Photovoltaic technology has a huge potential in a renewable energy system. Today, however, solar cells are expensive and not very efficient. THINC seeks to develop a new type of solar cells, using
With the key performance criteria for the project in mind (dynamics and energy efficiency) the requirement specification for the 2nd generation Solar Array Simulator has been finalised.
A three-dimensional chemical mapping of active plastic PV cell layers has generated new knowledge of degradation causes for PV cells. Based on the mapping, more stable PV cells were made, which in
The project will continue developing a computer model capable of predicting defect concentrations and distributions as a function of parameters during the float-zone process that produces silicon for