Italian energy company Eni and Italy-based solar panel manufacturer FuturaSun have revealed they are setting up a startup focused on the development and production of perovskite-silicon tandem solar panels.
FuturaSun will have a 56.1% stake in the SunXT company, while Eni’s Eniverse unit will own 43.9%.
“SunXT comes from the experience of Solertix, a deep-tech start-up founded by internationally renowned researchers, one of the first in Europe to develop perovskite cells, now the Italian center of expertise of the FuturaSun group for tandem solar photovoltaics,” FuturaSun said in a statement.
In June 2024, Solartix said it had manufactured mini perovskite solar panels with an active area of 2.6 cm2 and an energy conversion efficiency of 20.7%.
Solartix was acquired by FuturaSun in June 2023. It was founded at the Organic Solar Center (CHOSE), founded by Professor Aldo Di Carlo, who also took on the position of chairman of the scientific committee of the Italian startup.
In November, another Eni unit – renewable energy company Plenitude – announced a partnership with US perovskite solar developer Swift Solar for utility-scale pilot testing and evaluation of long-term supply arrangements.
Plenitude aims to have 15 GW of renewable capacity by 2030. The work with Swift Solar includes pilot testing of Swift Solar’s technology in a US Plenitude solar facility. This provides early validation of performance and durability under large-scale operating conditions.
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