The EU-funded P4SPACE project started in April 2023 and will run until the end of March 2025.
The project will develop and scale-up PSCs with high performance and durability in harsh space environments. It will aim to deliver sustainable PV technology for any present and future space environment application.
Outstanding photoconversion efficiency, high specific power (power to weight ratio), compatibility with flexible substrates and low-cost chemical-based manufacturing, and excellent radiation resistance of PSCs make PSCs a promising alternative for next-generation space PVs. However, compared with other practical space PVs, such as silicon and III-V multi-junction commercial cells, the research on PSCs for space environment is still in the infancy stage. The aim of the P4SPACE project is to deliver a sustainable PV technology for present and future space environment applications by developing and scale-up of the PSCs with high performance and durability in the harsh space environments.
The project is coordinated by Sapienza University of Rome with EPFL as a partner.
