Objective In order for the commercial production of large CIGS modules on the multi-MW scale to be successful, the processes must still be streamlined and optimised taking considering both economical and ecological aspects. This project aims to support the developme nt of this material- and energy-saving thin-film technology so it can gain a foothold in the free PV market. Promising laboratory results will be transferred to large-scale production, where the availability of appropriate production equipment and very hig h material and process yields are of decisive importance. 4 universities, 2 research institutes, and 4 companies will work closely together in order to merge the physical understanding of the processes and the engineering know-how, which are necessary for up-scaling the CIGS technology to a marketable multi-megawatt production volume. We will focus on: (1) very high-quality modules manufactured by coevaporation of CIGS and applying cost-effective methods, ETA up to 14 % on 0.7 m2; (2) the development of Cd-free buffer layers for Cd-free CIGS modules on an area of up to 0.7 m2, ETA up to 12 %; (3) and the development of a mid-term alternative: electrodeposition of low-cost CIS modules with ETA above 10 % (estimated cost about 0.8 E/Wp). We will transfer the Mo back contact sputtering know-how to a specialised European large-area glass coater to provide substrates for both the coevaporation and the electrodeposition approaches. All process developments such as modifications of the back contact, wet- or vacuum-deposited buffer layers, the multi-stage coevaporation of CIGS, or improved Ga incorporation in electrodeposited absorbers will first be tested and evaluated on the laboratory scale. Successful approaches will be up-scaled and transferred to three independ ent commercial CIGS pilot lines located in three different European countries. Novel process and quality control techniques must also be developed and applied to reach these ambitious goals. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrynoble gasesnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.2.4 - New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies - PV Call for proposal FP6-2004-ENERGY-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator ZENTRUM FUER SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG, BADEN-WUERTEMBERG EU contribution No data Address Industriestrasse 6 STUTTGART Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH - SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Raemistrasse 101 ZURICH See on map Total cost No data UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address St Olofsgatan 10B UPPSALA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOLIBRO RESEARCH AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Vallvägen 5 UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data WUERTH SOLAR GMBH AND CO.KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Reinhold-Wuerth-Strasse 4 MARBACH AM NECKAR See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE France EU contribution No data Address 22-30 avenue de Wagram PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) France EU contribution No data Address 3 rue Michel-Ange PARIS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585 BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SAINT-GOBAIN RECHERCHE SA France EU contribution No data Address 39 Quai Lucien Lefranc BP 135 AUBERVILLIERS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EIDGENÖSSISCHE MATERIALPRÜFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Überlandstrasse 129 DÜBENDORF See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN FÜR MATERIALIEN UND ENERGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address GLIENICKER STRASSE 100 BERLIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data