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Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has reported the production of a lightweight 30_cmX30_cmperovskite solar module with an efficiency of 16.01%. The result was achieved in a research project by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

The device has an area of 802 cm² and thickness of 2mm. The manufacturer claims it improved module performance through an inkjet coating method and a reduction in weight by using thin glass substrates.

Panasonic and Sekisui Chemical have reportedly developed perovskite-based solar cells that can be attached to walls and curved surfaces.

Panasonic developed a 20cm by 20cm perovskite solar cell. Panels made of these cells can be joined together to create sheets large enough for commercial uses. The company hopes to increase the cells' power generation efficiency to 20%; they are now slightly more than halfway there.

Solliance, a partnership of European R&D organizations working in thin film solar energy, recently announced that Panasonic has joined its research program concerning the development of roll-to-roll manufacturing processes aimed at large scale production of flexible perovskite solar cells as one of the industrial partners.

Research will be carried out at the Solliance pilot production facilities on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and in the research facilities of imec in Leuven, Belgium. Panasonic will conduct the feasibility studies on the possibility of large scale roll-to-roll production of printed PSCs under this program. This partnership will create a technically capable and commercially focused effort to roll out this next generation technology.