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20Plus

Oct 2010 to Oct 2013

Project Lead: Keith Heasman

Total Value: - 7 million Euros

Project Objectives

To produce 20% efficient solar cells using very thin silicon wafers (≤100 µm thick) using industrially relevant technology. Moving to thinner substrates decreases usage of expensive silicon while aiming for high efficiencies decreases costs at a system level, but there are many technological challenges with these goals.

Narec’s Photovoltaic Technology Centre will focus on the metallization aspects of such devices, where the PVTC’s expertise in electroless plating is a strong asset.

Narec has 8 project Partners spanning 6 countries in total:

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Technology commercialisation,Renewable energy,Energy research,Technology development,Technical due diligence,Prototype renewables design,Large scale renewables testing,Risk mitigation,Offshore wind,Onshore wind,wind energy,wind turbine testing,turbine development,Marine renewables,Wave devices,Tidal generation,Power takeoff,Distributed generation,on-site generation,Dispersed generation,Embedded generation,Decentralized generation,Decentralized energy,Decentralised energy,Microrenewables,Concentrator PV,Commercialise,Technologies,Grid Integration,Renewable Energy,Wind,Wave,Tidal,Solar PV,Thermal,Power,Electrical Network,Wind turbine blade testing,Drive train testing,Grid Integration,Renewable Energy,Wind,Wave,Tidal,Solar PV,Thermal,Power,Electrical Network