@misc{Ulbikas2020,

title = {Super PV Progress Report – Developing Innovative High-Quality PV Systems to Regain European Leadership in the Global PV Market},

author = {J Ulbikas and V Ulbikaite and J Denafas and R Witteck and M Köntges and M Topic and F Frontini and P Bonomo and E Saretta and P Macé and P J Bolt and A G Ulyashin and T Haarberg and W Palitzsch and B Terheiden and I Weiss and N LaPointe and J L Domínguez-García},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-09-10},

address = {Online Event},

abstract = {The PV sector is one of the fastest growing industries globally, between 2010 and 2019 global solar installations grew from around 16 gigawatts to over 105 gigawatts in 2019 [1]. This significant rise in photovoltaics has been in large part due to a substantial decrease in the price of PV cells and modules. At the beginning of the decade the average Multi Crystalline Silicon module cost roughly $2 per watt, now (early 2020) the average Multi-Si costs around $0.20 per watt in [1]. This expansion of the PV sector has coincided with a geographical shift in manufacturing capacities. Currently East and Central Asia produce over 80% of the world’s PV modules, while Europe contributes to less than 5% of the global supply [2]. In order to remain competitive and recapture a larger market share of PV manufacturing, European PV companies will need innovate along the PV supply/value chain. SUPER PV project is targeting competitiveness of European produced PV systems integrating 26 partners from all over the Europe delivering innovations from research centers to manufacturing lines. Expected cost reduction will be realized through targeted technological and business innovations which will significantly improve the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of European systems. A year and a half into the project these price reductions and innovations have begun to take shape. This abstract will outline the status of this ground-breaking project.},

note = {37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {presentation}

}

@misc{Denafas2020,

title = {Super PV Project – Support Cost-Reduction of the PV System through Innovative Technologies on PV Module Level},

author = {J Denafas and P Lukinskas and T Radavicčius and L Petreniene and J Ulbikas and R Witteck and M Köntges and J Crespo Gutierrez and J Cordon and T Carrère and R Einhaus and U Rühle and P J Bolt and D Roosen-Melsen and F J Bruele and A G Ulyashin and T Haarberg and W Palitzsch and N LaPointe and I Weiss},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-09-10},

address = {Online Event},

abstract = {SUPER PV is a collaborative European-funded project initiated in 2018 by 26 partners. It pursues a significant LCOE reduction (up to 37%) for innovative photovoltaic (PV) systems based on a hybrid combination of technological innovations and Data management solutions along the PV value chain from solar module to installed system, including operation of solar plants and possibility to recycle end-of life modules. One of the key elements to achieve the LCOE reduction targets is the cost-reduction of the PV system through innovative technologies on PV module level and recycling of end-of-life modules. Innovations are developed and demonstrated on 3 different module technologies which are used by industrial partners Solitek, Apollon Solar (both c-Si but different encapsulation methods) and Flisom (CIGS flexible module technology). Our project is focusing on the following PV module innovations: • Development and demonstration of low cost and easy to apply multifunctional nano-coatings with antisoiling and antireflective properties in one layer. • Development and demonstration of light management in bifacial c-Si modules to increase the power output up to 7 Wp. • Development and demonstration of laminated diode innovations produced by solar cell production • Development and demonstration of a low-cost encapsulation innovation with a low-cost humidity barrier leading to 45% cost reduction of flexible CIGS modules • Development and demonstration of inline inspection system of encapsulation process for CIGS modules • Development of recycling approaches and their demonstration to all types of modules under consideration in SuperPV project • Cost and performance evaluation (Eur/Wp, Eur/kWh).},

note = {37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {presentation}

}