Eight19 is a developer and manufacturer of third generation solar cells based on printed plastic. Originating from technology initially developed at Cambridge University in the UK, these flexible, robust, lightweight solar modules benefit from high-speed manufacturing and low fabrication costs.
Conventional solar technology is most often found in on-grid applications where the solar energy supplements existing electricity supplies. However, for people without electricity, so called off-grid consumers, the availability of electricity is not merely advantageous but often transformational to their lives, if it is affordable.
Eight19 has developed IndiGo, a complementary smart power technology that allows solar power to be sold as a service, providing mobile phone charging and high quality lighting for less money than individuals presently spend on other forms of energy such as kerosene.
