The Dutch start-up SALD B.V. (Eindhoven) is reporting increased demand for its solar panel technology from the aerospace industry. According to the company, the "Spatial Atom Layer Deposition" (SALD) technology developed by SALD can be used to produce a new generation of solar panels with greater efficiency and stability.
According to the company, the patented SALD process can be used to produce coatings that are as thin as a single atom. These are "ideal" for integration into the next generation of spaceships currently being launched by private companies such as Virgin Galactic (Richard Branson), Blue Origin (Jeff Bezos) and SpaceX (Elon Musk). SALD refers to SpaceX's "Crew Dragon" as an example of the integration of innovative solar panels in a space capsule. The fuselage between the propulsion system and the tip is almost completely covered by innovative, flexible and robust solar panels. This eliminates the time-consuming and unsafe folding out of solar sails, which are prone to cracking when folded and unfolded. The SALD process can be used not only in the aerospace industry, but also in many other industrial sectors, from the automotive and textile industries to the solar energy sector and packaging industry.
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