Objective Scenario's show that solar energy will on the long term be the most important energy source, provided that the cost of Photovoltaic (PV) modules will be substantially decreased. Low feedstock availability (priced at 35-100 _/kg) is currently jeopardising compliance with the EC White Paper objectives of decreasing module costs from _3/Wp to _1/Wp and reaching 3 GWp PV installed in 2010.Currently 17% of module costs relate to feedstock. Even though cells will be thinner and more efficient, demand for solar grade silicon (sog-Si) will grow from the current available capacity of 15,000 t/yr to approx. 50,000 t/yr in 2010. A low-cost dedicated sog-Si feedstock source is needed in Europe or growth of total PV industry will stagnate. The "Solsilc Demonstrator" consortium will demonstrate on sufficient scale the working of a new intrinsic low cost metallurgical route to produce sog-Si. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energynatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids 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-1.1.1 - Cost-effective supply of renewable energies Call for proposal FP6-2005-TREN-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator SUNERGY INVESTCO BV EU contribution No data Address Rotterdam Airportplein 6 ROTTERDAM Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE NETHERLANDS (ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND) Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 PETTEN See on map Total cost No data FESIL ASA Norway EU contribution No data Address Vikelvfaret 4 Ranheim TRONDHEIM See on map Total cost No data SCANARC PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Varnavagen 7 HOFORS See on map Total cost No data SINTEF - STIFTELSEN FOR INDUSTRIELL OG TEKNISK FORSKNING VED NORGES TEKNISKE HOEGSKOLE Norway EU contribution No data Address STRINDVEIEN 4 7034 TRONDHEIM See on map Total cost No data
