Meyer Burger is working with a number of analysis institutes in Switzerland and Germany to combine perovskite tandem expertise into its manufacturing processes.
From pv journal Germany
Meyer Burger, a Swiss-based heterojunction photo voltaic module producer, has signed a multi-year cooperation settlement to develop tandem perovskite photo voltaic cell expertise with Swiss Heart for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) in Switzerland. A few of its companions embrace Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), the Fraunhofer Institute for Photo voltaic Power Methods (Fraunhofer ISE), and the College of Stuttgart in Germany.
“With a protracted custom of proprietary growth, Meyer Burger has a broad portfolio of processes, applied sciences, and manufacturing strategies obtainable for the potential mass manufacturing of tandem photo voltaic cells and modules in-house,” stated Marcel König, head of R&D at Meyer Burger. “This contains key manufacturing processes and equipment for silicon-based perovskite tandem photo voltaic cells, in addition to the corresponding photo voltaic modules with Meyer Burger’s proprietary SmartWire connection expertise. Along with the abilities of our companions in academically, it is a fantastic recipe for achievement.”
The partnership is a brand new try to provide tandem perovskite cells, since Oxford PV ended its cooperation with Meyer Burger in the midst of 2021, as a result of the photovoltaic producer nonetheless desires to make use of these proprietary options expertise. The corporate stated it has achieved a document effectivity of 29.6% for a 25-square-centimeter perovskite tandem photo voltaic cell with CSEM.
“This wonderful consequence exhibits the potential of silicon perovskite tandem cells to realize excessive effectivity,” stated Professor Christophe Ballif, the director of sustainable vitality at CSEM. “Though there may be nonetheless a lot work forward, the industrialization of photo voltaic cells with efficiencies above 30% is heading in the right direction.”
HZB has additionally been researching perovskite expertise for a very long time and has already achieved efficiencies of greater than 31% when mixed with heterojunction cells within the laboratory. These outcomes will now be transferred to mass manufacturing with Meyer Burger and different companions.
“By manufacturing in Europe, Meyer Burger creates high-quality jobs whereas utilizing applied sciences developed in Europe,” stated Professor Rutger Schlatmann, director of the Competence Heart Photovoltaics Berlin PVcomB at HZB.
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