Collaborative Research

CRYSTAL CLEAR

Research and development of new processes and materials with the objective of increasing the efficiency and reducing production costs of solar cells and modules of crystalline silicon down to €1/Wp in 2010.

Partners: ECN (NL), BPS (UK), CNRS (F), DC (DE), DS (DE), Fraunhofer-ISE (DE), IMEC (BE), Isofoton (S), PW (F), REC (NO), Scanwafer (NO), Shott (DE), Shell (DE), UKON (DE), UPM (S), UU (NL).

BITHINK

Development of an industrial process for the fabrication of bifacial solar cells and modules over very thin silicon wafers.

Partners: TiM (S); Isofoton (S); FhG-ISE (DE); HCT (CH); USF (EEUU); FERRO (NL); CENER (S).

EPIMETSI

Development of epitaxial solar cells over new substrates of upgraded metallurgical silicon with construction of a high-throughput epitaxial reactor.

Partners: Isofoton (S); Elkem (NO); PV-Crystalox (UK); IMEC (BE); Universidad Complutense de Madrid (S); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (S); Cythelia (FR).

FOXY

Development of solar cells and modules over new substrates of solar grade silicon obtained from new refining, purification, crystallization and recycling techniques.

Partners: SINTEF (NO); ECN (NL); NTNU (NO); UKON (DE); UMIB (IT); DS (DE); Isofoton (S); FESIL (NO); PILLAR (UA); SUNERGY (NL); SCANARC (SE).

PERFORMANCE

Development of reliable measurement and modelling procedures to determine the quality and life-time performance of standard and innovative PV modules.

Partners: Fraunhofer ISE (DE); EPIA; Isofoton (S); SSG (DE); PHX (DE); CONERGY (DE); RSS (DE); Scheuten (NL); Meteocontrol (DE); PSE (DE); CIEMAT (S); WrUT (PL); JRC (IT); TUV (DE); ECN (NL); CREST (UK); CEA (FR); SUPSI (CH); UNN (UK); ZSW (DE); Arsenal (AT); BGU (IL); TTU (EE); H2M (DE); SP (SE); PCCL (AT); Ecofys (NL); ITP (UK).

FULLSPECTRUM

A new PV wave making more efficient use of the solar spectrum.

Partners: Instituto de Energía Solar - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain); Projektgesellschaft Solare Energiesysteme GmbH, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute (Russia); CEA-Départment pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles (France); RWE-SSP (Germany); Philipps University of Marburg (Germany); Paul Scherrer Institute, University of Glasgow;
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain); Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, University of Utrecht Imperial College of Science, Medicine and Technology; Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Angewandte Polymerforschung; Solaronix; Isofoton (Spain); INSPIRA
Joint Researh Centre - Institute for Enviorment and Sustainability University of Cyprus.