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Grant Agreement no.: 248678

Project acronym: HIFLEX

Project title: Highly Flexible Printed ITO-free OPV Modules

Instrument: Collaborative Project

Thematic Priority: FP7-ICT-2009-4

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Date of preparation: 31 January 2013

Author(s): Stephen Ryley

WP Leader: Stephen Ryley (WP6)

Organisation name of lead contractor for this deliverable: MaTRI

Start date of project: 01.01.2010 Duration: 36 months

Project coordinator name: Dr. J.M. Kroon

Project coordinator organisation name: ECN

Project co-funded by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013)

Dissemination level

PU Public x

PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services)

RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services)

CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services)

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Deliverable 6.5

This document briefly reports the status of Deliverable 6.5 – A Dissemination package with periodic

updates (M6,12,24,36), including a project brochure (M6), project poster, 2-3-slide project

presentation and minimum 3 press releases (M1,18,36) with wide public appeal and trade journal

publication.

The Hiflex dissemination package currently consists of:

Press statement to publicise the start of the Hiflex project was released by ECN at M1

(Appendix 1).

Public website, launched July 2010 (D6.1). www.hiflexopv.eu

Promotional pamphlet, first released in July 2010 (Appendix 2). This is used as

handouts at events, as an introduction to potential new materials suppliers,

collaborators and end users and for leaflet drops as part of direct marketing campaigns.

Introductory overview presentation (Appendix 3).

Banner. Pull-up roller banner for display alongside dissemination event stand

(Appendix 4).

Demonstrator OPV torch. DTU and Mekoprint manufactured OPV torches that were

given away at LOPE-C 2011 along with OE-A association fourth roadmap document.

This work was partially funded by Hiflex project.

Press statement to publicise installation of Dr Schenk inline optical inspection tool on

DTU R2R line, released M27 (Appendix 5).

Demonstrator ITO free laser pointer. Distributed at final Hiflex dissemination event

and ISOS-5 in December 2012.

Wiki site to share and disseminate the presentations and discussions from the final

Hiflex & ISOS-5 dissemination event http://isos-5.wikispaces.com/ .

Press statement highlighting final key project results, released M38 (Appendix 6).

Promotional final summary document, released M38.

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Appendix 1.

Press Release, Start

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Appendix 2.

Hiflex Project Brochure

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Appendix 3.

Hiflex Presentation Slides

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www.ecn.nl

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Facts and Figures

• HIFLEX - Highly Flexible Printed ITO-free OPV Modules

• Grant agreement no.: 248816

• Funded by EC’s 7th FW program:

FP7-ICT-2009-4, objective 3.8: Organic photonics and disruptive photonics technologies

• Total planned costs: M€ 4,99

• Contribution by EC: M€ 3,65

• Duration 36 months, start 1st of January 2010

• Coordinator: ECN

• Website www.hiflexopv.eu (operational July 2010)

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Consortium HIFLEX

Beneficiary

Number

Beneficiary name Short name Country

1

(coordinator)

Energy research Centre of the

NetherlandsECN NL

2 Fraunhofer Institut fur Solare

EnergiesystemeISE DE

3 TNO Industrie en Techniek/Holst

Centre Holst NL

4 Risø National Laboratory for

Sustainable EnergyRisø/DTU DK

5 The UK Materials Technology

Research InstituteMatRI UK

6 Dr. Schenk Dr Schenk DE

7 Agfa Gevaert AGFA BE

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Organic Photovoltaics Product Generations

Source: Konarka Technologies

Courtesy Konarka Technologies

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Scope of HIFLEX – Organic Photovoltaics (OPV)

OPV for mobile and remote ICT applications

• Primary critera

- Power conversion efficiency

- Lifetime

- Costs

• Secondary criteria to create added value

- Power-to-Weight ratio

- Mechanical flexibility

- Ambient light efficiency

- Flexibility module design: product versatlity

- Technological compatibilitySchematic of a polymer based Bulk

Heterojunction solar cell (BHJSC)

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Concept of HIFLEX

Main driver for HIFLEX:

To make OPV suitable for mobile ICT applications:

- Use of ITO-free concepts

- Roll to Roll production of OPV

To enable

Competive efficiencies and lifetimes

High flexibility

Lightweight

Flexibility in module design

Low costs

Courtesy Riso

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Wrap Through

inverted solar cell

Current Collecting Grid

(Ag/hc PEDOT)

Approach HIFLEX

• Application driven R&D

• Two concepts that will enable manufacturing of ITO-free OPV

Holst centre/Agfa

Fraunhofer ISE

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S/T methodology – overall strategy

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S/T methodology – project structure

Research line

Development line

R&D line

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Science and Technology objectives HIFLEX (I)

Power conversion efficiencyLaboratory single cell (1cm2):

- an ITO-free solar cell architecture that achieves at least 90% of the efficiency of “standard” ITO-based

solar cells.

- A “reference” ITO-based solar cell (benchmark with a maximum power conversion efficiency for the

ITO reference cell will be > 7%, and potentially reaching higher efficiencies up to 10%, at the end of the

project

Module level:

- an ITO free OPV module with an area > 50 cm2 with an efficiency which is > 90% of the single lab cell

efficiency (1cm2, same cell architecture) based on the active area measured at Standard Test Conditions

(1000W/m2, AM1.5, 25oC)

- an OPV module processed via S2S or R2R with a total area module efficiency > 60% of the small cell

efficiency measured at Standard Test Conditions (1000 W/m2, AM1.5, 25oC)

Ambient light efficiency:

- The Voc of the OPV module should amount to > 90% of the Voc for a single lab cell for light intensities

ranging from 1000 W/m2 (1 sun equivalent) down to 5 W/m2 (0.005 sun ~approximately 500 Lux).

Performance & Technology enabler:

- Low cost, solution processable, alternative to ITO based upon PEDOT: PSS with integrated high-

conductive grid with a total sheet resistance, Rsheet < 60 Ohm/square and transmission >90 %.

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Science and Technology objectives HIFLEX (II)

Lifetime

• Development of a low-cost, solution processable, transparent (>80%

transmission in the visible), weatherable barrier layer based upon organic

inorganic hybrid multilayer materials such as polyacrylate nanocomposites

incorporating aligned high aspect ratio nanoclays to encapsulate and seal the active

layers with a water vapour transmission rate of ( <10-6 gm-2day­1) and oxygen

transmission rate of <10-3 cm-3m-2 day-1atm-1

• A lifetime* of > 5000 hours for optimized cells and modules measured under

continuous light soaking conditions (illumination by a indoor light source with an

illumination intensity equivalent to one sun, cell temperature approx. 55°C).

• Establishment of pre-normative test protocols for OPV adapted for mobile and

remote ICT applications

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Science and Technology objectives HIFLEX (III)

Cost reduction

• Analysis of critical cost factors for mobile and remote ICT applications and definition of strategies on how to

overcome them (target < 10 Euro/Wp)

Mechanical flexibility / power-to-weight ratio

• Substrate thicknesses with a range of 25 to 100 microns to ensure high flexibility and lightweight

• Flexibility sufficient to roll the OPV module with a diameter of 2 cm

Module designs

• OPV module designs that match the electrical and design requirements of a selection of 3 case study mobile

applications in the ICT market.

Upscaling and Large Area printing

• Development of inline optical tools for quality and process control of R2R to identify errors

• Demonstration of OPV integration into flexible electronic circuits

Environmental analysis

• Life Cycle Assessment including environmental impact analysis to demonstrate improvement against existing

technologies

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Exploitation and dissemination potential

• A successful outcome will form the basis of a

potentially substantial business opportunity for

industrial partners and for spin-outs

• Results that belong to the public domain will be

disseminated through presentations, publications

and website

• Workshop with stakeholders

• Educational activities

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Appendix 4.

Hiflex Pull-up Roller Banner

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Appendix 5.

Press Release, Mid term

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Appendix 6

Final Press Release

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