Eco-Solar Factory - 40%plus eco-efficiency gains in the photovoltaic value chain with minimised resource and energy consumption by closed loop systems

Informations projet

Eco-Solar

N° de convention de subvention: 679692

DOI 10.3030/679692

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 20 Juillet 2015

Date de début 1 Octobre 2015

Date de fin 30 Septembre 2018

Financé au titre de

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing

Coût total € 5 642 707,75

Contribution de l’UE € 5 642 707,50

Coordonné par

SINTEF AS
Norway

Livrables

Documents, reports (9)

Feasibility study: reuse of waste-water

Feasibility study for the reuse of waste-water in the cell line with investigation of ecological and economical impact. The study includes scientific experimental investigations and measurement reports

Report on Si-ingot crystallization (i) from recovered silicon powder

Report on silicon ingot (i-ii) material quality grown from recovered silicon powder (compacted Si powder from FAS slurry)

Report on advanced metallisation scheme

Report on results from advanced metallisation scheme: Ag fingers without busbars, no rear side Ag pads, Al metallisation through PSG layer

Report on LIB cell performance

Report on LIB cell performance based on anodes produced from recovered silicon powder

Reuse of module components in other industrial sectors

Report on results on the reuse of modules components that are not reusable in PV in other industry sectors

Collection of stakeholder test results and feedback on second round of test samples
Final LCA and eco-efficiency analysis
Report on automatic inspection tool 50% less scraped solar cells

Report on automatic inspection tool for 50% less scraped solar cells

Report on cell process with only one chemical etching step

Report on successful solar cell processing using only one wet chemical etching and cleaning process step

Other (4)

Scientific workshop

Workshop with stakeholders on recycling

10 publications

10 publications either in international journals or through relevant conferences

Public website online
Project video online

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (4)

Report Preparation of 5 initial laboratory samples of by-products and wastes for internal and external use
Diagnostic tools for recovered module components and module performance

Report on results from diagnosis and screening tools for recovered module components with focus on glasses and solar cells and module performance in operating PV installations

Eco Solar Module frames and structures

Feasibility study results/report on the use of alternative and more eco-friendly materials for module frames and structures based on the vertically installed bifacial demo facade

Modules from recovered components

Characterisation data/report on full size reworked NICE modules using recovered components. Two stages: (i) after manufacturing, (ii) after degradation tests

Publications

Conference proceedings (8)

Eco-Solar Factory: 40% Plus Eco-Efficiency Gains in the Photovoltaic Value Chain with Minimised Resource and Energy Consumption by Closed Loop Systems

Auteurs: M.P. Bellmann, R. Roligheten, G.S. Park, J. Denafas, F. Buchholz, R. Einhaus, I. Lombardi, B. Ehlen, K. Wambach, P. Romero, A. Bollar
Publié dans: EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2016, ISBN 3-936338-41-8
Éditeur: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-5DO.15.1

Low recombination emitter profile with in-situ oxide passivation for multi-crystalline solar cells

Auteurs: F. Buchholz, P. Preis, S. Eisert, E. Wefringhaus, J. Denafas, V. Cyras, M.P. Bellmann
Publié dans: EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2017
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Eco-Solar Factory: Environmental Impact Optimisation of PV Production

Auteurs: K. Wambach, R. Peche, M. Seitz, M.P. Bellmann, G.S. Park, J. Denafas, F. Buchholz, R. Einhaus, G. Noja, B. Ehlen, R. Roligheten, P. Romero, A. Bollar
Publié dans: EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2017
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Eco-Solar Factory: 40% Plus Eco-Efficiency Gains in the Photovoltaic Value Chain with Minimised Resource and Energy Consumption by Closed Loop Systems

Auteurs: M.P. Bellmann, K. Wambach, M. Seitz, R. Peche, G.S. Park, J. Denafas, F. Buchholz, R. Einhaus, G. Noja, B. Ehlen, R. Roligheten, P. Romero, A. Bollar
Publié dans: EU PVSEC proceedings, 2018
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot Crystallisation from Reusable Silicon Nitride Crucibles

Auteurs: M.P. Bellmann, G. Stokkan, A. Ciftja, R. Roligheten, J. Denafas, F. Buchholz, T. Kaden
Publié dans: EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2017
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Utilisation of Kerf-Loss from Silicon Wafer Sawing for the Manufacturing of Silicon Nitride Crucibles

Auteurs: M.P. Bellmann, A. Ciftja, G. Noja
Publié dans: EU PVSEC proceedings, 2018
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Eco-Solar Factory: Establishment of Pan Industrial Material Re-Use Opportunities

Auteurs: K. Wambach, I. Fechner, M.P. Bellmann, G.S. Park, J. Denafas, F. Buchholz, F. Madon, G. Noja, B. Ehlen, R. Roligheten, P. Romero, A. Bollar
Publié dans: EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2017
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Recycling and Reuse Potential of NICE PV Modules

Auteurs: R. Einhaus, F. Madon, J. Degoulange, K. Wambach, J. Denafas, F. Rodriguez Lorenzo, T. Delgado Garcia, A. Bollar
Publié dans: IEEE PVSC/WCPEC proceedings, 2018
Éditeur: WIP - Renewable Energies

Other (2)

Even greener solar power on the way

Auteurs: M. Bellmann
Publié dans: press release, 2016
Éditeur: among others, science nordic

Utlra-green energy

Auteurs: A. Kreutzmann
Publié dans: Photon International - The Solar Power Magazine, 2016, Page(s) 32-35
Éditeur: Photon International

Peer reviewed articles (1)

Crystallization of multicrystalline silicon from reusable silicon nitride crucibles: Material properties and solar cell efficiency

Auteurs: M.P. Bellmann, G. Stokkan, A. Ciftja, J. Denafas, T. Kaden
Publié dans: Journal of Crystal Growth, 2018, ISSN 0022-0248
Éditeur: Elsevier BV