Rolling out the
future of energy
Lightweight, flexible Printed Solar expands where solar can go, bringing power to new surfaces, temporary installations and remote locations.
01 Proven in the field
Printed Solar on Coldplay’s world tour.
Printed Solar travelled with Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour across 18 countries, 29 venues and 91 shows, charging batteries for stage and backstage operations before being packed down and redeployed at the next venue.
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02 The product and performance
A new canvas for solar energy.
Lightweight and flexible, Printed Solar expands where and how we generate power, from buildings and infrastructure to remote operations and live events.
Supplied in rolls, Printed Solar opens up vast new possibilities for bringing clean energy generation closer to where power is needed.
Pictured: Printed Solar strips fixed across a metal roof.
300 g/m²
01 Weight
At just 300 grams per square metre, Printed Solar opens up new possibilities for where and how we generate clean energy.
Curved surfaces
02 Shape
Highly flexible, Printed Solar can follow curved shapes and contours, opening up more surfaces for solar generation. In 2020, it was installed on the curved shade structures at The Canopy in Lane Cove.
Long-term or temporary
03 Deployment
Supplied in rolls for transport and installation, Printed Solar can be installed for long-term use or packed down and redeployed for temporary projects.
Up to 80 W/m²
04 Output and service life
Generation One Printed Solar will deliver up to 80 W per square metre, with improved low-light performance and a service life of more than six years, depending on location and project conditions. Development is already underway to improve product performance and extend service life to 10 to 15 years, opening up even broader markets.
03 A new approach to solar
A new approach to solar. From materials to manufacturing.
Printed Solar opens up a new pathway for clean energy, combining resource-efficient manufacturing, material recovery and greater control over how solar is produced.
Sustainability
Clean energy should start with how it’s made. Printed Solar uses very little material and a low-temperature, low-energy printing process, creating a pathway to a more sustainable energy future.
Recycling
Turning yesterday’s solar into tomorrow’s resources. Our demonstrated recycling process recovers materials, including clean PET plastic, for reuse, creating a pathway towards a circular future for solar energy.
Supply chain resilience
Our proprietary photovoltaic inks and manufacturing processes create an independent pathway for solar production, supporting sovereign manufacturing and more resilient energy supply chains.
04 The problem and opportunity
Clean energy needs to reach more places.
Most of these roofs were never built to carry panels. Beyond rooftops, many places that need power are difficult to connect to the grid or still rely on diesel generation.
These challenges create an opportunity for lightweight, flexible solar that brings generation closer to where energy is needed.
05 Where it matters
New possibilities for solar power.
Explore how Printed Solar opens up new possibilities for generating power where it’s needed.
Events
Live events, sport and entertainment
Portable solar for venues, festivals and touring productions.
Remote sites
Remote sites and infrastructure
Solar generation for remote infrastructure, camps and operations.
Property
Industrial property and logistics
Lightweight solar opportunities across warehouses, distribution centres and building surfaces.
Field operations
Humanitarian and field operations
Portable solar opportunities for emergency response and temporary field facilities.
06 Kardinia Consult
Energy advice for your site and business.
We help organisations understand their energy needs, assess options and develop a practical investment and implementation plan.
07 Research and manufacturing
From research to production.
Built on research at the University of Newcastle in Australia, Printed Solar is manufactured using roll-to-roll processes. Kardinia is developing PRINCEPS, a demonstration-scale manufacturing facility, to establish repeatable production, improve throughput and measure product performance, manufacturing yield and cost. It is the next step from pilot production towards commercial manufacture.
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