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Printable, Rollable Solar Panels Could Go Anywhere

Posted by timothy on from the why-isn't-my-car's-dome-light-an-led dept.

Al writes "A startup based in Toledo, Ohio, has developed a way to make large, flexible solar panels using a roll-to-roll manufacturing technique. Thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells are formed on thin sheets of stainless steel, and each solar module is about one meter wide and five-and-a-half meters long. Conventional silicon solar panels are bulky and rigid, but these lightweight, flexible sheets could easily be integrated into roofs and building facades."

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  1. Re:Will we actually be able to buy these? by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's no need for them to offer panels to consumers; their business model is quite sound.

    The quality of their business plan is completely irrelevant to my reaction to my inability to purchase their product.

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  2. Safety by MrKaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Solar Power, it's the safest form of nuclear power.

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    1. Re:Safety by MrKaos · · Score: 3, Funny

      Imperfectly though. Otherwise the sky would be dark during the day.

      I've gotta get my vitamin D from somewhere.

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