Cheap printable A3 size solar cells

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http://mashable.com/2013/05/17/print-a3-sized-solar-cells/

These cells produce 10-50 watts of power per m2, and could be used to
laminate the windows of skyscrapers, giving them an additional source
of power. Or they could be printed onto materials such as steel,
meaning they could be embedded into roofs of buildings.

Photovoltaic cells � the building blocks of solar panels � have been
printed before, but the printing process was different.

For their printable solar cells, the VICOSC team used photovoltaic
ink, a $200,000 printer, and techniques similar to those you'd use "if
you were screen printing an image on to a t-shirt."

One of the most important aspects of this approach, claims Watkins, is
accessibility. "We're developing our processes to be able to use these
existing printing technologies so that the barrier to entry for
manufacturing these new printed solar cells is as low as possible," he
said.

Image courtesy of CSIRO