The British perovskite solar PV specialist has announced a new metrological research project with Swansea University and a new development agreement with Renolit, a German plastic films, sheets and polymer solutions company.
Power Roll, a British perovskite solar PV specialist, has announced a new metrology research project with Swansea University and a joint development agreement with Renolit, a German plastic films, sheets and polymer solutions company, which will begin with an outdoor field trial in Germany.
In Britain, samples of Power Roll’s patented flexible perovskite solar PV film with microgrooves will be provided to researchers at Swansea University and the National Physical Laboratory in a six-month feasibility project to support the development of inline and end-of-line test instruments for perovskite solar cells.
It also includes the development of stability guidelines for industry standards. Without these advances, perovskite solar cell companies “could face significant hurdles in obtaining product accreditation,” the company said.
“The project will support scalable roll-to-roll production of lightweight perovskite PV, delivering commercial prototypes, testing protocols and an invited academic review to strengthen the UK’s capacity in advanced semiconductor photovoltaics,” said Power Roll Senior Scientist Nathan Hill. pv magazine.
It includes the assessment of standards, metrological techniques, equipment, routes to characterize large-scale devices and artificial intelligence (AI) related to monitoring during production.
In December, Renolit and Power Roll announced an 18-month joint development agreement, which will begin with an outdoor trial of the British company’s microgroove perovskite prototypes on the facade of a Renolit building in Germany.
The initial commitment will be one to two square meters. There are plans to scale it up in size and power capacity as the project progresses, Hill said.
“The aim is to monitor and validate real-world performance and durability, and to understand the potential of micro-groove solar technology,” said Neil Spann, CEO of Power Roll. pv magazine.
Renolit has a commercial interest as a potential supplier of certain film layers to Power Roll, as well as to explore the integration of Power Roll’s solar film into its existing building materials product lines, and to explore the potential of licensed manufacturing in Europe, Spann said.
Power Roll has also completed tests with smaller devices at its headquarters.
Renolit France, the French branch of the German company, recently launched a new PVC-based mounting product for rooftop PV systems.
Founded in 2012, Power Roll has proven its technology and production process and secured 27 patent families.
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