Sticker solar panels in perovskite to generate clean energy everywhere.
Cheaper, flexible and light than traditional panels, this sun film can be used where others would not allow it. It is a new technology that uses microstructures, thinner than a human hair, wrapped in a flexible plastic film. A unique architecture that eliminates many processing steps, making the construction process faster and up to 10 times less expensive than other flexible panels.
Important partnerships
This innovation is produced by the British company Power Roll, which carefully selects the partners with which to progress this technology. An important partnership has been signed with the University of Sheffield, known for its commitment to research in the field of green energy, cleaner and accessible to everyone.
Thanks to this collaboration, recently in the scientific journal ACS Applied Energy Materials A study conducted jointly by Power Roll and the University of Sheffield was published, which highlights the development of new solar cell design in most convenient, scalable and sustainable perovskite, and which are not based on rare earth metals such as traditional panels.
Production and applications
Thanks to a faster production process, the saving of time translates into an energy saving, making the production process more sustainable.
The flexible solar film can be easily applied on any surface, converting each non -productive space to a point of generation of clean energy. The surfaces of offices, warehouses, homes, schools, hospitals and even agricultural areas can produce energy, and in the future this film will also be able to feed transport.
A first pilot production line was built near Durham, the United Kingdom; In the future, further developments and new realizations are awaited. Power Roll is building a worldwide partner ecosystem to increase production on a global scale.
Stages of realization
The sun film is produced through four processing phases:
- A micro-scanlature pattern is imprinted on the plastic substrate, just like the hologram of a credit card. In a square meter of solar film there are about 5000 microstructures.
- The walls of the micro-scanlature are covered with conductive materials using a Roll-to-Roll vacuum processing process.
- The photovoltaic active ink is printed in micro-scanlature using a layered printing technique, similar to the production of the photographic film.
- Finally, the solar film It is protected by a superficial layer that guarantees durability and protection from atmospheric agents.
Research and industrial innovation
The partnership with the University of Sheffield demonstrates the potential of the avant -garde research combination with industrial innovation to provide solutions in the field of renewable energy. We are developing a technology that could play a significant role in achieving the global objectives of zero net emissions and, by combining our collective academic and research skills, we are able to further demonstrate science at the basis of technology.
Dr. Nathan Hill, scientific researcher at Power Roll.
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