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"Lightweight, flexible, and wafer-thin. That’s [what] EnFoil‘s solar panels
look like. The company, a new spinoff of the Hasselt University (UHasselt),
Belgium, and imec – the leading Belgian R&D institution – recently introduced
its millimeter-thick solar panels. Although thin, the solar panels are robust
and can be integrated into various surfaces. The company is already in talks
for producing them on a large scale for truck roofs, writes imec.
The standard silicon solar panels on many roofs already play an important role
but cannot be placed everywhere due to their weight or shape. For years,
UHasselt and imec have been researching new types of solar cells that are
simpler, cheaper, and can be integrated into many more surfaces. “With EnFoil,
we are now taking a huge step,” says Dominique Coster, CEO of EnFoil (Energy
Enabling Foil).
Until now, anyone who wanted to integrate solar cells on surfaces such as
trucks, buildings or tents, for example, could buy mainly standard formats,
usually flat and in predetermined sizes, and had to rely on themselves to
integrate them on the surface. “As a result, the technology was mainly limited
to exclusive construction projects or as an expensive additional option for the
roof of your vehicle. With Enfoil, we are changing this,” says Marc Meuris, CTO
of EnFoil. “We make thin-film solar cells in all shapes and sizes and can do so
on a large scale. The solar cells are installed directly on the customer’s
products or integrated. Production is done locally, and we guarantee the
feasibility and integration of the final products.”"
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Future Crunch:
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