Photovoltaic Paint

该计划评估在制造过程中将光伏涂料直接应用于产品表面的可行性。其结果将是无缝集成的光伏元件，在产品的使用点产生清洁电力（零碳排放）。这不仅可以实现更可持续的应用，还可以实现自动电池充电，可靠性和移动性至关重要的应用。这项研究是变革性的，因为它将定义一个新的制造子领域：产品集成光电子学（PIPV），它跨越行业和长度规模，因此具有强大的颠覆性潜力。

This programme assesses the feasibility of applying photovoltaic paint directly to product surfaces during the manufacturing process. The result will be seamlessly integrated photovoltaic elements which generate clean electricity (zero carbon emissions) at the point-of-use of the product. Not only will this enable more sustainable applications but it will also enable applications where automatic battery charging, reliability and mobility are critically important. The research is transformative because it will define a new manufacturing sub-field: product integrated photovoltaics (PIPV) which crosses sectors and length scales and therefore has strong disruptive potential.