Caelux and UNSW collaborate on solar cells project

Caelux, a pioneer in utilising perovskites to make solar energy more powerful and cost-effective, has partnered with the University of New South Wales (UNSW, Sydney) ACDC Research Group on the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded project ‘High-Throughput Inspection Methods for High-Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells’.

This solar cells project will improve the commercial readiness of solar PV technologies and enable the next generation of solar innovation, says Caelux.

The Artificial Intelligence, Characterisation, Defects, and Contacts (ACDC) Research Group at UNSW is a leader in photovoltaic luminescence imaging and applied machine learning (ML).

This project aims to develop novel, contactless methods to characterise perovskite solar cells during process development and inline manufacturing, which will improve production yields and device performance, while taking into consideration the differences between silicon and perovskites.

The collaboration will also undertake commercialisation activities including testing the techniques on pilot production lines and techno-economic analysis of the potential market for the developed inspection tools.

“We are delighted to partner with the ACDC Research Group on this revolutionary solar cell project,” says Caelux chief executive Scott Graybeal.  

“Together, we are looking forward to accelerating the commercial development and long-term reliability of perovskite solar cells.”

UNSW principal investigator professor Ziv Hameiri says Caelux and its leadership team have conceived an innovative product poised to redefine the photovoltaic (PV) industry.

The development of new perovskite characterisation techniques is crucial for the translation from research and development labs to large-scale manufacturing, says Caelux.

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