Business | Science
May 24, 2021 The perovskite panels can be used practically anywhere, from pricing labels, facades of buildings, but also to generate electricity from the interiors of buildings and even in space satellites. Saule Technologies
Warsaw firm Saule Technologies has become the world’s first to begin industrial production of revolutionary solar panels based on next generation perovskite technology, which means they can be used practically anywhere.
The 5,000 metre square factory, which was opened by the company in Wrocław on Friday will produce inkjet-printed, ultra-thin, lightweight and flexible solar panels coated with a thin layer of perovskite, a calcium titanium oxide mineral composed of calcium titanate, which can also be synthetically manufactured.
A Polish company on Friday launched the worlds first industrial production line of solar panels based on groundbreaking perovskite technology, which could revolutionise access to solar power for all
Coal-fired Poland turns toward the sun
A solar boom is helping Poland take a big step towards weaning itself off coal as a new homegrown photovoltaic technology is poised to be a game-changer in harnessing the power of the sun.
Poland has long trailed other members of the European Union in solar power, but recent government subsidies have seen solar panels pop up on roofs nationwide at an unprecedented pace.
Rarely associated with blue skies, the country is instead known for the heavy smog smothering cities and villages dependent on coal, which in Poland is dubbed “black gold”.
But with coal still meeting close to 80 percent of Poland’s energy needs and its mines set to shut by 2049 under an EU plan to cut emissions, the country has been forced to seek and subsidise greener solutions.
Coal-fired Poland turns toward the sun
Issued on:
19/05/2021 - 10:34 Poland has long trailed other members of the European Union in solar power, but recent government subsidies have seen solar panels pop up on roofs nationwide at an unprecedented pace JANEK SKARZYNSKI AFP 4 min
Kraków (Poland) (AFP)
A solar boom is helping Poland take a big step towards weaning itself off coal as a new homegrown photovoltaic technology is poised to be a game-changer in harnessing the power of the sun.
Poland has long trailed other members of the European Union in solar power, but recent government subsidies have seen solar panels pop up on roofs nationwide at an unprecedented pace.
Coal-fired Poland turns toward the sun for energy kuwaittimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuwaittimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.