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 technologymaterials engineeringmetallurgy
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-WASTE-2014-two-stage
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
75015 Paris 15
France
Participants (16)
Participation ended
7034 Trondheim
3001 Leuven
09599 Freiberg
28046 Madrid
LT-08412 Vilnius
19500 Lavrion
2444 Seibersdorf An Der Leitha
4617 Kristiansand S
1040 Wien
6130 Schwaz
80686 Munchen
5020 Salzburg
75002 Paris
02630 Espoo
38100 Grenoble
7034 Trondheim