The CITYSOLAR breakthrough is based on a unique combination of innovative concepts that will take the efficiency and transparency of the integrated solar cell well beyond the state of art and allowing for a real exploitation of photovoltaic windows. CITYSOLAR combines a strong material innovation, a new multi-junction solar cell concept made by selective absorbers with the property to reduce the impact on the visible range, advanced light-management techniques for improving efficiency without impacting on the transparency, and an innovative integration among the cells and between the cell and BIPV window glasses. All this development will be supported by state-of-the-art multiscale characterization and modelling activities, and its sustainability from life cycle and industrial point of view will be assessed by the SMEs and Large enterprise partners of the project.
Thematic Area:Energy/Environment
Financing body:EU
Starting year:2020
End year:2023
Call:H2020-LC-SC3-2020-RES-RIA
Acronym:CITYSOLAR
Title:Energy Harvesting In Cities With Transparent And Highly Efficient Window-Integrated Multi-Junction Solar Cells
Budget ISM (k€):610
Role ISM:European Coordinator
Referent ISM:Aldo Di Carlo
Other ISM staff envolved:P. De Padova, C. Ottaviani, D. Catone, P. Moras, B. Paci, A. Di Trolio, A.M. Testa,G. Zanotti, M. Guaragno
laboratory:Sustainable synthesis of organic and hybrid smart materials, Functional Materials Lab