Dastoor said, solar cells printed by conventional methods are less than 0.1mm thick.

Currently a 200-square-meter solar panel is produced under this new method, being installed on the roof of a warehouse in the Hunter Valley by the Center for Organic Electronics.

Lead researcher Dr. Ben Vaughan said the battery - though not as efficient as silicon solar cells - has the advantage of being very light and flexible . This battery will have great applications in the industry, because it can be installed on the roof of the factory, without reinforcing the extra force. In addition, this type of battery has other advantages that can be easily rolled when shipped.

Australia's clean energy regulator says there are more than 2 million households, equivalent to one-fifth of the population in the country, using solar energy.

In addition, solar panels outperform older photovoltaic panels, which can operate with low light and are more cost-effective than using fossil fuels.

'One of the advantages of these materials is that they generate more electricity, at low light levels, than conventional batteries. We hope, in the near future, we will generate cheaper energy than coal-fired power stations', 'added Paul Dastoor.

During project implementation, the team received funding from Australia's National Infrastructure Research Cooperation Strategy, Australian Research Council, and took advantage of the printing facilities available at the Facility. Manufacturing Australia. Next time, the project will need government support to disseminate this product to the community.

In the context of declining profits, the Australian printing industry can contribute to the development of clean energy, will create a new turning point for the industry in the country of kangaroos.