JAKARTA - Scientists in Australia are testing a printed solar panel they will use to power a Tesla on a 15.100 km (9.400 miles) journey. This trial will begin in September. They hope the project will get the public to think about steps to help prevent climate change.
The Charge Around Australia project will power Tesla's electric car with 18 printed plastic solar panels. These panels are each 18 meters (59 feet) long. They roll it up on the side of the vehicle to soak up the sun when needed.
Paul Dastoor, the inventor of the printed solar panel, said the Newcastle University team will test not only the panel's durability but also its performance potential for other applications.
"This is actually an ideal test ground to give us information about how we will use and power the technology in other remote locations, for example, in outer space," Dastoor told Reuters in the city of Gosforth, north of Sydney.
Printed solar is a lightweight laminated PET plastic that can be made for less than $10 per square meter.
The panels were made on a commercial printer that was originally used to print wine labels.
Dastoor said using panels to start cars would make Australians think more about electric vehicles and could help alleviate the "range anxiety" of electric cars.
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"(Society) is looking for these kinds of answers to the problems it faces, day in and day out, around climate change," Dastoor said.
In Tesla's 84-day trip, the team plans to visit about 70 schools to give students an idea of what the future holds.
When asked what Elon Musk, Tesla car creator and Tesla Inc founder, might say about the CAA project, Dastoor hoped Musk would be pleased.
“CAA has demonstrated how our innovative technologies are now being combined with developments to develop new solutions for the planet,” said Dastoor.
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