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Tous, L. (author), Govaert, J. (author), Harrison, S. (author), Carrière, C. (author), Barth, V. (author), Giglia, V. (author), Buchholz, F. (author), Chen, N. (author), Halm, A. (author), Faes, A. (author), Nogay, G. (author), Quest, H. (author), Roessler, T. (author), Fellmeth, T. (author), Reinwand, D. (author), Stolzenburg, H. (author), Schindler, F. (author), Mittag, M. (author), Morlier, A. (author), Bokalic, M. (author), Brecl, K. (author), Kikelj, M. (author), Topic, M. (author), Kester, J.C.P. (author), Wendlandt, S. (author), Galiazzo, M. (author), Voltan, A. (author), Galbiati, G. (author), Ortiga, M.E. (author), Torregrosa, F. (author), Grimm, M. (author), Denafas, J. (author), Radavicius, T. (author), Lukinskas, P. (author), Savisalo, T. (author), Regrettier, T. (author), Gordon, I. (author)The EU crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV manufacturing industry has faced strong foreign competition in the last decade. To strive in this competitive environment and differentiate itself from the competition, the EU c-Si PV manufacturing industry needs to (1) focus on highly performing c-Si PV technologies, (2) include sustainability by design, and...article 2023
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Ulbikas, J. (author), Ulbikaite, V. (author), Denafas, J. (author), Witteck, R. (author), Kontges, M. (author), Topic, M. (author), Frontini, F. (author), Bonomo, P. (author), MacE, P. (author), Bolt, P.J. (author), Ulyashin, A. (author), Haarberg, T. (author), Palitzsch, W. (author), Terheiden, B. (author), Weiss, I. (author), Fuentes, A. (author)PV deployment growth is an unmatched success story in the energy sector over recent years. However, European PV manufacturers are facing a decline in production due to competition from third countries. The fragmentation of the value chain is believed to be one of the major factor for this decrease in the competitiveness. SUPER PV is a...conference paper 2019
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Kovacic, M. (author), Krc, J. (author), Lipovsek, B. (author), Chen, W.C. (author), Edoff, M. (author), Bolt, P.J. (author), van Deelen, J. (author), Zhukova, M. (author), Lontchi, J. (author), Flandre, D. (author), Salomé, P. (author), Topic, M. (author)In ultra-thin chalcopyrite solar cells and photovoltaic modules, efficient light management is required to increase the photocurrent and to gain in conversion efficiency. In this work we employ optical modelling to investigate different optical approaches and quantify their potential improvements in the short-circuit current density of Cu(In, Ga...article 2019
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Haegel, N.M. (author), Atwater, H. (author), Barnes, T. (author), Breyer, C. (author), Burrell, A. (author), Chiang, J.M. (author), de Wolf, S. (author), Dimmler, B. (author), Feldman, D. (author), Glunz, S. (author), Goldschmidt, J.C. (author), Hochschild, D. (author), Inzunza, R. (author), Kaizuka, I. (author), Kroposki, B. (author), Kurtz, S. (author), Leu, S. (author), Margolis, R. (author), Matsubara, K. (author), Metz, A. (author), Metzger, W.K. (author), Morjaria, M. (author), Niki, S. (author), Nowak, S. (author), Peters, I.M. (author), Philipps, S. (author), Reindl, T. (author), Richter, A. (author), Rose, D. (author), Sakurai, K. (author), Schlatmann, R. (author), Shikano, M. (author), Sinke, W.C. (author), Sinton, R. (author), Stanbery, B.J. (author), Topic, M. (author), Tumas, W. (author), Ueda, Y. (author), van de Lagemaat, J. (author), Verlinden, P. (author), Vetter, M. (author), Warren, E. (author), Werner, M. (author), Yamaguchi, M. (author), Bett, A.W. (author)Solar energy has the potential to play a central role in the future global energy system because of the scale of the solar resource, its predictability, and its ubiquitous nature. Global installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity exceeded 500 GW at the end of 2018, and an estimated additional 500 GW of PV capacity is projected to be installed by...article 2019
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Soppe, W.J. (author), Topic, M. (author), Krc, J. (author), Duchamp, M. (author), Sever, M. (author), Lipovcek, B. (author), Campa, A. (author), Sanchez Plaza, G. (author), Haug, F.J. (author)In thin-?lm silicon solar cells textured interfaces are introduced, leading to improved antire?ection and light trapping capabilities of the devices. Thin-layers are deposited on surface-textured substrates or superstrates and the texture is translated to internal interfaces. For accurate optical modelling of the thin-?lm silicon solar cells it...article 2013