Research Project CABRISS: Implementation of a circular economy based on recycled, reused and recovered indium, silicon and silver materials for photovoltaic and other applications The main vision of CABRISS is to develop a circular economy mainly for the photovoltaic, but also for electronic and glass industry. It will consist in the implementation of: (i) recycling technologies to recover In, Ag and Si for the sustainable PV technology and other applications; (ii) a solar cell processing roadmap, which will use Si waste for the high throughput, cost-effective manufacturing of hybrid Si based solar cells and will demonstrate the possibility for the re-usability and recyclability at the end of life of key PV materials. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project NEXTOWER: Advanced materials solutions for next generation high efficiency concentrated solar power (CSP) tower systems NEXTOWER shall introduce a set of innovative materials to boost the performance of atmospheric air-based concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to make them commercially viable. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project STARCELL: Advanced strategies for substitution of critical raw materials in photovoltaics STARCELL will develop a cost effective material (Kesterites) to substitute Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in PV technologies, based on earth abundant elements with very low toxicity. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project PVSITES: Building-integrated photovoltaic technologies and systems for large-scale market deployment Τhe main objective of PVSITES project is to drive Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) technology to a large market deployment by demonstrating an ambitious portfolio of building integrated solar technologies and systems, giving a forceful, reliable answer to the market requirements identified by the industrial members of the consortium in their day-to-day activity. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project SOLARSHARC: A durable self-clean coating for solar panels to improve PV energy generation efficiency Solar Sharc is a durable highly repellent coating which is being developed for deposition onto PV modules and will eliminate the accumulation of surface contamination. Currently, the few commercially available highly repellent coatings lack mechanical & chemical durability, a fundamental barrier to widespread industrial adoption. Solar Sharc aims to overcome this by building on ground-breaking developments and providing a cost-effective self-cleaning coating for the PV sector that is a superior alternative to current coatings. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project MOSAIC: Modular high concentration solar configuration MOSAIC aims to design, manufacture and validate an innovative CSP concept with low implementation costs at the highest plant efficiencies which will reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project GOTSolar: New technological advances for the third generation of solar cells GOTSolar proposes disruptive approaches for the development of highly efficient, long-lasting and environmentally safe perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project Innova MicroSolar: Innovative micro solar heat and power system for domestic and small business residential buildings The overall objective of this project is to develop an innovative high performance and cost-effective solar heat and power system for application in individual dwellings and small business residential buildings for on-site electricity and heat generation using solar thermal energy. The proposed technology is built around a novel flat Fresnel mirror solar concentrating collector and micro Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plant combined with advanced Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal storage equipped with reversible heat pipes for rapid charging and discharging. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project NextBase: The next generation baseline for solar modules The NextBase project, deals with the development of innovative high performance c-Si solar cells and modules based on the interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction (IBC-SHJ) solar cell concept targeting cells with efficiency above 26.0% and corresponding solar modules with efficiency above 22.0%. Also, pursues the development of a new industrial manufacturing tool and low-cost processes enabling a competitive IBC-SHJ solar module. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Report IRENA Cost and Competitiveness Indicators: Rooftop solar PV The IRENA’s regular PV cost and competitiveness indicators will highlight the growing competitiveness of rooftop solar PV and its potential to economically meet the electricity needs of households in different markets, as well as its potentially disruptive nature for utilities. Also, compares solar PV costs to electricity rates. The aim is to help policy makers track the rapid improvements in the competitiveness of renewables. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Report When solar policy went digital This report provides case studies from eight European countries of how policy can be used to encourage digitalisation and innovation in the solar PV ecosystem. Also, aims to support European policy makers in this crucial transition towards a smarter energy system and identifying existing best practices for the uptake of digital solar services in Europe. Source: Solar Power EuropePublished in: 2018 Last updated on: 21/06/2019 Más
Report Unleashing the full potential of utility-scale solar generation in Europe This report provides facts and figures about the benefits of utilising low-cost utility-scale solar to keep the European grid stable and reliable for the European Union to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets. Source: Solar Power EuropePublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 22/05/2019 Más
Presentation Floating solar prospects in Central and West Asia This presentation provides information about solar PV resources in Central and West Asia and floating solar energy, including design specifications, benefits, applications and indicative costs. Source: Asian Development Bank (ADB)Published in: 2018 Last updated on: 22/03/2019 Más
Video/Webcast Rooftop solar power project in the Philippines This video presents the installation of a rooftop solar power project to ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines. This project consists of 2,040 photovoltaic panels occupying 6,640 square meters, generating about 613 megawatt hours of electricity per year. Source: Asian Development Bank (ADB)Published in: 2012 Last updated on: 06/03/2019 Más
Report Field experiences with the operation of solar radiation resource assessment stations in India This report highlights the overall performance of 51 automatic meteorological stations with solar radiation instruments for over more than one year and documents the specific problems and errors observed in field operation. Source: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)Published in: 2013 Last updated on: 07/02/2019 Más
Report Compendium of global success stories in solar energy This report is a collation of case studies from different geographies highlighting the challenges faced, breakthrough solutions, project outcomes and the learning from project implementation. Source: YES Global InstitutePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Video/Webcast India's largest floating solar plant This video provides India's biggest floating solar power plant, in Banasura Sagar Dam,Kerala. This solar plant has capacity of 500kW, consisting of 1938 panels. Source: OditechPublished in: 2018 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Video/Webcast Solar cooling with CSP This video presents a timelaplse of the construction process of a solar cooling system with Fresnel concentrating solar thermal technology in Varese, Italy. Source: CSP-F SpaPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 18/01/2019 Más
Video/Webcast Solar air conditioning and cooling This video provides an introduction of the solar heating and cooling systems performance, a few examples of new generation solar thermal and PV driven heating and cooling systems and modelling results on new generation solar cooling systems. Source: International Solar Energy Society (ISES)Published in: 2018 Last updated on: 18/01/2019 Más
Video/Webcast The Crescent dunes solar energy project This video presents the world’s first 110 MW solar thermal power plant with advanced molten salt energy storage, which can operate day and night. Source: Solar ReservePublished in: 2014 Last updated on: 18/01/2019 Más
Video/Webcast COVID-19 Impact on Solar Markets The solar industry was estimated to add record capacity of 130-135 GW in 2020. However, Covid-19 has caused unprecedented turmoil across the world. Wide-scale suspension of economic activity, supply chain disruption and employee health concerns have created supply and demand shocks across the energy sector. The challenge for governments, policy makers and private sector players is to manage this period of uncertainty and plan for the future. ThIs webinar presents the latest analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on solar markets and opportunities for a green recovery.. Source: STAR-C NetworkPublished in: 2020 Last updated on: 18/06/2020 Más
Video/Webcast PV BASICS: Energy Transition and Solar Market This Webinar, developed in partnership with the INES and EACREEE, first provides a global solar market overview focused on fostering the understanding of technical and economic data available in the market, and then closely examines the East African energy context, including the technical, regulatory, institutional and financial aspects of the Solar PV market, as well as the key challenges to scaling up the technology’s uptake in the region. Source: STAR-C NetworkPublished in: 2020 Last updated on: 18/06/2020 Más
Report Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Roadmap This roadmap pathway is focusing on the standardized and cost optimal solutions to integrate solar thermal technology in all industrial processes, by developing collector structures adapted to industrial buildings, improved large-scale solar collector arrays, and new planning and design tools. Source: Solar Heat EuropePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Guidelines for policy and framework conditions This publication tries to provide guidelines for policy and framework conditions related to solar heating and cooling, in particular solar water heating. It aims at providing a quick overview of the main issues to be considered for setting the right framework for the promotion of the solar thermal technology. Therefore, it outlines key recommendations and guidelines for the implementation of a programme for the promotion of solar water heating. Source: Solar Heat EuropePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Guide on Standardisation and Quality Assurance for Solar Thermal This guide aims at explaining the relevance of quality assurance for a sustainable market development, besides providing an overview of quality assurance measures applied to solar thermal products and installations around the world. It also indicates some possible steps in order to set up a quality assurance system in a country. Source: Solar Heat EuropePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Regional Market Analysis: Southeast Europe This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) explores the prospects for renewables, including solar energy to enhance national economies and strengthen the Southeast Europe energy mix. It analyses the current energy landscape, the potential and costs for scaling up renewables, the policy frameworks and investments required, and the expected socio-economic impact of transforming the region’s energy system. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Renewable energy in district heating and cooling: A sector roadmap for Remap This report examines renewable District Heating and Cooling potential up to 2030, based on three main technology pathways. The baseline “Reference Case” builds on current national energy plans in nine countries (China, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Japan, the United States, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The “REmap” case includes rapid scale-up within planned DHC capacity. The third pathway, “Structural Shift”, assumes expanded DHC capacity, with new networks fed entirely by renewables. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Future of Solar Photovoltaic The present report outlines the role of solar photovoltaic (PV) power in the transformation of the global energy system based on IRENA’s climate resilient pathway (remap case), specifically the growth in solar PV power deployment that would be needed in the next three decades to achieve the Paris climate goals. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Video/Webcast Wrap up of the Auction Academy with online debate on RES-E auctions The AURES Auction Academy was wrapped up with an online debate focusing on pros and cons of auctions for renewable energy compared with other European support systems, on recommendations on auction design based on experiences in the countries analysed so far, on key recommendations to utilities working with tenders and auctions for the first time, on effects on prices of renewable energy so far and on interesting findings in the AURES research and dialogue with stakeholders. Source: AURESPublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Video/Webcast Specific design elements for RES auctions: pre-qualification rules and penalties This webinar will give practioners more hands-on information on the design of RES auctions, focusing on pre-qualification rules and penalties. The two elements are closely related in that they are, amongst other things, used to enhance the ‘seriousness’ of bids and improve realisation rates. We will present the different design alternatives and arguments for and against using each of the features. Furthermore, we will give an overview of current practices for both design elements implementations for RES support in Europe and the rest of the world. Source: AURESPublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report Filière Photovoltaïque Française: Bilan, Perspectives et Stratégie Cette étude a pour objectif de proposer une stratégie de soutien au développement de la filière photovoltaïque en France pour la période 2016-2020. Source: ADEMEPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Coûts et rentabilités du grand photovoltaïque en métropole continentale Le présent rapport dresse un état des lieux des coûts des installations photovoltaïques de moyenne et grande puissance (de 100 kWc à 30 MWc) développées dans le cadre des appels d’offres en métropole continentale. Source: CREPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Etude qualitative du marché solaire photovoltaïque 2019 Ce rapport présente les résultats du volet qualitatif du suivi dumarché français des systèmes photovoltaïques dans le résidentiel. Source: Observ'ERPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Les centrales solaires photovoltaïques commerciales L’objectif de ce guide est de permettre au lecteur de mieux comprendre comment développer, financer, construire et exploiter avec succès des centrales solaires PV marchandes. Il cible les promoteurs de projets entrant sur le marché, et est destiné à être une source de référence pour les entrepreneurs, les investisseurs, les décideurs publics et autres parties prenantes travaillant sur des projets PV sur les marchés émergents. Source: IFCPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Webpage/Web Article South Korea's Roadmap to drive down the costs in solar The government of Korea has unveiled a plan to help the PV industry reduce the cost of solar panels from around $0.23/W to $0.10/W by 2030. The plan also aims to reach module efficiencies of around 24% – up to 35% for multi-junction cells – by the end of the next decade. Source: PV Magazine Last updated on: 22/11/2019 Más
Video/Webcast How to participate in auction for RES support This webinar is mostly directed towards investors and project developers that are engaged in bidding in RES auctions. We will go through different behavioural incentives, depending on auction format and pricing rule and describe the most common bidding strategies. We will assess these bidding strategies, e.g. in terms of rationality. We will then present do’s and don’ts for bidding in a RES auction. Source: AURESPublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report Toolbox on Solar PowerToolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS): Module 5 - Investired Irrigation Systems (SPIS): Module 5 - Investir Le financement de l’irrigation à énergie solaire peut représenter une opportunité pour les organismes de financement qui cherchent à diversifier leur portefeuille de prêts et à élargir leur gamme de produits financiers. Le module INVESTIR porte sur les caractéristiques produits des prêts ayant pour objet les systèmes d’irrigation à énergie solaire (SPIS) et présente le financement direct destiné par les organismes de financement à un emprunteur final ayant une exploitation agricole petite ou moyenne. Le module précise également en quoi il diffère du financement des systèmes d’irrigation conventionnels. Il fournit également des conseils aux prestataires de services financiers qui financent déjà des systèmes d’irrigation à énergie solaire ou qui prévoient de le faire. Source: Powering AgriculturePublished in: 2018 Last updated on: 29/10/2019 Más
Report Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS): Module 1 - S’informer Le module S’INFORMER fournit aux conseillers agricoles et aux prestataires de services financiers des informations essentielles pour comprendre le principe de fonctionnement d’un système d’irrigation à énergie solaire (SPIS) et identifier les différents éléments de ce dernier. Ce module décrit tout d’abord comment les différentes configurations des éléments sont susceptibles d’influer sur la performance de l’ensemble du système. Le module S’INFORMER permettra aux prestataires de services agricoles et financiers d’aider les utilisateurs potentiels d’un SPIS en leur fournissant des informations actualisées sur les avantages et les inconvénients de cette technologie et sur les différents éléments qui la compose. Source: Powering AgriculturePublished in: 2018 Last updated on: 29/10/2019 Más
Report Investing in the off-grid solar sector: What you need to know This guide touches upon how the off-grid solar sector is defined, what kind of companies operate within as well as their business models, what kinds of investment opportunities are available and some key considerations for new investors in the sector. Source: GOGLAPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report The drivers and challenges of third party financing for rooftop solar power in India This report recommends policy changes, business models as well as financing instruments for the expansion of rooftop solar power in India. Source: Climate Policy InitiativePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report Manuel de formation pour l’Installation et la Maintenance de petits systèmes photovoltaïques Les notions nécessaires pour l’étude et la conception des installations photovoltaïques sont recueillies dans ce document, en apportant d’information théorique, d’exercices et d’exemples pratiques. Source: FUNDACIÓN SALVADOR SOLERPublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report L’énergie sol aire : état des connaissances et enjeux de développement durable Cette étude présente les principaux enjeux environnementaux associés à la filière de l’énergie solaire. Source: HydroQuebecPublished in: 2018 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Filière Photovoltaïque Française: Bilan, Perspectives et Stratégie Cette étude a pour objectif de proposer une stratégie de soutien au développement de la filière photovoltaïque en France pour la période 2016-2020. Source: ADEMEPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Coûts et rentabilités du grand photovoltaïque en métropole continentale Le présent rapport dresse un état des lieux des coûts des installations photovoltaïques de moyenne et grande puissance (de 100 kWc à 30 MWc) développées dans le cadre des appels d’offres en métropole continentale. Source: CREPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Etude qualitative du marché solaire photovoltaïque 2019 Ce rapport présente les résultats du volet qualitatif du suivi dumarché français des systèmes photovoltaïques dans le résidentiel. Source: Observ'ERPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Les centrales solaires photovoltaïques commerciales L’objectif de ce guide est de permettre au lecteur de mieux comprendre comment développer, financer, construire et exploiter avec succès des centrales solaires PV marchandes. Il cible les promoteurs de projets entrant sur le marché, et est destiné à être une source de référence pour les entrepreneurs, les investisseurs, les décideurs publics et autres parties prenantes travaillant sur des projets PV sur les marchés émergents. Source: IFCPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Assessing the Value and Impact of Dispatchable Concentrating Solar Power This report consists of three distinct tasks, which examines the role of CSP and other solar plus storage technologies in providing grid services spanning timescales from seconds to decades Source: NRELPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Solar simulators: Application to developing cities This report examines the evolution of solar PV simulators, from single-rooftop assessments at the household level to large-scale, aggregate-level analyses undertaken by municipal authorities and other large entities. The report also highlights the growing range of accessible, free online solar simulators. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Report Development of photovoltaic technologies for global impact Photovoltaic solar energy (PV) is expected to play a key role in the future global sustainable energy system. It has demonstrated impressive developments in terms of the scale of deployment, cost reduction and performance enhancement, most visibly over the past decade. In this paper it is argued, however, that in view of actual developments in PV over the past few decades there are good reasons to adopt another approach, that does more justice to the role and potential of existing and new PV concepts and technologies. Source: TNOPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 25/10/2019 Más
Report Solar Skins: An opportunity for greener cities Solar photovoltaic (solar PV) electricity has recently become the lowest cost source of electricity in most parts of the world. Solar PV supports a socially just and acceptable energy transition and integrated applications, as well as new business opportunities. This report is focusing on one of these new business opportunities. It aims at describing the added value of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) for a successful energy transition in European cities, as well as the related opportunities for EU businesses. It describes the regulatory and market framework needed for sustainable business models for BIPV, that are adapted to city planning constraints and specificities. Source: European Technology & Innovation Platform PVPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 25/10/2019 Más
Report Solar outlook Report 2021 Source: https://mesia.com/Published in: 2021 Last updated on: 22/02/2021 Más
eBook Practical Guides created by INES to support the solar sectors of the countries of the International Solar Alliance Source: https://www.ines-solaire.org/site/assets/files/3731/guideisa_streetlights-feb2019-web.pdfPublished in: 0 Last updated on: 14/01/2021 Más
Report Integrating Solar Thermal in Buildings – A Quick Guide for Architects and Builders This guide aims at promoting solar water heating (SWH) systems to architects and builders from developing countries and help them consider integrating SWH applications in their designs. Intending to be a useful handbook, this “Quick Guide” provides a compact overview of the technology and its main characteristics; as well as the main requirements to be considered for its application in different types of projects and in different geographical locations. Source: Solar Heat EuropePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 20/12/2019 Más
Video/Webcast How to design RES auctions: general principles This webinar will give practioners the first hands-on information on the design of RES auctions. Here, we will go through the selecting of adequate auction formats and pricing rules for RES auctions. We base our recommendations on the ongoing theoretical and experimental analysis work currently undertaken by auction experts in the AURES project. We will show how the selection of the appropriate design depends on specific policy goals and market conditions in a country. We also present how certain designs may score in terms of different success criteria (such as effectiveness, efficiency, socio-political feasibility and more), and what trade-offs and synergies may arise between criteria. Source: AURESPublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report India 2030 wind and solar integration study This report provides an operational analysis of 2030 that includes spatially disaggregated, hourly commitment and dispatch modeling. Our modeling includes constraints on transmission, unit-specific costs and operating constraints, and hourly, weekly and seasonal inter-temporal constraints that have not been previously analyzed. Source: NRELPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 30/10/2019 Más
Report Global off-grid solar market report H2 2018 (Sales and impact data) This latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report presents sales and impact data for July to December 2018, reflecting the performance of 84 companies, which are GOGLA members and companies that sell Lighting Global quality-verified products. This report provides sales data for solar lanterns, multi-light systems and solar home systems (SHS) in 46 countries. Source: GOGLAPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 25/10/2019 Más
Report Powering opportunity in East Africa: Proving off-grid solar is a power tool for change This report provides insights into the social and economic impact of off-grid solar. It follows the “Powering Opportunity: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar” report which highlighted the domino effect solar home systems (SHS) are having on household economic activity, creating income and improving quality of life. This latest report confirms those findings, sheds new light on how this impact evolves over time, and explores how economic activity equates to full time equivalent (FTE) employment. Source: GOGLAPublished in: 2019 Last updated on: 25/10/2019 Más
Report Solar Heat Worldwide: Global Market Development and Trends in 2018 The goal of the report is to give an overview of the general trends, to highlight special applications and outstanding projects and to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets worldwide. Furthermore, it is the goal to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these sys tems. Source: AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies (AEE INTEC)Published in: 2019 Last updated on: 25/10/2019 Más
Website BDPV Ce site permet aux utilisateurs de surveiller leurs installations photovoltaïque, vérifier les devis d'installation et d'estimer leur production photovoltaïque. Il contient aussi une base de données comportant les statistiques sur le photovoltaïque telles que la production par région, une carte interactive des installations existantes par région ou département, par installateur, par panneaux ou par onduleurs. Source: BDPV ASSO Last updated on: 24/06/2019 Más
Website Evaluer Mon Devis Cet outil accessible gratuitement permet de comparer différents modes de valorisation de l’électricité photovoltaïque, afin de vérifier les hypothèses d’une offre commerciale et opérer un choix éclairé entre vente de la totalité, vente du surplus et autoconsommation sans vente. Il offre aux porteurs de projet, surtout non sachants, un aperçu de l’équilibre économique d’une installation photovoltaïque. Il permet aussi aux professionnels de mieux conseiller leurs clients sur le choix à faire entre les différents modèles de financement et de raccordement. Source: The Hespul Association Last updated on: 24/06/2019 Más
Research Project CABRISS: Implementation of a circular economy based on recycled, reused and recovered indium, silicon and silver materials for photovoltaic and other applications The main vision of CABRISS is to develop a circular economy mainly for the photovoltaic, but also for electronic and glass industry. It will consist in the implementation of: (i) recycling technologies to recover In, Ag and Si for the sustainable PV technology and other applications; (ii) a solar cell processing roadmap, which will use Si waste for the high throughput, cost-effective manufacturing of hybrid Si based solar cells and will demonstrate the possibility for the re-usability and recyclability at the end of life of key PV materials. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2015 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project NEXTOWER: Advanced materials solutions for next generation high efficiency concentrated solar power (CSP) tower systems NEXTOWER shall introduce a set of innovative materials to boost the performance of atmospheric air-based concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to make them commercially viable. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project STARCELL: Advanced strategies for substitution of critical raw materials in photovoltaics STARCELL will develop a cost effective material (Kesterites) to substitute Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in PV technologies, based on earth abundant elements with very low toxicity. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project PVSITES: Building-integrated photovoltaic technologies and systems for large-scale market deployment Τhe main objective of PVSITES project is to drive Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) technology to a large market deployment by demonstrating an ambitious portfolio of building integrated solar technologies and systems, giving a forceful, reliable answer to the market requirements identified by the industrial members of the consortium in their day-to-day activity. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project SOLARSHARC: A durable self-clean coating for solar panels to improve PV energy generation efficiency Solar Sharc is a durable highly repellent coating which is being developed for deposition onto PV modules and will eliminate the accumulation of surface contamination. Currently, the few commercially available highly repellent coatings lack mechanical & chemical durability, a fundamental barrier to widespread industrial adoption. Solar Sharc aims to overcome this by building on ground-breaking developments and providing a cost-effective self-cleaning coating for the PV sector that is a superior alternative to current coatings. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project MOSAIC: Modular high concentration solar configuration MOSAIC aims to design, manufacture and validate an innovative CSP concept with low implementation costs at the highest plant efficiencies which will reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project GOTSolar: New technological advances for the third generation of solar cells GOTSolar proposes disruptive approaches for the development of highly efficient, long-lasting and environmentally safe perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project Innova MicroSolar: Innovative micro solar heat and power system for domestic and small business residential buildings The overall objective of this project is to develop an innovative high performance and cost-effective solar heat and power system for application in individual dwellings and small business residential buildings for on-site electricity and heat generation using solar thermal energy. The proposed technology is built around a novel flat Fresnel mirror solar concentrating collector and micro Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plant combined with advanced Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal storage equipped with reversible heat pipes for rapid charging and discharging. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Research Project NextBase: The next generation baseline for solar modules The NextBase project, deals with the development of innovative high performance c-Si solar cells and modules based on the interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction (IBC-SHJ) solar cell concept targeting cells with efficiency above 26.0% and corresponding solar modules with efficiency above 22.0%. Also, pursues the development of a new industrial manufacturing tool and low-cost processes enabling a competitive IBC-SHJ solar module. Source: Project websitePublished in: 2016 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más
Report IRENA Cost and Competitiveness Indicators: Rooftop solar PV The IRENA’s regular PV cost and competitiveness indicators will highlight the growing competitiveness of rooftop solar PV and its potential to economically meet the electricity needs of households in different markets, as well as its potentially disruptive nature for utilities. Also, compares solar PV costs to electricity rates. The aim is to help policy makers track the rapid improvements in the competitiveness of renewables. Source: IrenaPublished in: 2017 Last updated on: 15/11/2018 Más