Hi FossilFreak - Thin Film PV panel is certainly the future of photovoltaics. There are companies that manufacture & sell the production equipment to produce these thin film (printed) panels. The problem is that the recipe of the chemicals & rare minerals required seem to continue to be a trade secret. The general process is very simlialr from one manufacturer to another for the low efficiency output of approx. 8%+/- for a panel - for the most up to date panels with a 12% plus eff. - the process & manufacturing equipment is more secret. The golden egg of the thin film panels is to produce the panels to be equal to the cost of utility produced electrcity. Untill then the silicon based PV panels will continue to rule. At present - a thin film (printed) PV system requires twice the square footage of roof space to put out the same wattage as a silicon PV system.

Grizz