Russian company Sun Innovations is representing the first samples of printed solar cells Ink Jet Technology in Barcelona from 8-9 June 2011. Sun Innovations Company with the support of Rusnano and Innovation Centre ‘Skolkovo’ is working on developing this technology so that solar panels can be printed on any surface. The company said that traditional solar cells quickly “burn out” in the sun and are very expensive to manufacture.
The principle of the new solar cell is based on the use of fatty quantum dots and carbon nanotubes. Quantum dots concentrate solar energy; nanotubes deliver energy to the battery terminals with no losses.
