Project description
High-efficiency kesterite solar cells get a chance to shine
Building- and product-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV and PIPV) are identified as key enabling technologies to make 'near-zero energy buildings' and 'net-zero energy districts' a reality. The mass adoption of BIPV and PIPV solutions can only be achieved by developing cost-efficient and sustainable thin-film technologies with unbeatable aesthetic functionalities, mechanical flexibility and optical tunability. The EU-funded CUSTOM-ART project aims to develop the next generation of BIPV and PIPV modules based on abundant thin-film materials such as kesterites. The project will bring flexible and semi-transparent solar modules to a higher level of maturity (TRL 7), demonstrating very competitive conversion efficiencies (20 % at cell and 16 % at module levels) and increased durability (over 35 years), at a reduced production cost (less than EUR 75/m2).
Field of science
- /natural sciences/chemical sciences/polymer science
- /engineering and technology/materials engineering/coating and films
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy/solar energy
- /engineering and technology/civil engineering/architecture engineering/sustainable architecture/sustainable building
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-LC-SC3-2020-RES-IA-CSA
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
08930 Sant Adria De Besos
Spain
Participants (16)
3001 Leuven
8600 Dubendorf
12616 Tallinn
26129 Oldenburg
14109 Berlin
OX3 OBP Oxford
000196 Roma
01100 Bellignat
751 05 Uppsala
12618 Tallinn
06560 Valbonne
41092 Sevilla
00197 Roma
6130 Schwaz
33600 Pessac
6200 Jenbach