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A public display of printed solar panels at Lane Cove in Sydney will help bring the technology closer to commercialisation.<\/p>\n
Printed solar cell technology has promised cheap, portable, flexible, versatile, recyclable and lightweight PV products involving the use of \u201cclever\u201d inks and conventional printers. The University of Newcastle is at the forefront of efforts to develop and commercialise the technology, and in 2018 was among the first to unveil a commercial-scale pilot of printed solar.<\/p>\n
In April this year we mentioned<\/a> Dubai headquartered Ecolog International had inked an agreement with the University of Newcastle concerning commercialisation, but details were scant.<\/p>\n The University is now another step towards prime time, with a demonstration of its tech powering an interactive public lighting in display Lane Cove Council\u2019s new community precinct<\/span> \u2018The Canopy<\/a>‘;\u00a0 stage 1 of which opened in June.<\/p>\n \u201cGlobally, there\u2019s been so few of these installations, we know very little about how they perform in a public setting,” said<\/a> creator of the organic printed solar material, Professor Paul Dastoor. “This installation is the next critical step in accelerating the development and commercialisation of this technology. It presents a new scenario for us to test performance and durability against a range of new challenges”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The “solar arbour” display has the printed solar panels encased in polycarbonate for protection in this application. Energy generated during the day is stored in a battery to power an interactive light display at night. Sensors detect the movement of visitors, causing the lights to “follow” them as they move through the arbour. Part of the experience includes the projection of a hologram of Professor Dastoor, which unfortunately isn’t shown in this promotional video.<\/p>\n