SMART4MODULE – Laboratoire CEISAM // CEISAM Institute

Facing current environmental challenges, investing in photovoltaic (PV) energy in the name of "energy transition or transformation" is the most adopted alternative by many countries. The photovoltaic industry has evolved from a subsidized industry to an innovative competitive industry, where R&D plays a strategic role to maintain and support this very innovative sector. Several technologies exist today and their diversification is expected to increase the penetration of PV in the future. On the other hand, the results show that such diversification combined with innovation modules will offer a great potential to reduce environmental impacts. It is therefore necessary to ensure that new PV technologies, which are complex and involve several manufacturing steps, meet the criteria of a low environmental impact, called eco-design.
The main objective is therefore to integrate the environmental analysis in a systemic and perennial way in the project specifications to guide the technological choices before the development of the technology. A systemic and perennial approach is therefore necessary from the R&D level.
In perfect coherence with the work that will be carried out in the targeted project on tandem cells, this targeted project will focus on carrying out the upstream research necessary to give the final envelope to provide the module the necessary characteristics in terms of performance, durability and competitive industrial potential; in an eco-innovation approach.
The research work carried out in collaboration with the scientific community will focus on three key areas
- Innovative encapsulation technologies to facilitate dismantling and recycling, while maintaining performance and reliability.
- Solar solutions for clusters and societal acceptance: Optical transparency and integration / weight reduction & flexible substrate/ critical raw materials reduction.
- Innovative interconnect cell technologies that reduce the use of critical materials

SMART4MODULE - Smarter and Eco Innovation building blocks for advanced PV Module

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