Polish scientist wins European Inventor Award for printable photo voltaic cells

Polish scientist Olga Malinkiewicz and the crew she led at Saule Technologies gained the European Inventor Award for his or her work in creating a printable photo voltaic cell that’s cheaper and extra versatile than conventional photovoltaics and may even produce energy from synthetic gentle.

They gained within the small and medium enterprises class and have been additionally chosen by the general public for the favored prize award.

The European Patent Office (EPO), which introduced the awards, praised Malinkiewicz’s crew for “advancing photo voltaic vitality expertise with their cost-effective and environmentally pleasant” perovskite photo voltaic cells, which “can enhance international renewable vitality technology as a a light-weight and versatile methodology of utilizing photo voltaic vitality.”

Saule Technologies launched its, and the world’s, first manufacturing line of printed perovskite cells within the metropolis of Wrocław in 2021. It produces skinny, gentle and versatile photo voltaic panels with an inkjet coating of a perovskite layer. The cell consists of skinny layers of natural movie positioned between two skinny movies of conductive electrodes.

The firm claims that it isn’t solely extra environment friendly than silicon panels but in addition cheaper to fabricate as a result of perovskite doesn’t require excessive temperatures within the casting course of. They can be utilized in inside areas, such because the dynamic in-store labels that the Polish firm launched in 2021.

Last December, the corporate turned the primary to obtain approval from a number one certification physique for perovskite cells.

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“The versatile, light-weight perovskite-coated polymer places much less structural strain on buildings than photo voltaic panels, the place a sq. meter of perovskite photo voltaic cell will be held with two fingers…[whereas] The identical dimension silicon panels weigh between 20 and 30 kilograms,” says the EPO.

“This opens up unimaginable industrial prospects, from energy-generating solar blinds to plans for solar-powered shopper electronics corresponding to keyboards and cell phones,” it added.

Malinkiewicz – a co-founder of Saule Technologies – manages a crew of 60 scientists and engineers engaged on the event of latest strategies for perovskite photo voltaic cell manufacturing.

Main picture credit score: European Patent Office press supplies