This video is an AI generated visual representation of the ease with which our solar materials will be installed in low-weight bearing roofs.
Pi Energy (Pi) has developed innovative technology that combines standard and novel components to create a flexible silicon solar cell, that can be ultra-thin, easily be installed on most surfaces, and can capture more energy per day than conventional silicon PV (c-Si).
Our technology combines commercially available components, flexible substrates and additive (PECVD) fabrication, with our patented innovation, proprietary nano-structured absorber layer and laser processing, to make silicon PV with superior performance and competitive advantages.
Pi’s solar cell technology is designed to deliver solar modules that outperform conventional silicon PV, that are also flexible and lightweight, offering a significant competitive advantages for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), including for low weight-bearing roofs, like in the representation above.
This video is a very real demonstration of the flexibility and power generation of our solar materials.
In addition to its groundbreaking solar cell design, Pi Energy’s technology uses a proprietary lean fabrication process, that can utilize low-cost equipment, far fewer precursor materials and local supply chains - allowing for cost-efficient solar materials that can be manufactured locally.
The global electricity market is under unprecedented and growing pressure from two separate forces, creating a critical need for decentralized energy generation like Pi:
1) AI energy demand shock - Developing countries
Intense Load Growth: The massive expansion of artificial intelligence and hyperscale data centers is creating hyper-concentrated and growing electrical loads that are rapidly overwhelming existing, centralized transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure.
Quantitative Urgency: Global electricity demand from data centers is projected to soar, potentially reaching 3,700 Terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2050 according to BloombergNEF. This shock requires immediate, localized generation to prevent grid instability.
2) Energy Access Gap – Developing/Underdeveloped Countries
Electrification Challenge: Over half a billion people still lack access to an electrical grid, and billions of people lack access to reliable and affordable electrical power. Bridging this gap requires immense capital and logistical effort.
Funding Requirement: Trillions of dollars are needed to deploy the necessary 200,000 mini-grids across Africa and South Asia in the coming decade. Traditional, high-cost generation is prohibitively expensive and difficult to deploy.