{"id":434795,"date":"2022-04-21T00:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T21:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/australian-scientists-to-fuel-tesla-with-printed-solar-panels\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:18:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T21:18:08","slug":"australian-scientists-to-fuel-tesla-with-printed-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/australian-scientists-to-fuel-tesla-with-printed-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"#Australian scientists to fuel Tesla with printed solar panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3844171613a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3844171613a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/australian-scientists-to-fuel-tesla-with-printed-solar-panels\/#%E2%80%9CAustralian_scientists_to_fuel_Tesla_with_printed_solar_panels%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Australian scientists to fuel Tesla with printed solar panels&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAustralian_scientists_to_fuel_Tesla_with_printed_solar_panels%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Australian scientists to fuel Tesla with printed solar panels&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>GOSFORTH, Australia \u2013 Scientists in Australia are testing printed solar panels they will use to power a Tesla on a 9,400-mile journey beginning in September, which they hope will get the public thinking about steps to help avert climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The Charge Around Australia project will power a Tesla electric car with 18 of the team\u2019s printed plastic solar panels, each 59 feet long, rolling them out beside the vehicle to soak up sunlight when it needs a charge.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Dastoor, the inventor of the printed solar panels, said the University of Newcastle team would be testing not only the endurance of the panels but their potential performance for other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is actually an ideal testbed to give us information about how we would go about using and powering <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> in other remote locations, for example, in space,\u201d Dastoor told Reuters in the town of Gosforth, north of Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Printed solar is a lightweight, laminated PET plastic that can be made at a cost of less than $10 a square meter.<\/p>\n<p>The panels are made on a commercial printer originally used for printing wine labels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Charge Around Australia project lead and inventor of 'printed solar' panels Paul Dastoor is pictured next to a printed solar panel and a Tesla car, in Gosforth, Australia April 10, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21976931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Paul Dastoor, the inventor of the printed solar panels, hopes his creation can be used elsewhere like \u201cspace.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefica Nicol Bikes\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dastoor said using the panels to power a car would get Australians to think more about electric vehicles and could help ease their \u201crange anxiety\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The) community is seeking these sorts of answers to the problems it\u2019s being presented with, day in, day out, around climate change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On their 84-day Tesla journey, the team plans to visit about 70 schools to give students a taste of what the future may hold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Charge Around Australia project lead and inventor of 'printed solar' panels Paul Dastoor, University of Newcastle Centre for Organic Electronics facility manager and project manager for Charge Around Australia Ben Vaughan, University of Newcastle research associate Matthew Bergin and chief designer Michael Dickinson are pictured near a printed solar panel and Tesla car, in Gosforth, Australia April 10, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21976934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Solar3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A printed solar panel apparently costs less than $10 for 10 square feet.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefica Nicol Bikes\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked what Elon Musk, creator of the Tesla car and founder of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), might say about the CAA project, Dastoor said he hoped he would be pleased.<\/p>\n<p>CAA was \u201cshowing how our innovative technology is now combining with his developments to develop new solutions for the planet\u201d, Dastoor said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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