Objective The NanoPV project aims at making a breakthrough step-change in photovoltaics by the removal of a set of bottlenecks which have been identified to block the application of nanostructures for high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells. The bottlenecks arise from the present lack of up-scalable processes that can meet the needs for nanomaterials in PV applications, and the lack of relevant equipment and industrial lines. In order to remove these bottlenecks, the main objectives of NanoPV are: 1) To develop technologies that can increase the efficiency and reduce the processing cost of existing silicon solar cell technologies using nano-scale effects provided by nanomaterials to above 20% for wafer based and above 15 % for thin film silicon based solar cells at a processing cost for modules well below 1 €/watt. 2) To design and to fabricate low cost solar cells entirely from nanomaterials by using nanostructures. An efficiency of above 10 % at processing costs well below 1 €/watt is targeted with potential of further significant improvements in the future. 3) To develop up-scalable cost effective processes and equipment in order to implement both enhanced standard solar cells and solar cell based on nanomaterials as well as related modules to existing pilot lines. 4) To create new market opportunities for the industrial partners. Nanotechnology will be applied for both already existing conventional Si solar cells (wafer and thin-film based) and for advanced solar cells entirely based on nanostructures. The main scientific efforts will be on understanding and exploitation of such nanomaterials as i) 0D quantum dots, nanocrystals and nanoparticles, ii) 1D nanowires and nanorods, and iii) 2D nanomaterials such as ultrathin layers. A large number of specialised technologies will be applied in the project. Therefore, in order to ensure successful completion, a comparatively large consortium of 9 complementary research partners and 3 industries has been assembled. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsnanocrystalsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidsmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologycells technologiesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2009-1.2-1 - Nanotechnology for harvesting energy via photovoltaic technologies Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2009-SMALL-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator STIFTELSEN SINTEF Address Strindveien 4 7034 Trondheim Norway See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Tove Lillian Hønstad (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND Netherlands EU contribution € 598 512,49 Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 LE Petten See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Kop van Noord-Holland Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Frank Lenzmann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN FUR MATERIALIEN UND ENERGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 376 898,00 Address Hahn meitner platz 1 14109 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Thomas Van Issem Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 339 000,00 Address Avenida blasco ibanez 13 46010 Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Angeles Sanchis (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany EU contribution € 300 300,00 Address Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ulrike Ronchetti (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 297 147,00 Address Albert einstein strasse 9 07745 Jena See on map Region Thüringen Thüringen Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hamm Gabriele (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 277 612,00 Address Piazzale aldo moro 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Grazioli Anna Maria Luisa (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data RUDER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE Croatia EU contribution € 225 000,00 Address Bijenicka cesta 54 10000 Zagreb See on map Region Hrvatska Grad Zagreb Grad Zagreb Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Branko Pivac (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CENTRAL LABORATORY OF SOLAR ENERGY& NEW ENERGY SOURCES OF THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Bulgaria EU contribution € 166 425,00 Address Tzarigradsko chaussee blvd 72 1784 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Doriana Dimova-Malinovska (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 228 216,00 Address North end yatton BS 49 4AP Bristol See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andy Roylance (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data SCHOTT SOLAR AG Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 10 512,51 Address Hattenbergstrasse 10 55122 Mainz See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sonja Sommer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INNOVATIVE MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 234 713,00 Address Faraday building 7 NG7 2QP Nottingham See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Corinna Pinfold (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
