SubsidieMeestersScale-up and Demonstrator of Luminescent Waveguide Encoded Films for Indoor Photovoltaics
This project aims to commercialize a new luminescent waveguide encoded film technology to enhance crystalline silicon solar cells' efficiency under indoor LED lighting for IoT devices.
Projectdetails
Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) underpins our future smart world where various electronic devices could be integrated with, and controlled by, wireless communication. Many of these devices will be standalone or portable, creating an urgent demand for off-grid power sources.
Solar Photovoltaic Cells
Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells are viable alternatives to batteries as perpetual power sources for IoT devices. However, crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV cells (which account for 95% of the global PV market) are not designed to work with diffuse, artificial indoor light-emitting diode (LED) lighting and perform poorly under these conditions.
Project Overview
Within the remit of the ERC CoG project SPECTRACON, we have developed a new photonic platform technology – luminescent waveguide encoded films (LWEFs). This technology overcomes the limitations of c-Si PV cells by:
- Increasing the field of view for light capture.
- Converting LED photons into energies that can be used more effectively by PV cells.
Commercialisation Efforts
In this PoC project, we will advance this technology towards commercialisation through the fabrication of the prototype LWEF integrated on the top surface of a c-Si PV. This will be coupled with testing under standardised indoor lighting conditions.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 150.000 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 150.000 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-1-2025 |
| Einddatum | 30-6-2026 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2025 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEpenvoerder
Land(en)
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