Advanced Lasers for Photovoltaic INdustrial processing Enhancement

Project Information

ALPINE

Grant agreement ID: 229231

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2009

End date 31 August 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 9 000 648,80

EU contribution € 5 899 987,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA
Italy

Objective

The aim of the ALPINE project it to push forward the research and development of fiber laser systems for scribing of PhotoVoltaic (PV) modules. The project consortium will focus on a new high brilliance, high efficiency and premium beam quality laser based on photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). The all-around development cycle comprising of the beam source, beam delivery and manipulation, scribing processes, advanced diagnostic and application trials will be demonstrated. The novel laser system will be designed to fit the requirements for scribing innovative and flexible PV modules rather than standard ones based on crystalline silicon wafer. In particular, the two most appealing technological alternatives will be considered, that is CdTe and CIS technology of thin-film solar cells. Validation of the quality process will be assessed. The project joins together the two exciting challenges of the laser development for advanced industrial processing, on one side, and solar energy exploitation, on the other side. Thus it constitutes a crucial opportunity to continue the innovation of European industries involved in material processing applications by employing laser technology and to consolidate PV manufacturing European position. New promising scientific and technological approaches will be investigated. Thus the consortium expects to stimulate the continuous growth of the market in these strategic fields for European development.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › fibers
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › metalloids
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy › photovoltaic

Keywords

• Fiber Lasers
• Flexible Thin Film
• Photonic Crystal Fibers
• Solar Cells

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2008-4.0-4 - Expanding the limits of advanced materials processing applications through a new generation of high brilliance lasers

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA

Administrative Contact

Stefano Selleri (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 742 613,00
• Address: VIA UNIVERSITA 12 ; 43121 PARMA ; Italy
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Parma
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (14)

NKT PHOTONICS A/S

Denmark

Administrative Contact

Jes Broeng (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 349 600,00
• Address: BLOKKEN 84 ; 3460 Birkerod
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Nordsjælland
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

QUANTA SYSTEM SPA

Italy

Administrative Contact

Eleonora Salzarulo (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 425 300,00
• Address: VIA IV NOVEMBRE 116 ; 21058 SOLBIATE OLONA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

OCLARO SWITZERLAND GMBH

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Manuel Schmid (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 373 977,00
• Address: Binzstrasse 17 ; 8045 ZURICH
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

EOLITE SYSTEMS SAS

France

Administrative Contact

Sylvie Babeau (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 555 300,00
• Address: Avenue Canteranne 11 ; 33600 PESSAC
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

SOLAR SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT S.R.L.

Italy

Administrative Contact

Ciro Lenti (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 473 014,00
• Address: VIA S. MARIA 19 ; 56100 PISA (PI)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

NEXCIS

France

Administrative Contact

Celine Plomion

• EU contribution: € 590 280,00
• Address: ZONE INDUSTRIELLE AVENUE CELESTIN COCQ 190 ; 13790 Rousset
• Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Bouches-du-Rhône
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

ZENTRUM FUR SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG BADEN-WURTTEMBERG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Friedel Oster (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 408 716,00
• Address: MEITNERSTRASSE 1 ; 70563 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

WURTH SOLAR GMBH & CO KG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Bernhard Dimmler (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 108 000,00
• Address: Alfred-Leikam strasse 25 ; 74523 Schwabisch Hall
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA

Italy

Administrative Contact

Alessandro Romeo (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 328 770,00
• Address: VIA DELL ARTIGLIERE 8 ; 37129 Verona
• Region: Nord-Est › Veneto › Verona
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Machado Maria Arminda (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 356 119,00
• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

ELETTROSYSTEM SRL

Italy

Administrative Contact

Paolino Tona (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 201 300,00
• Address: STRADA PROVINCIALE ASTI CASORZO 38 KM 5 ; 14030 SCURZOLENGO
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Asti
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

LPKF LASER & ELECTRONICS SE

Germany

Administrative Contact

Edgar Roddewig (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 314 760,00
• Address: OSTERIEDE 7 ; 30827 Garbsen
• Region: Niedersachsen › Hannover › Region Hannover
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Slovenia

Administrative Contact

Rok Petkovsek (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 228 160,00
• Address: KONGRESNI TRG 12 ; 1000 Ljubljana
• Region: Slovenija › Zahodna Slovenija › Osrednjeslovenska
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

MULTITEL

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Stephanie Bauwens (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 444 078,00
• Address: RUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE 2 ; 7000 Mons
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Hainaut › Arr. Mons
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data