Printing electricity from sun and heat - the new photovoltaics

Konarka, with its joint ventures in Japan and Germany, research in Austria and the USA, spoke on “Printed Photovoltaics on the Way Towards Commercialisation.” The CEA in France described its breakthroughs in research in this area, notably thin film devices with organic electronics as a complementary technology. Its design of a benchmark cell for all organic photovoltaics is shown below.