Perovskite solar panels developers - Page 7

Swift Solar

Swift Solar is a U.S. startup designing and manufacturing perovskite solar panels that are cheaper and more efficient than conventional panels.

The Swift Solar team includes leading solar technologists from Stanford, MIT, Cambridge (UK), Oxford (UK), and the University of Washington, with deep expertise in perovskite photovoltaic technology and scale-up. Swift's core technologies range from new solar cell architectures to specialized manufacturing techniques initially developed in the labs at Stanford and MIT.

Taiwan Perovskite Technology

Taiwan Perovskite Technology (TPT) is focused on the field of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), providing integrated solutions and innovative services.

As PSC experts, TPT provides measuring instruments and integrated solutions covering design, research and development, software, sample testing, analysis and management, so that customers can effectively and accurately measure the highest conversion efficiency of PSCs.

Tandem PV

Tandem PV is a U.S-based company working on mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon tandem solar panels. The Company started its way as Iris PV, which was later changed to Tandem PV.

Colin Bailie, the Company's CEO and a Stanford alum, joined forces with solar industry veteran Chris Eberspacher (former CTO at Hanwa and Applied Materials SunFab) and together, they raised a few millions in grant funds and other support to get closer to their goal.

Tandem PV strives to achieve high-Efficiency PV for high-value applications. Tandem PV's approach to manufacturing photovoltaic cells is to deposit a metal-halide perovskite solar cell, which is transparent to infrared light, over a silicon-based cell, which then absorbs that infrared energy.

Toshiba

Toshiba is a Japan-headquartered multinational conglomerate that manufactures and sells various products and services including information technology and communications equipment and systems, electronic components and materials, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems, consumer electronics, household appliances, medical equipment, office equipment, lighting and logistics and more.

In September 2017, Toshiba announced the fabrication of a film-based perovskite solar cell mini module with an impressive conversion efficiency of 10.5%. This efficiency rate was achieved in a 5 cm x 5 cm module and is stated by the company to be the highest yet recorded in a multi-cell mini module.

United Renewable Energy

United Renewable Energy (URE) is a privately-held engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm developing photovoltaic farms and energy storage systems for utilities, industrial and commercial companies, Independent Power Producers, and Electrical Membership Cooperatives.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in the U.S, URE is a fast-growing solar energy contractor with an impressive client list. In 2021, announced that it has made a breakthrough in developing perovskite solar cells in collaboration with National Taiwan University, with energy conversion rates reaching as high as 26%. URE said it also developed N-type HJT and TOPCon solar cells. URE has reportedly begun shipments for HJT solar cells with a maximum energy conversion rate of 24.5% and will start small-volume production of TOPCon solar cells in 2021.

Verde Technologies

Verde Technologies is an NSF, DOE/SETO-funded startup, and NREL collaborator that spun out of the University of Vermont. Its core competency is the rapid transition from lab-scale to full-scale manufacturing of stable, efficient, and safe perovskite solar cells using existing manufacturing infrastructure.

Verde Technologies was founded by Doctors Randall Headrick and Richards Miller in 2021. With Randall’s expertise in thin films and Richards’ experience in the lab, the two invented a novel solar cell that will accelerate the renewable energy transition.

In April 2023, Verde was selected as a commercial partner for the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) $11.25 million cost-shared award. In partnership with Massachusetts-based CubicPV, Verde will collaborate with the Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT), the University of California at San Diego, and Princeton University to establish a perovskite solar tech center, expediting the advancement of perovskite solar cell production.

Voltec Solar

Established in 2010, Voltec Solar is a France-based producer of photovoltaic panels.

In November 2023, Voltec Solar secured €9.3 million ($10.1 million) from Ademe, France’s environmental agency. The Company plans to use the funds to accelerate the production of perovskite-silicon tandem solar panels.

The French manufacturer currently operates two 250 MW production lines at its factory in Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, France.

The Company explained that each of the lines is compatible with p-type PERC or n-type TOPCon and heterojunction (HJT) technology, but PERC technology was mainly sold until now. It was also said that a new product range will be launching in spring 2024 using TOPCon cells.

Voltec Solar is also developing four-junction (4T) perovskite-silicon technology with the Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France (IPVF), with the aim of producing 5 GW by 2030.

The facility will make modules based on IPVF's 4T tandem solar cell technology. The two entities plan to set up the first pilot production line by the end of 2023 and the first 200 MW industrial demonstrator in 2025. They will then increase the factory's capacity to 1 GW in 2027 and 5 GW by 2030.

IPVF and Voltec created a joint venture, France PV Industrie, to implement the project. The pilot line will require an investment of €15 million and the industrial demonstrator will require €50 million. The partners estimate the total investment at around €1 billion by 2030.

WattByWatt

WattByWatt is a Canadian company that grew from university research on perovskite technology.

WattByWatt offers complete solutions for the production, storage and management of renewable energies. The company develops electronics devices, energy production installations and more.

WattByWatt chemically synthesizes perovskite in their Quebec facility reproducing the inherent semiconductor property and ensuring a consistent product. WattByWatt’s patented manufacturing process means the PEROVTON photovoltaic modules can be manufactured without the expense of a clean room. WattByWatt’s perovskite inks can be thin film printed to manufacture sustainable, high efficiency photovoltaic cells and modules.

Their SmartFlower solar panel follows the sun from sunrise to sunset producing and storing renewable energy in its integrated battery storage system. The company sees the use of SmartFlowers in agrivoltaic farming as a global energy game changer.

Wuxi Utmost Light Technology (UtmoLight)

Wuxi UtmoLight technology (UtmoLight) is a perovskite photoelectric industrialization technology development company. Before it was spun-off, UtmoLight was the solar business unit of SVOLT Energy Technology of Great Wall holdings.

UtmoLight started research work on perovskite photoelectric technology in 2018. In April 2020, it spun out as UtmoLight Technology. UtmoLight is committed to the commercialization of solar cells and modules, light-emitting quantum dots and precursor materials which are all based on perovskite materials.

UtmoLight includes a cleanroom laboratory with an area of more than 1000m² has been built with comprehensive facilities. Its functions cover the research and development of perovskite solar cells and modules, perovskite quantum dots and thin films, and the synthesis of perovskite raw materials. At the same time, pilot production lines are also under construction in an area of more than 5000m².

Xi'an Tianjiao New Energy

Xi'an Tianjiao New Energy is a developer of perovskite photovoltaic cells, specializing in single-section perovskite modules.

Tianjiao specializes in manufacturing single-cell perovskite modules including both flexible and rigid types. The rigid modules find their use primarily in PVBI, whereas the flexible ones are mounted on car roofs or used in 5G base stations.

The Tianjiao R&D team is closely linked to Xi'an Jiaotong University, and their products form a part of the university's research. The team comprises not only scientists and PhDs, but also internationally renowned experts in perovskite technology who offer consultation and guidance. Additionally, the company is guided by experienced managers and entrepreneurs with expertise in industrialization.

In November 2023, Xi'an Tianjiao New Energy obtained nearly 100 million yuan (over USD$14,100,00) in angel round financing, led by Winreal Investment. The funds are to primarily be used for building a perovskite pilot production line with a capacity of 10MW alongside other operational expenses covering consumables and staff.