TechLink – SolarCube, solar startup, licenses perovskite printing tech from US Navy

The new solar cells are flexible and can be rolled for efficient shipping, but they also absorb a frequency of light different from standard panels, which means they can improve the energy production of existing solar farms when installed on top of the existing panels.

A solar energy startup company has licensed the U.S. Navy’s patented solar cell technology to supply an expanding market for commercial solar panel installations and unmanned aerial vehicles.

SolarCube and the Naval Research Laboratory signed the license agreement in June 2018 for the lab’s patented “spray deposition method for inorganic nanocrystal solar cells” technology.

Troy Carter