Newcastle Uni's solar panel painting
University of Newcastle researchers are about to perfect printing water-based solar paint that will revolutionise the application of solar energy.
A newly installing Danish-built printer at the university's Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources has made it possible to print up to a hundred of metres of solar cells a day.
A roof covered in the material can produce enough power for an average house.
EDITORIAL: Painting on the power
Read the full story in The Newcastle Herald.
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