Demonstrators

Platform-ZERO innovations are tested across 4 PV manufacturing lines across Europe

Smart coatings for PV

Technology maturity level: industrial production pilot line

Location: SPAIN

Lurederra smart coating line-flow powder production line (pilot line scale),operates based on a combination of production processes

nanoparticle powder synthesis by flame spray pyrolysis
Nano-dispersion preparation
Manual or robot-assisted spraying on glass

High efficiency CIGS solar modules

Technology maturity level: Pre-industrial production like pilot line

Location: GERMANY

ZSW operates a production-like sheet-to-sheet pilot-line system for high efficiency CIGS PV cells and modules with maximum size 30×30 cm2. The PV modules architecture is Glass/Mo/CIGS/CdS/i- ZnO/Al:ZnO multi-stacked layers.

2. ZSW Inline-system for CIGS absorber deposition on up to 30x30cm² large substrates

3. User working on the ZSW Inline-system for CIGS absorber deposition.

4. Visual inspection of 30x30cm² sample after the CIGS absorber deposition in the ZSW inline-system.

5. A typical thin-film photovoltaics sample from the inline-deposition system of ZSW.

6. A typical thin-film photovoltaics sample from ZSW.

Customizable CIGS flexible solar foil

Technology maturity level: Pre-commercial industrial production

Location: AUSTRIA

Sunplugged operates roll-to-roll line for the production of flexible CIGS foil for customized PV with a potential production throughput of 1.2 MWp and is commissioning an additional 5 MWp line.

Sunplugged‘s PV modules with customizable geometry, size and output voltage

1. Substrate fabrication: Roll-to-roll deposition and sintering of insulating SiOx layer on 50µm thin steel foil

2. Back contact deposition: sputtering of molybdenum

3. Deposition of the CIGS absorption layer in a sputter-evaporation hybrid process

4. Deposition of the front layers: sputtering of ZnOS buffer layer, iZnO window, and ITO front contact

5a. Module interconnection: Combination of laser scribing and printing processes

5b. Module interconnection: laser scribing, inkjet printing of dielectric ink, jet dispensing of conductive ink

6. Flexible PV product: possibility of all different kinds of shapes, sizes and output voltages

EU Manufacturer of Custom BIPV Modules

Technology maturity level: Industrial pilot line

Location: LITHUANIA

Metsolar is a European manufacturer of tailor-made BIPV solutions. Being a custom solar panel manufacturer Metsolar specialize in design and development of silicon solar panels of dimensions from 0.15 x 0.15 to 2.2 x 3.3 m with yearly capacity of up to 50 MW.