Perovskite solar panels developers - Page 5

PeroNova

PeroNova is a U.S.-based climate technology company, that announces its entrance into the renewable energy market by unveiling its perovskite technologies in 2024.

PeroNova claims to have achieved significant enhancements in the stability and reliability of perovskite films, relying on patented, stability-enhancing perovskite treatment methods.

The Company plans to launch several pilot programs in the U.S. and seems to be interested in the large-scale implementation of BIPV and agrivoltaics.

A team of scientists (Anand Verma (co-founder, CEO), Dr. David Martineau (CTO), Dr. Toby Meyer (co-founder, CEO Solaronix), and Andreas Meyer (CTO Lumartix)) have developed a digital printing technology to fabricate efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with custom design capability.

The fabrication techniques they developed are said to be highly efficient and flexible, which could reduce the production cost considerably, even for customized items.

With this breakthrough, the team hoped to cater to the diverse needs of Internet of Things, electronic goods, sensors, and ultimately designer solar tiles industries. They are already working with a couple of industrial clients where customized solar cells have been successfully tested.

These collaborations are planned to generate first revenues for the startup, and will establish the company among the first to commercialize perovskite solar cell technology in real-world electronic devices (lab to product).

In January 2021, Perovskia won funds from Venture Kick, which will be used to acquire research projects with prototyping for clients, promotions and IP. This will also help in getting new funds from agencies like the EU, and further develop the technology for the current customers.

Perovskite Innovation

Perovskite Innovation is an Indian startup specializing in the production of perovskite solar cells, incubated at the Tides Business Incubation Center within IIT Roorkee.

The Company is working on silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells as well as transparent solar glass which can be integrated in building windows, façades and doors.

Phenosolar

Phenosolar is a tech company based in Shenzhen, China, focused on the research and development of perovskite thin film solar modules. The team consists of 30+ international research fellows that have all joined together for the advancement of perovskite solar technology.

Currently, Phenosolar has a 1200 sqm research facility and pilot line that can produce 400cm² modules with over 20% efficiency. Phenosolar also develops wide-bandgap perovskite films suitable for perovskite/silicon tandem modules as well as high transparency BIPV (building integrated photovoltaics) applications.

Phenosolar currently has a third party certified solar cell efficiency of 25.9% (0.04cm²) and has passed stability testing of over 200 cycles at -40 to +80 degrees celcius at 85% RH.

Phenosolar is currently developing a pilot production line capable of producing square-meter sized perovskite modules.

Power Roll

UK-based Power Roll was established to develop and commercialize its innovative proprietary energy storage and energy generation technologies. PRL's mission is to produce ultra-thin flexible solar photo-voltaic films in continuous rolls using rapid low-cost process.

In 2011 Dr. John Topping, the Company's Chief Scientific Officer, developed the initial concept behind the Power Roll's proprietary grooved based technologies and undertook initial proof of concept studies. In December 2012, John together with Saul Joicey co-founded and established Big Solar Limited (now Power Roll Limited) with some early stage seed capital.

Since then, PRL continued to evolve and now is solely focused on perovskites - although its architecture allows for multiple absorber materials to be used.

PRL reports that it has validated its technology using perovskites with the aid of The University of Sheffield and is currently working with NREL and SPECIFIC to promote scale-up.

PRL has also worked with Solliance in the past who did a technology validation with its architecture.

Quanwei Solar

Quanwei Solar, a subsidiary of the listed company Quanwei Technology, is a provider of solar modules, energy storage, and new energy solutions. It is focused on the residential, commercial, industrial and utility markets.

It is also simultaneously developing perovskite-related technology. The Company has established a technology development and management platform, focusing on cutting-edge solar technologies such as HJT and perovskite. The company has brought together more than 50 top R&D talents in the industry, established reliability and testing analysis laboratories, as well as five R&D centers for new materials, new equipment, new products, HJT, and perovskite. Using various effective technological optimization paths, QW SOLAR continues to improve the conversion efficiency of its cells and modules.

Quanwei has been developing silver paste, ultra-thin silicon wafers, OBB, and other technologies based on HJT cells to further reduce costs. At the same time, It is also conducting industrialization-oriented R&D and developing perovskite/HJT shingled cell technology. In the future, it will engage in extensive cooperation and strategic planning around this technology.

Rayleigh Solar Tech

Rayleigh Solar Tech is a Canadian cleantech company that is focused on commercializing perovskite solar cells. Rayleigh's technology is thin, lightweight, flexible, and efficient.

Rayleigh has focused heavily on manufacturability. They have developed a manufacturing method that uses roll-to-roll slot-die coating, which makes their product highly scalable. Rayleigh is working to develop collaborations across a variety of industries where their solar cells could make an impact.

The Company has a pilot manufacturing facility with a roll-to-roll slot-die coater in Dartmouth, NS.

Red Solar Flower

Red Solar Flower (RSF) is an Israel-based company based on technology and a patent developed in the perovskite solar lab at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The company aims for the agrovoltaics sector, developing a semi-transparent, perovskite-based solar panel that provides a synergetic and profitable dual-use solution.

Through a printing-like technique, RSF solar panels are made by applying sub-micron layers on a substrate. RSF's patented application harnesses the unique properties of perovskite composition to create semi-transparent solar panels that transfer the light essential for photosynthesis. Unlike state-of-the-art PV panels, RSF synergetic solution ensures crops get vital sunlight while the solar panels convert sunlight into electricity.

RSF’s patented perovskite-based solar panel transfers only the wavelengths required for photosynthesis while utilizing the rest of the spectrum for power generation, thereby enabling 100% coverage of the growing area while maintaining the light conditions required for plant growth.

RenShine Solar

RenShine Solar is a Chinese developer of perovskite solar cells.

The Company focuses on the development and production of perovskite solar cells, providing high efficiency, low cost and excellent performance perovskite solar cells to the industries like electric vehicles, BIPV and consumer electronics.

RenShine says on its website that it has "independent intellectual property rights and patents covering the core technologies of perovskite solar cell projects, including raw material preparation, key equipment design, key processes and other important aspects. The company's unique perovskite stacked cell technology can break through the efficiency bottleneck of single-junction cells and is fully compatible with the perovskite single-junction process, which is far more technically difficult. Higher than perovskite single junction technology".

In October 2022, Renshine Solar (Suzhou) announced achieving steady-state efficiency of 24.50% for all-perovskite tandem cell module, which it called 'a world record'.

Saule Technologies

Saule Technologies is a Polish start-up that designed a low-temperature method for manufacturing flexible photovoltaic perovskite cells. The company is working on the development of a flexible and semi-transparent cell based on PET foil.

Saule's aim is to combine perovskite solar cells with other currently available products.

Saule Technologies has been working on the application of ink-jet printing for fabricating free-form perovskite solar modules since 2014. This technique allows the shapes and areas covered by each layer to be customized according to requirements. The stability and water resistance of the modules make them ideal for the construction industry. The company has conducted advanced research on perovskite applications in solar energy harvesting and optoelectronics with leading international universities in the UK, Israel, Germany, Italy and Spain. With a Japanese investor on board, along with support from the Polish National Centre for Research and Development and several research grants worth more than EUR 20 million, Saule Technologies is working on a large-scale, prototype production line.