# Spray-On Solar Panels EnSol AS is Producing Eco Energy in a Can By Josh Milenthal | Published 2010-08-18 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ensol-as References: [azonano](http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=18968) EnSol AS and the [University of Leicester](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquidfilled-panel) are currently developing a [solar film](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-energy-technology), which is a spray-on substance that will convert whatever is sprayed into a solar cell. Using nanotechnology, EnSol AS is hopefully producing a product that can be [sprayed on any surface](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-technology), building exteriors and windows in order to harness the sun's energy. The spray is transparent and will only cause a slight tint when a thin coating is sprayed on windows. The spray can be spread over a wide area very easily, making it cheap to create new solar cells. EnSol AS hopes to have the product commercially available by 2016. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Spray-on Solar Panels:** The development of a spray-on substance that can convert any surface into a solar cell opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the solar panel industry. - **Nanotechnology:** The use of nanotechnology in creating a transparent and spreadable solar film can lead to disruptive innovations in the materials science and energy sectors. - **Solar Energy Integration:** The ability to spray solar cells onto various surfaces creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in the architecture and construction industries, allowing for seamless integration of solar energy generation into buildings. ### Who This Affects Most - **Solar Panel Manufacturing:** The production of spray-on solar panels presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the solar panel manufacturing industry, allowing for more cost-effective and versatile solar cell production. - **Materials Science:** The development of nanotechnology-based spray-on solar films offers disruptive innovation opportunities within the materials science industry, enabling the creation of new materials with advanced energy-harvesting capabilities. - **Architecture and Construction:** The integration of spray-on solar cells into building exteriors and windows creates disruptive innovation opportunities within the architecture and construction industries, providing sustainable energy solutions with minimal design impact. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flexible Solar Film Energy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heliafilm.md) - [Efficient Scalable Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perovskia-solar.md) - [Heritage Building-Blending Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-solar.md) - [Colored Glass Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beautiful-solar-panels.md) - [Exceptionally Efficient Solar Cells](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/efficient-solar-cell.md) - [Eco Mineral Sun Sprays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sheer-mist-sun-spray.md) - [Lunar Material-Based Solar Cells](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lunar-dust.md) - [Origami-Inspired Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levante-origami-solar-panel.md) - [Solar Panel Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-tapestry.md)