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Photovoltaic Research and Development in the UK Michael Walls CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems and Technology) Loughborough University, UK [email protected]
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Photovoltaic Research and Development in the UK
Michael Walls
CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems and Technology)
Loughborough University, UK
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CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems and Technology)
• Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (c-Si. Thin film CdTe, DSSC)
• Applied Photovoltaics (module performance, ageing, modelling, long term stability etc….
• Networks and systems • Renewable energy in buildings (BIPV)• Solar thermal • Wind and water power
Loughborough University
SUPERSOLAREPSRC SuperGenSOLAR ENERGY HUB
£5m Solar SuperGen led by Loughborough University
• Consortium led by Loughborough University with Universities of Bath, Liverpool, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton and the EG&S KTN• Research programme on high performance transparent conducting oxides • Provision of a UK national Cell efficiency measurement facility• Establishment of a UK network for PV research to include Universities, Industry and Finance (Venture Capital).
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Photovoltaic platforms
One sun Flat plate Concentrators (CPV)
Thin film CdTe photovoltaic multilayer stack
CdTe
CdSITOGlass
CdTe
CdSITOGlass
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Summary
• Loughborough has excellent facilities for photovoltaics research from devices and modules through to building integration.
• Loughborough will be leading the UK EPSRC Supergen Solar Hub. We will set up an active PV network to include Universities, Industry and Finance (Venture Capital)
• The world-wide take up of Photovoltaics has grown dramatically over the past decade. Installations in 2011 exceeded 24GW.
• The industry is now in turmoil due to manufacturers selling modules below cost . Module prices are $1/Wp or lower. World-wide production capacity exceeds demand.
• Changes on Feed- In-Tarriffs (FIT) are adding to the uncertainty.
• Several manufacturers have gone (or are going) out of business including Solyndra, Unisolar, BP Solar, Evergreen Solar and this week….Q-Cells
• Other manufacturers including First Solar, Amonix and Abound Solar are mothballing production.
