Objective The project pursues a better exploitation of the FULL solar SPECTRUM (as requested in the Work Programme) by further developing concepts already scientifically proven but not yet developed and by trying to prove new ones in the search of a breakthrough for the PV technology. More specific objectives are the development of:a) III-V multijunction cells (MJC), b) Solar Thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) converters,c) Intermediate band (IB) materials and cells (IBC),d) Molecular based concepts (MBC) for full PV utilisation of the solar spectrum ande) Manufacturing Technologies for novel concepts including assembling.MJC technology towards 40 % efficiency will be developed using lower cost substrates and high light concentration (up or above 1000 suns). TPV is a concept of high theoretical efficiency limit because the whole energy of all the photons is used in the heating process and because the non-used photons can be feed back to the emitter, therefore assisting in keeping it hot. Small prototypes with sun/gas heated emitters will be developed. In the IBC approach sub-band gap photons are exploited by means of an IB. IB materials will be sought by direct synthesis suggested by material band calculations and using nanotechnology in quantum dot IBCs. In the development of the MBC, topics like the development of two-photon dye cells and the development of a static global (direct and diffuse) light concentrator by means of luminescent multicolour dyes and QDs, with the radiation confined by photon crystals, will be particularly addressed. Manufacturing technologies include using opt electronic assembling techniques and coupling of light to cells with new-optics miniconcentrators. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologynanotechnologynatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivitynatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsphotons Keywords Multijunctie solar cells advanced convepts for photovoltaic conversion thermophotovoltaics Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.2.4 - New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies - PV Call for proposal FP6-2002-ENERGY-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IP - Integrated Project Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID EU contribution No data Address Avda de Ramiro de Maeztu 7 s/n MADRID Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (19) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all PROJEKTGESELLSCHAFT SOLARE ENERGIESYSTEME MBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Christaweg 40 FREIBURG See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 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