NOVA-CI(G)S

Non-vacuum processes for deposition of CI(G)S active layer in PV cells

Coordinatore	UMICORE    more  Organization address address: RUE DU MARAIS 31 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Fabrice Cognome: Stassin Email: send email Telefono: +32 227 71 53
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Sito del progetto	http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mb/DigiTech/projects/project-nova-cigs.php
Totale costo	5˙405˙072 €
EC contributo	3˙474˙727 €
Programma	FP7-NMP Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Code Call	FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-01-01   -   2013-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UMICORE  Organization address address: RUE DU MARAIS 31 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Fabrice Cognome: Stassin Email: send email Telefono: +32 227 71 53	BE (BRUXELLES)	coordinator	1˙084˙001.90
2	"ZENTRUM FUER SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG, BADEN-WUERTEMBERG"  Organization address address: Industriestrasse 6 city: STUTTGART postcode: 70565 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Friedel Cognome: Oster Email: send email Telefono: +49 711 7870 208 Fax: +49 711 7870 100	DE (STUTTGART)	participant	714˙162.00
3	EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT  Organization address address: Ueberlandstrasse 129 city: DUEBENDORF postcode: 8600 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ayodhya Nath Cognome: Tiwari Email: send email Telefono: +41 44 8234130 Fax: +41 44 8216244	CH (DUEBENDORF)	participant	710˙720.00
4	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET CHEMNITZ  Organization address address: STRASSE DER NATIONEN 62 city: CHEMNITZ postcode: 9111 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Elke Cognome: Zimmermann Email: send email Telefono: +49 371 531 12300 Fax: +49 371 531 12309	DE (CHEMNITZ)	participant	316˙539.60
5	TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT  Organization address address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A city: ESPOO postcode: 02044 VTT contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jukka Cognome: Hast Email: send email Telefono: +358 20 7222042 Fax: +358 20 7222320	FI (ESPOO)	participant	210˙000.00
6	MANZ CIGS TECHNOLOGY GMBH  Organization address address: ALFRED-LEIKAM-STRASSE 25 city: SCHWABISCH HALL postcode: 74523 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bernhard Cognome: Dimmler Email: send email Telefono: +49 79194600301 Fax: +49 79194600109	DE (SCHWABISCH HALL)	participant	169˙303.50
7	XENNIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED  Organization address address: WORKS ROAD MONROE HOUSE city: LETCHWORTH postcode: SG6 1LN contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Tim Cognome: Phillips Email: send email Telefono: +44 1462 705220 Fax: +44 1462 705221	UK (LETCHWORTH)	participant	160˙000.00
8	FLISOM AG  Organization address address: Ueberlandstrasse 129 city: DUBENDORF postcode: 8600 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Norbert Cognome: Graf Email: send email Telefono: +44 633 7568 Fax: +44 633 18 61	CH (DUBENDORF)	participant	110˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Current production methods for thin film photovoltaics typically rely on costly, difficult to control (over large surfaces) vacuum-based deposition processes that are known for low material utilisation of 30-50%. NOVA-CI(G)S proposes alternative, non-vacuum ink-based simple and safe deposition processes for thin film CI(G)S photovoltaic cells. The low capital intensive, high throughput, high material yield processes will deliver large area uniformity and optimum composition of cells. The project objectives are to achieve competitive about 14% small area cell efficiency and to demonstrate the processes at high speed on rigid and flexible substrates while maintaining acceptably high efficiencies. The processes reduce cost of the CI(G)S layer by 75-80% in comparison to the evaporated CI(G)S, which translates into a 20-25% reduction of total module cost. Major scientific breakthroughs of the project include improved materials control in novel precursor materials by using nano-sized particles of specific chemical and structural characteristics and innovative ink formulation, to enable coating by simple processes while avoiding the use of toxic gases in subsequent process steps. This industry-led project constitutes the first essential step for a fully non-vacuum, roll-to-roll process aimed to achieve the solar module production cost below 0,8 €/Wp that will make photovoltaic directly competitive to traditional energy generation.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Photovoltaic (PV) energy technology has been around for a long time, but with limited application due to prohibitive costs. EU-funded scientists are lowering costs through materials and processing innovations to make it competitive with conventional energy sources.