The printer has allowed researchers from the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) – a collaboration between CSIRO, the University of Melbourne, Monash University and industry partners – to print organic PV cells the size of an A3 sheet of paper.

According to CSIRO materials scientist Scott Watkins, printing cells on such a large scale opens up a huge range of possibilities for pilot applications.

“There are so many things we can do with cells this size,” Dr Watkins said. “We can set them into advertising signage, powering lights and other interactive elements; e can even embed them...