Printing of Ultra-Thin, Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells and its Commercial Application

Informazioni relative al progetto

PIPER

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 889405

DOI

10.3030/889405

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 22 Novembre 2019

Data di avvio 1 Dicembre 2019

Data di completamento 31 Maggio 2020

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

SAULE SPOLKA AKCYJNA
Poland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PIPER (Printing of Ultra-Thin, Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells and its Commercial Application)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2019-12-01 al 2020-05-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Saule conducted a thorough feasibility study with an aim of defining its future business model and constructing a business plan for commercial scale deployment of the Company’s solution – printable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), a new generation of low-cost, efficient, flexible and light weight photovoltaic (PV) technology. The Study consisted of the assessment of target markets, followed by financial and technological feasibility analysis. Final results included the Company’s Business Plan, and additional documents, namely: Intellectual Property Strategy and Risk Management Plan.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

The market analysis has proven that the PV market has gigantic potential with its value growing at CAGR of 25.1% from 2019 to 2026, driven mainly by increase in energy demand, especially from sustainable energy resources, which are favoured by governments’ regulations. Perovskite technology had outperformed the other emerging PV technologies (such as quantum dot based cells, organic cells, photochemical cells) and had attained the same level of efficiency as the already commercialized thin-film technologies. It is the only 3rd generation solution to become as efficient as 1st and 2nd generation cells in no more than few years of testing, while second generation cells have already been undergoing tests for 40 years. The Company has chosen EU and USA as its first and second deployment target as these regions are the most conscious when it comes to alternative, ecological energy sources and also the most prone to implement the Company’s technology in new areas of application.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

As a result of the technological feasibility study Saule has assured that its R&D plan is viable and has set milestones for further development of PSCs. As the company has already completed its pilot production line, the next key points include improving power conversion efficiency and increasing modules’ size, while lowering the production cost. Also financial feasibility had a positive result, with one additional round of financing the Company should be able to reach break-even point and financial sufficiency. Saule’s Business Plan provides for a focus on production of PSCs for a wide range of applications: IoT market, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), utility-scale lightweight roofing and, in further future, mobility and aerospace. Saule has already started looking for business partners in the above areas, as the Company does not want to get involved in production of final products itself.

Perovskite rooftop application