Kevin Brenner

Whats News in Environmental Systems

9/22/11

Teaming Up to Make Printable Solar Panels A Florida company, On the Move Systems (OMV), is teaming up with Texas Southern University (TSU) to develop a next-generation printable solar panel. MIT spearheaded the technology involved in the creation of printable solar panels earlier this year. Engineers were able to print solar panels onto paper as well as an extremely thin piece of plastic. This new technology could actually be very useful. The printable solar panel is flexible, low cost, and much lighter. Unfortunately the cells are only about 1% efficient, making it almost useless for powering large motors or housing. Current production could be useful for powering smaller electronics. Solar panels have always been plagued by efficiency issues since their discovery; today the most efficient panels for home use are only about 19% efficient. With market shares in Solar Panel production rising by more than 67% from 2009 to 2010, joint efforts between companies jumping on the solar panel bandwagon and prestigious universities are becoming less and less rare. Technique Solar, a company created solely to fund research by The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, has recently created a solar panel array, using both photovoltaic modules and a system that heats water, which boasts more 50% efficiency. The reason for this increased efficiency is really due to the combination of energy gathered from photovoltaic cells as well as heat. This advancement is still limited by its stiffness and weight. But now the teaming up of TSU and OMV could discover ways of making this printable version much more efficient. The joint project will be completely funded by OMS and experimentation and designing will be up to TSU. Printable solar panels would make solar arrays s on motor vehicles, houses, and other electrically powered objects nearly 1,000 times expensive and much more practical. Even more importantly, printable photovoltaic cells do not require as many toxins to produce making them even better for environment.

Kevin Brenner

Whats News in Environmental Systems

9/22/11

Teaming Up to Make Printable Solar Panels http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2011/09/16/introducing-the-printable-solarpanel/ http://sroeco.com/solar/most-efficient-solar-panels http://www.techniquesolar.com.au/ http://www.nanosolar.com/technology

Kevin Brenner

Whats News in Environmental Systems

Teaming Up to Make Printable Solar Panels

9/22/11

http://www.brighterenergy.org/26554/news/solar/partnership-to-develop-nextgeneration-printable-solar-panels/
Partnership to develop next-generation printable solar panels September 15, 2011 Florida company On the Move Systems (OTCQB:OMVS) is teaming up with Texas Southern University (TSU) to co-develop a next-generation printable solar panel. OMVS aims to capitalize on the rapid growth of the solar energy sector by developing the technology to affordably print solar panels using inkjet technology and new materials. According to the agreement, TSU will take responsibility for the design, testing, assembly and revision of innovative solar materials, printer heads, base materials and commercial applications, while OMVS will provide the necessary funding. The university named Dr. Bobby L. Wilson, L. Lloyd Woods Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Shell Oil Endowed Chair of Environmental Toxicology, as the projects principle investigator. We are making this dynamic move into cutting-edge solar technology development because we believe that solar power is about to go from being a peripheral player to the central driver of growth in Americas energy security, said OMVS CEO Patrick Brown. Solar adoption rates have been slowed by high costs. New solar innovations hold the potential to reduce technology costs dramatically, and this agreement with TSU will put OMVS on the ground floor of the renewable energy revolution. Growth OMVS is exploring solar technology development in the wake of record industry growth in the U.S. The domestic solar industry experienced a 67-percent rise in market share from $3.6 billion in 2009 to more than $6 billion in 2010, according to a recent report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. 82 percent of the domestic value created by solar in the U.S. came from the photovoltaic (PV) sector. Demand for better, more efficient solar technologies is at an all-time high and growing, Brown said. We believe revolutionary new application techniques for solar power-generating materials, such as printing, spraying and silk screening, are the key to making clean, efficient energy affordable to all. By developing innovative solar materials in collaboration with TSU, OMVS will position itself to capitalize on the enormous worldwide interest in practical green-energy solutions. Engineers at MIT, Oregon State University and elsewhere are already experimenting with revolutionary inks containing elements capable of being sprayed on a variety of surfaces in precise patterns to create solar cells. The technology holds the potential to eliminate the need for expensive silicon panels, resulting in rapidly produced, high-performing, low-cost solar electronics.