Photovoltaic Paint
Reference Number
EP/T005491/1
Title
Photovoltaic Paint
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr NS Beattie
Fac of Engineering and Environment
Northumbria University
Fac of Engineering and Environment
Northumbria University
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
02 September 2019
End Date
01 September 2021
Duration
24 months
Total Grant Value
£239,723
Industrial Sectors
Manufacturing
Region
North East
Programme
Manufacturing : Manufacturing
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Dr NS Beattie, Fac of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University
Industrial Collaborator
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Objectives
Abstract
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
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06/10/21
