Kardinia Energy

Lightweight Solar Applications

Real-world applications of lightweight Printed Solar technology across temporary infrastructure, live environments and emerging energy systems.

Demonstration Projects

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres Tour
Lane Cove, Australia

Demonstration on a curved Solar Arbour

Charge Around Australia 2022

Printed Solar powered a Tesla around Australia.

CHEP – A Brambles Company - 2018

Demonstration of Printed Solar on Industrial lightweight roof.

PacPrint - 2017

Professor Paul Dastoor from the University of Newcastle discusses Printed Solar Cells.

Expanding the Addressable Solar Market

Kardinia Energy is initially focused on temporary power, mobile infrastructure and large-scale live environments where ultra-lightweight solar technology provides unique integration advantages alongside existing energy systems, which remain heavily reliant on diesel generation.
Globally, billions of square metres of industrial roof space remain unsuitable for conventional photovoltaic installations due to weight and structural constraints. Printed Solar is designed to expand renewable energy generation across these previously underserved surfaces and environments whilst complementing broader distributed energy and infrastructure transition trends.
As manufacturing capability scales over time, Kardinia Energy intends to progressively tailor the technology across power, weight, flexibility and integration characteristics to support logistics, industrial infrastructure, remote operations and next-generation energy applications.

Future Applications

Kardinia Energy is advancing lightweight Printed Solar technology for applications where conventional solar is impractical. Future opportunities may include the built environment, temporary infrastructure, logistics, transport and other weight-sensitive energy systems.
Disaster relief

Printed Solar can be rolled out as a rapid response energy solution.

CURVED BUILDINGS

The flexibility of Printed Solar ensures it could be attached to the curvature of buildings.

REMOTE COMMUNITIES

Harnessing clean power in the most remote locations.

INDUSTRIAL GREENHOUSES

Powering cultivation of greenhouse crops with sustainable energy solutions.

HUMANITARIAN NEED

Providing energy where it's needed most.

SPACE

One of the highest power to weight ratios of any existing energy technology.