Solar Cells on Fabric ?
In one of my earlier blogs , I had suggested that the Central Government enter into a technology licensing agreement with Kardinia Energy ( Australia ) for their Solar Cells printed on plastic film
( see : Procuring Technology for “ Printed Solar Film “ / 18 Feb 2022 )
But the march of technology is endless
Now comes news that a MIT team has developed ultra thin / ultra small , Solar Cells which can be “ glued “ onto a ultra lightweight FABRIC – which, in turn, can be fixed on ANY surface to produce Solar Power
Here is that news :
Paper-Thin Solar Cell Can Turn Any Surface Into A Power Source / 09 Dec 2022
Extract :
MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.
These durable, flexible solar cells, which are much thinner than a human hair, are glued to a strong, lightweight fabric, making them easy to install on a fixed surface.
They can provide energy on the go as a wearable power fabric or be transported and rapidly deployed in remote locations for assistance in emergencies.
They are one-hundredth the weight of conventional solar panels, generate 18 times more power-per-kilogram, and are made from semiconducting inks using printing processes that can be scaled in the future to large-area manufacturing.
Because they are so thin and lightweight, these solar cells can be laminated onto many different surfaces.
For instance, they could be integrated onto the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea, adhered onto tents and tarps that are deployed in disaster recovery operations, or applied onto the wings of drones to extend their flying range. This lightweight solar technology can be easily integrated into built environments with minimal installation needs.
They found an ideal material—a composite fabric that weighs only 13 grams per square meter, commercially known as Dyneema.
When they tested the device, the MIT researchers found it could generate 730 watts of power per kilogram when freestanding and about 370 watts-per-kilogram if deployed on the high-strength Dyneema fabric, which is about 18 times more power-per-kilogram than conventional solar cells.
“A typical rooftop solar installation in Massachusetts is about 8,000 watts. To generate that same amount of power, our fabric photo-voltaics would only add about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to the roof of a house,” he says.
They also tested the durability of their devices and found that, even after rolling and unrolling a fabric solar panel more than 500 times, the cells still retained more than 90 percent of their initial power generation capabilities.
Dear Shri R K Singhji,
To meet our commitment to generate 500 GW of renewable power by 2030, ROOF TOP SOLAR is the only answer
Above mentioned FABRIC BASED solar, adds only 20 Kg load on a roof – making it ideal material , even for tiny huts / houses , found all over India – and especially in our villages
I believe, to turn Modhera Village ( Gujarat ), into a “ Totally Solar Power based village “ , cost the government approx. Rs 80 crore
This Fabric Tech could do the same job for Rs 5 Crore ! ( since 18 times more powerful than conventional solar panels )
I urge you to approach the MIT team for replicating in India , their “ Commercialization Lab “
With regard,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 10 Dec 2022
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Shri R K Singhji / ( Minister – MNRE / raj.ksingh@gov.in )
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