SUNLIFE is helping to accelerate the transition to clean energy for outdoor and indoor use by developing efficient, sustainable, low-cost, long-life and stable photovoltaic (PV) technologies. SUNLIFE provides a unique R&I platform for 6 EU research teams and 1 industrial stakeholder focusing on Sb2(S,Se)3 and Se technologies for the development of thin film solar cells.
The consortium aims to reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) technologies while maintaining high energy conversion efficiency and to demonstrate the integration of these technologies into different applications due to their excellent flexibility and versatility. This will be achieved through the development of new, stable and robust thin-film solar cells based on Sb2(S,Se)3 and elemental Se, which rely on low environmental impact materials and scalable processes.
In this context, BZN’s task is to prioritise the technological alternatives relevant for the development phase of the project, based on the parameters defined by the partners (material types, quality, quantity, source, transport, energy used in production, recycling options), primarily in terms of environmental impact (secondarily in terms of social impact). This means that, in addition to the technical characteristics of the product in terms of functionality, the consortium will give priority to the product’s sustainability principles.
The project 2024-1.2.1-HE_PARTNERSHIP-2024-00015 is supported by the CET Partnership 2023 Joint Call for Proposals for Research, co-funded by the European Commission and funded by the National Research Development and Innovation Fund, under the 2024-1.2.1- HE_PARTNERSHIP call for proposals
Project period: 01/12/2024 – 30/11/2027
Partners:
- AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
- LABORATORIO IBERICO INTERNACIONAL DE NANOTECNOLOGIA LIN (INL)
- Tallinn University of Technology (TALTECH)
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA (UniPr)
- BAY ZOLTAN NONPROFIT LTD. FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (BZN)
- Centre National de la recherche scintifique (CNRS)
- Nano4Energy
Project website: https://sunlife.csic.es/
Further information:
Árpád Horánszky Árpád, international project manager
arpad.horanszky@bayzoltan.hu
+ 36 30 / 868 5368