The module, which is 6 meters long and 50 cm wide, is made of flexible solar cells fabricated without high-cost indium-tin-oxide.

FabriGen is targeting so-called architectural fabric applications, in which tensile membrane structures, such as roofs, become power-producing surfaces.

"The focus lies in cost-effectively covering large areas with flexible polymer constructions which cost markedly less than glass," states Birger Zimmermann, team leader for Organic Solar Cells R&D at Fraunhofer ISE.

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