New pathways in flexible thin film

Having picked up GBP 5.8 million ($8 million) in a series of investments, U.K.-based Power Roll is pushing ahead with pilot production of an innovative new thin film with which it can manufacture both solar modules and capacitors. In the future, the design could also bring the potential for solar generation and energy storage within a single lightweight device.

Issue 03–2021
Power Roll Grooves

In Power Roll’s thin-film architecture, each of the tiny microgrooves embossed onto the substrate forms an individual solar cell, so the device can carry on working, even if a hole is punched in it.

Image: Power Roll

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