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Project Code [22/NCF/EI/11325]
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Project title
Advanced Perovskite Solar Cells for Mass-scale Sustainable Production ( SmarTSolaR)
Primary Funding Agency
Science Foundation Ireland
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Lead Organisation
Dublin City University
Lead Applicant
Not listed
Project Abstract
Increasing the use of renewables, with photovoltaics (PV) as a major component, is nearly universally called out as a major goal, and few non-medical science topics receive as much attention, favourable public opinion and scientific consensus as the need for solar energy. For example, the The US National Academy of Engineering lists �Make Solar Energy Economical� as one of its 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century. The biggest challenges in PV today are: (1) the need for higher efficiencies to accelerate deployment; (2) the need to increase manufacturer�s margins so that growth is sustainable, which we can do by (a) introducing low cost manufacturing techniques and (b) reducing their costs, which are mostly raw materials costs at this point; and (3) to have the chance to make solar ubiquitous by opening up new applications outside of rooftop and desert power plants. Our visionary approach will provide a low cost, efficient and recyclable alternative to commercial silicon solar cells that will also significantly reduce CO2 emissions. SmarTSolaR offer environmentally friendly innovative materials and low temperature manufacturing process for device development to overcome the challenge of efficiency, mass scale production, waste management and wide application.
Grant Approved
�323,313.00
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
3. Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/11/2024