CUSTOM-ART
DISRUPTIVE KESTERITES-BASED THIN FILM TECHNOLOGIES CUSTOMISED FOR CHALLENGING ARCHITECTURAL AND ACTIVE URBAN FURNITURE APPLICATIONS
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- IREC - FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA (Spagna)
- Responsabile:
- MITTIGA ALBERTO - TERIN-SPV-IIF (CASACCIA)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
- Sito WEB:
- http://www.custom-art-h2020.eu/
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- HORIZON 2020 -> Energy (IA - Innovation Action)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
CUSTOM-ART aims at developing the next generation of building and product integrated photovoltaic modules (BIPV and PIVP respectively), based on earth-abundant and fully sustainable thin film technologies. Nowadays, BIPV and PIPV are identified as key enabling technologies to make “near Zero Energy Buildings” and “net Zero Energy Districts” more realistic, through the integration of a new generation of photovoltaic modules capable of entirely replacing architectural/mobility/urban-furniture passive elements. This promising scenario of mass realisation of BIPV and PIPV solutions can only be achieved by developing cost-efficient and sustainable thin film technologies with unbeatable aesthetic functionalities, including mechanical flexibility and optical tuneability. Unfortunately, mature materials already available at the market such as Cu(In,Ga)Se2 or CdTe are formed by scarce and expensive elements (In, Ga and Te), or toxic ones (Cd).
Considering this, CUSTOM-ART will join for the first time a leading group of companies and academic partners all around Europe, to develop advanced BIPV and PIPV products (flexible and semi-transparent solar modules), based on earth abundant kesterite materials, which have been demonstrated in two previous European projects to be at the forefront of emerging inorganic thin film technologies. By combining advanced strategies for materials properties management, with customized modules design in a circular economy approach, two types of products will be developed including flexible PV modules (polymer and steel supports) and semi-transparent (polymer). CUSTOM-ART will bring these technologies from TRL4-5 up to TRL7, demonstrating very competitive conversion efficiencies (20% at cell and 16% at module level) and durability (over 35 years), at a reduced production cost (< 75 €/m2), using exclusively abundant elements and contributing to ensure the full sustainability and competitiveness of the European BIPV and PIPV Industry.
Attività svolta da ENEA
WP1: Sviluppo di celle ad alta efficienza e test di stabilità:
TASK 1.1. Ottimizzazione dell’assorbitore in kesterite; TASK 1.2. Miglioramento della efficienza tramite drogaggio (con elementi alcalini) e modifiche alla composizione chimica dell’assorbitore in kesterite; TASK 1.3. Scelta e ottimizzazione dei contatti frontale e posteriore della cella.
WP2 – Incapsulamento, stabilità e affidabilità: TASK 2.1. Tempo di vita dei dispositivi non incapsulati; WP5 – Analisi dei costi, riciclaggio, LCA; TASK 5.1. Life cycle assessment; TASK 5.2. Life cycle cost (lcc) analyses; TASK 5.3. Socio-economic impact analysis in the context of circular economy
WP6 – Sfruttamento e disseminazione: TASK 6.1 Communication and dissemination strategy; TASK 6.2 Implementation of project identity and online communication channels
TASK 6.3 Market and stakeholder analysis and needs
TASK 6.4 Exploitation Plan