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Re:Japanese research firms part of global effort to develop ... by Animats on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:01AM (#13984249)
"Spray on solar panels" usually means making solar cells with a printing-like process. That's been done several times.[1][2] Works fine. But the resulting panels were not cheaper. They're flexible, which makes them popular for boats, tents, and RVs. Lifespan is shorter; you can get a 10 year warranty, but not much beyond that.

[1] http://www.pascaltechnologies.com/files/Whitepapers/Uni-Sola... [2] http://plasticphotovoltaics.org/lc/lc-fabrication/lc-r2r.htm...

Re:Japanese research firms part of global effort to develop ... by jlebrech on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:38AM (#13984602)
spray on could work well for creating solar panels on another planet don't you think? especially if you source the silicon locally.