Implementation of a CirculAr economy Based on Recycled, reused and recovered Indium, Silicon and Silver materials for photovoltaic and other applications

Objective

The main vision of CABRISS project is to develop a circular economy mainly for the photovoltaic, but also for electronic and glass industry. It will consist in the implementation of: (i) recycling technologies to recover In, Ag and Si for the sustainable PV technology and other applications; (ii) a solar cell processing roadmap, which will use Si waste for the high throughput, cost-effective manufacturing of hybrid Si based solar cells and will demonstrate the possibility for the re-usability and recyclability at the end of life of key PV materials. The developed Si solar cells will have the specificity to have a low environmental impact by the implementation of low carbon footprint technologies and as a consequence, the technology will present a low energy payback (about 1 year).
The originality of the project relates to the cross-sectorial approach associating together different sectors like the Powder Metallurgy (fabrication of Si powder based low cost substrate), the PV industry (innovative PV Cells) and the industry of recycling (hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy) with a common aim : make use of recycled waste materials (Si, In and Ag). CABRISS focuses mainly on a photovoltaic production value chain, thus demonstrating the cross-sectorial industrial symbiosis with closed-loop processes.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › metallurgy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biological behavioural sciences › ethology › biological interaction
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › business model
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5.4. - Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation

Topic(s)

• WASTE-1-2014 - Moving towards a circular economy through industrial symbiosis

Call for proposal

H2020-WASTE-2014-two-stage
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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

Address

Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15
France

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 1 525 743,90

Participants (16)

STIFTELSEN SINTEF

Participation ended

Norway

EU contribution

€ 889 005

Address

Strindveien 4
7034 Trondheim

Activity type

Research Organisations

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 828 058,75

Address

Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven

Activity type

Research Organisations

LOSER CHEMIE GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 321 026,33

Address

Alfred Lange Strasse 18
09599 Freiberg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FERROATLANTICA I & D SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 515 375

Address

Paseo De La Castellana 86
28046 Madrid

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UAB SOLI TEK R&D

Lithuania

EU contribution

€ 392 350

Address

Mokslininku G. 6A
LT-08412 Vilnius

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PYROGENESIS SA

Greece

EU contribution

€ 336 087,50

Address

Athens-lavrion Ave, Technological Park 1
19500 Lavrion

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

RHP TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 227 500

Address

Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf Gebaude Ca
2444 Seibersdorf An Der Leitha

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

RESITEC AS

Norway

EU contribution

€ 384 383,80

Address

Setesdalsveien 110
4617 Kristiansand S

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 806 457,50

Address

Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

SUNPLUGGED - SOLARE ENERGIESYSTEME GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 395 199,88

Address

Mindelheimer Strasse 6
6130 Schwaz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

EU contribution

€ 415 660

Address

Hansastrasse 27C
80686 Munchen

Activity type

Research Organisations

PROJEKTKOMPETENZ.EU - GESELLSCHAFT FUR PROJEKTENTWICKLUNG UND -MANAGEMENT MBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 217 000

Address

Franz Josef Strasse 19/7
5020 Salzburg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PV CYCLE FRANCE

France

EU contribution

€ 83 562,50

Address

13 Rue Du Quatre-septembre
75002 Paris

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

INKRON OY

Finland

EU contribution

€ 330 093,75

Address

Kutojantie 2 B
02630 Espoo

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ECM GREENTECH

France

EU contribution

€ 115 696,88

Address

109 Rue Hilaire De Chardonnet
38100 Grenoble

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SINTEF AS

Norway

EU contribution

€ 61 363,75

Address

Strindvegen 4
7034 Trondheim

Activity type

Research Organisations