[ExI] Inkjet printing could change the face of solar energy industry

[David Lubkin]

If batteries and inverters remain expensive but solar panels are
very cheap, why not use the panels where it's not an issue?

For instance, running systems that are only (or typically) needed
when the sun is shining? Anything that's ordinarily a daytime
activity, particularly limited to good weather days. Or where
activity can be scheduled around the weather.

Most people go to the beach during the daytime, on days when
the weather's nice.

Thought: How about creating photovoltaic cloth and making
hot-air balloons, parasails, hang gliders, and parachutes?
All tend to be used by day, in good weather.

Or clothing. Recharge your laptop or cell phone off your shirt.
Power a cooling system, to provide wearable air conditioning.

Or to come back to a comfortable car, cool the vehicle powered
by PV paint or the seats with seats by PV fabric.

Or keep your canteen cool with a PV-powered cooling system.

Or a pushcart's Italian ices.


-- David.