Development of Low Cost Alkaline Solar Cells
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Photovoltaic (PV) devices are one of the major green alternatives for low carbon, clean and renewable energy.
The conversion efficiency of solar power into electricity using PV technology is currently limited owing to
unwanted heat generation and higher production cost. The innovative alkali thin film PV technology (APVs
patented by Solaris Photonics) promises to overcome these problems, and its development could meet the
essential objective of lower cost electricity generation with higher efficiency (14-30%). The current proposal is
focussed on continuing to develop the APV to obtain an optimised functional prototype which delivers high
efficiency whilst ensuring durability and long lifetime. The project aims to fabricate high efficiency low-cost
pre-industrial prototype alkali PV cells utilising thermal evaporation deposition, switching to an all sputtering
manufacturing process in the long term. The proposed APV technology could become highly competitive with
the cost of conventionally generated electricity at point of use.
| Solaris Photonics Ltd | LEAD_ORG |
| Solaris Photonics Ltd | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Cranfield University | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Thin Metal Films Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Arnaldo Galbiati | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Costs
- Solar energy
- Renewable energy sources
- Electricity
- Innovations
- Optimisation
Extracted key phrases
- Low Cost Alkaline Solar Cells
- Low cost electricity generation
- High efficiency low
- Industrial prototype alkali PV cell
- Innovative alkali thin film pv technology
- High production cost
- PV technology
- Development
- Conversion efficiency
- Low carbon
- Major green alternative
- Unwanted heat generation
- Photovoltaic
- Essential objective
- Renewable energy