Amazing Advancements in Solar Panels

Solar ink is a term that very few people have heard before. But this little known term is an up and coming technology that's going to revolutionize the solar industry. So what is it? It's actually just what the name implies. It's solar material, which just means that it's a material that harnesses the power of the sun, and it's dissolved into a liquid state which can actually be "printed." And by printing I actually mean printing, just like a normal printer uses ink to print a message onto a piece of paper. But solar ink isn't printed onto paper. Generally, it's printed onto very thin sheets of silicon plastic in a predefined arrangement. These solar sheets are ultra light, thin, and flexible, which is why this technology has also been termed, thin film solar, flexible solar, and also amorphous solar.

In order to make solar panels this way, multiple sheets are stacked on top of each other and adhered together, making a thicker, but still very thin solar panel. Some of the panels produced with solar ink technology are actually able to be rolled up like a towel or yoga mat and can be carrier around with a person for their own personal use. By personal use, I mean that people can use them to charge their personal electronics -- things like laptops, cell phones and more. With the new, incredible advancements in solar, personal thin film solar panels are sure to see a lot of new interest. And because of the ease of manufacturing involved in making these kinds of solar panels, the time has never been better for solar panels to be mass produced for personal use.

Any time a technology both becomes more useful to people and at the same time comes down in price, it's then that you know that you're on the verge of an explosion of interest. With the invention of thin film flexible solar and solar ink, the time has never been better for mass producing solar panels for personal use. Solar panels made with this technology are ending up places you might never expect, being integrated into backpacks for college students to be charging their personal electronics while walking from class to class. Though this kind of application might not be very efficient, I love the fact that people are getting creative in their uses and placement of thin film solar panels. Solar panels that are made with this thin film technology have even been turned into stickers that the back can be peeled off of to permanently stick onto any flat, clean surface. RV owners and boat owners have taken a huge interest into this kind of application for thin film solar, able to stick a panel onto the roof of their vehicle without worry of it peeling off at high speeds. 2011 is going to be a great year for solar panel advancements. It's definitely an exciting time for green enthusiasts.

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