Ultra light weight panel development.

[42OhmsPA]

I could see lots of great applications where the weight savings outweigh the efficiency loss.

Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’

These cells could be laminated onto various kinds of surfaces, such as the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Supervstech]

I could see lots of great applications where the weight savings outweigh the efficiency loss.

Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’

These cells could be laminated onto various kinds of surfaces, such as the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea.

news.yahoo.com

I hear about these a lot, sure they can be useful, but surfaces are never large enough to provide the power needed.
Basically, they are flexible panels...
Thin... flexible panels.
How well do they need to be protected? What do they need covering them?

 

[42OhmsPA]

Good points. It's been a slow day at work, I saw the article and thought I'd share here... Haven't done any further research.