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Ultra thin solar cells for module assembly -tough and efficient (ULTIMATE)
Start date:2008-10-01
End date:2011-09-30
Project Acronym:ULTIMATE
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | |
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Name:Ralf |
Hansastr. MÜNCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-761-45885260 | |
| Fax:+49-761-45889260 | |
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| URL:http://www.fraunhofer.de | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The overall objective of the current project is to make a significant contribution to the dissemination of PV in order to improve the sustainability of the European energy supply, to reduce environmental hazards such as global warming and to strengthen the economical situation of the European PV industry. The main project objective is the demonstration of PV modules using solar cells which are substantially thinner than today s common practice. We will reduce the current solar cell thickness from typically 200-250 µm down to 100 µm.
Assuming a projected kerf loss of 120 µm for 2010, this will enable more than 50% additional wafers to be cut from each silicon ingot. Additionally, by using advanced solar cell device structures and module interconnection technology, we target to increase the average efficiency for these thin cells up to 19% for mono-crystalline and 17.2% for multi-crystalline silicon and to reach a module-to-cell efficiency ratio above 90%. The processing and handling of wafers and cells will be adapted in order to maintain standard processing yields. Including scaling aspects, this corresponds to a module cost reduction of approximately 30% until 2011 and 1.0 /Wp extrapolated until 2016. Furthermore Si demand can be reduced from 10 to 6 g/Wp providing a significant effect on the eco-impact of PV power generation.
The partners of this project form an outstanding consortium to reach the project goals, including two leading European R&D institutes as well as five companies with recorded and published expertise in the field of thin solar cells. The project is structured in 5 work packages covering the process chain from wafer to module as well as integral eco-assessment and management tasks. The expected impact of the project is a PV energy cost reduction of approximately 30%, a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and an improved competitiveness of the European solar cell, module and equipment manufacturers.
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Project Details
Start date:2008-10-01
End date:2011-09-30
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:218966
Project cost:6352240 EURO
Project Funding:3983970 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-ENERGY
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Innovative/improved PV manufacturing processes
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
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Subject index:Industrial Manufacture, Innovation, Technology Transfer
Other Indexes:solar cells,ultra thin wafer
Other participants
| Organization name:BP SOLAR ESPANA, S.A.UNIPERSONAL | |
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Poligono Industrial Tres Cantos, S/N Zona Oeste TRES CANTOS, MADRID ESPAÑA Region: |
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| URL:http://www.bpsolar.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW | |
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Name:Wolfgang |
Kapeldreef LEUVEN BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMS BRABANT Leuven |
| Tel:+32-16288137 | |
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| URL:http://www.imec.be | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:PSE AG | |
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Name:Ingo |
Emmy-Noether-Str. FREIBURG DEUTSCHLAND Region:BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG FREIBURG Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis |
| Tel:+49-761-4791425 | |
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| URL:http://www.pse.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:PHOTOWATT INTERNATIONAL S.A.S. | |
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Name:Nam |
rue St. Honore BOURGOIN JALLIEU FRANCE Region:CENTRE-EST RHÔNE-ALPES Isère |
| Tel:+33-4-74938044 | |
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| URL:http://www.photowatt.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:PHOTOVOLTECH | |
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Name:Luc |
Nijverheidsstraat BRUSSELS BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW. |
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| URL:http://www.photovoltech.be | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SOLARWORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH | |
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Name:Bettina |
Berthelsdorfer Straße FREIBERG DEUTSCHLAND Region:BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG STUTTGART Ludwigsburg |
| Tel:+49-3731-3014248 | |
| Fax:+49-3731-3011690 | |
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| URL:http://www.deutschesolar.de/ | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SOLAR FACTORY GMBH | |
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Name:Volker |
Ferdinand-Reich-Str. FREIBERG DEUTSCHLAND Region:BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG STUTTGART Ludwigsburg |
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| URL:http://www.solarfactory.de | Organization Type: |
Record control number:90324
