2022
Australia
Printed Energy is an energy technology using the sun that is low-cost, high performing, durable, extremely flexible, lightweight, and 100% recyclable. It uses organic photovoltaics which are made from semiconducting polymer materials.
Highlights
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Does not contain any feedstock materials found in traditional PV due to entirely different technology and does not add additional pressure on the existing silicon PV supply chain.
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Weighs just 2% of traditional silicon PV panels (300 grams per square meter) – lightweight sheets not limited by the weight-bearing capacity of roof or wall surfaces.
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Targets vast markets inaccessible to existing energy provisions and doesn’t compete with traditional silicon PV but complements existing energy technologies.
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Printed Energy can generate energy in low-light conditions such as walls and does not need to be fixed at a certain position for maximum performance.
Main Information
Kardinia Energy’s mission is to revolutionise the way in which energy is generated so that it is flexible, affordable, secure and ecologically sustainable, and becomes the answer to “Energy in a Circular Economy”.
The philosophy of Printed Energy is entirely focused on cost, it might not have the highest “efficiency” or be the most durable, but it provides incredibly low LCOE (Levelised Cost of Electricity); that includes recycling. This business model is an entirely new way of thinking about energy and their ultimate objective is to provide energy to a world where low-cost and secure energy is accessible to all.
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