Projects
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| Reference Number | InnUK/102224/01 | |
| Title | Low-Cost Alkaline Solar Cells | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 50%; Final stage Development and Demonstration 50%; |
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| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 25%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Solaris Photonics Limited |
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| Award Type | Collaborative Research & Development | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 June 2015 | |
| End Date | 31 May 2016 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £172,784 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1405_CRD_ENE_GEN_ENCATESR1 - Not Available. Activity Energy Catalyst Rnd 1 Early Stage | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Solaris Photonics Limited (45.099%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , Cranfield University (54.901%) |
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| Web Site | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Photovoltaic (PV) devices are one of the main alternatives of environmentally clean and renewable energy. The conversion efficiency of solar power into electricity using PV technology is currently limited owing to unwanted heat generation and high production cost. The innovative alkaline PV technology (patented by Solaris Photonics) promises to simplify solar cells manufacturing steps, and its development could meet the essential objective of lowering the production cost from current $0.7/W down to $0.13/W utilising an all-sputtering process and novel alkaline semiconductor materials with high conversion efficiency (14-30%) thus lowering the cost of conventionally generated electricity at point of use. The current proposal aims at the development of novel sputtering targets based on abundant alkaline materials capable of being deposited as thin-film layers on large areas by industrial sputtering equipment in order to fabricate high-efficiency and low-cost pre-industrial prototype "Alkaline Solar Cells" utilizing an all sputtering manufacturing process.Photovoltaic (PV) devices are one of the main alternatives of environmentally clean and renewable energy. The conversion efficiency of solar power into electricity using PV technology is currently limited owing to unwanted heat generation and high production cost. The innovative alkaline PV technology (patented by Solaris Photonics) promises to simplify solar cells manufacturing steps, and its development could meet the essential objective of lowering the production cost from current $0.7/W down to $0.13/W utilising an all-sputtering process and novel alkaline semiconductor materials with high conversion efficiency (14-30%) thus lowering the cost of conventionally generated electricity at point of use. The current proposal aims at the development of novel sputtering targets based on abundant alkaline materials capable of being deposited as thin-film layers on large areas by industrial sputtering equipment in order to fabricate high-efficiency and low-cost pre-industrial prototype "Alkaline Solar Cells" utilizing an all sputtering manufacturing process. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 06/10/15 | |
