April 2008 Photovoltaic Programme Edition 2008 Summary Report, Project List, Annual Project Reports 2007 (Abstracts) elaborated by: NET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd. Cover: Zero-Energy Building: Support Office of Marché International, Kemptthal / ZH 44,6 kWp Solar Power System with Thin Film Solar Cells (Photos: Front cover: SunTechnics Fabrisolar, Back cover: Büro für Architektur Beat Kämpfen, Photo Willi Kracher) Prepared by: NET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd. Waldweg 8, CH - 1717 St. Ursen (Switzerland) Phone: +41 (0) 26 494 00 30, Fax. +41 (0) 26 494 00 34, [email protected] on behalf of: Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE Mühlestrasse 4, CH - 3063 Ittigen postal addresse: CH- 3003 Bern Phone: 031 322 56 11, Fax. 031 323 25 00 [email protected] www.bfe.admin.ch Photovoltaic Programme Edition 2008 Summary Report, Project List, Annual Project Reports 2007 (Abstracts) Contents S. Nowak Summary Report Edition 2008 Page 5 Annual Project Reports 2007 (Abstracts) Page C. Ballif, J. Bailat, F.J. Haug, S. Faÿ, R. Tscharner Thin film silicon solar cells: advanced processing and characterization - 26 101191 / 151399 F.J. Haug, C. Ballif Flexible photovoltaics: next generation high efficiency and low cost thin 27 film silicon modules - CTI 8809 S. Olibet, C. Ballif High efficiency thin-film passivated silicon solar cells and modules - 28 THIFIC: Thin film on crystalline Si - Axpo Naturstrom Fonds 0703 C. Ballif, F. J. Haug, V. Terrazzoni-Daudrix FLEXCELLENCE: Roll-to-roll technology for the production of high efficiency 29 low cost thin film silicon photovoltaic modules - SES-CT-019948 N. Wyrsch, C. Ballif ATHLET: Advanced Thin Film Technologies for Cost Effective Photovoltaics - 30 IP 019670 A. Bidiville, K. Wasmer, P. M. Nasch, M. Van der Meer, C. Ballif, J. Michler SIWIS: Ultra Thin Silicon Wafer Cutting by Multi-Wire Sawing - 31 CTI Nº 7730.2 NMPP-NM A. Dimitrov, P. Hoffmann, P. Nasch SIRE: Silicon recycling from wafering waste to produce reusable photovoltaic 32 feedstock - CTI 8829.2 PFIW-IW P. Nasch, S. Schneeberger BITHINK: Bifacial thin industrial multi-crystalline silicon solar cells - 33 503105 / SBF 03.0086 D. Brémaud, M. Kälin, A. N. Tiwari Large Area flexible CIGS: Flexible CIGS solar cells on large area polymer foils with 34 in-line deposition methods and application of alternative back contacts -100964 / 152404 1 Photovoltaic Programme A. N. Tiwari, M. Kälin Thin Film CIGS Solar Cells with a Novel Low Cost Process - 100964 / 152223 35 D. Brémaud, A. N. Tiwari LARCIS: Large-Area CIS Based Thin-Film Solar Modules for Highly Productive 36 Manufacturing - SES66-CT-2005-019757 / FP6-019757 D. Brémaud, R. Verma, S. Bücheler, S. Seyrling, A. N. Tiwari ATHLET: Advanced Thin-Film Technologies for Cost Effective Photovoltaics - 37 ATHLET CIS / FP-2204-Energy-3 M. Kaelin Development of flexible CIGS Solar Modules with metal Grids - 38 Axpo Naturstrom Fonds M. Grätzel, A. Mc Evoy Dye-sensitised Nanocrystalline Solar Cells - Project EPFL 39 Y.-H. Yum, P.Walter, S. Huber, D. Rentsch, T. Geiger, F. Nüesch, F. De Angelis, M. Grätzel, M. K. Nazeeruddin ThinPV - Efficient Far Red sensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO2 films by an 40 unsymmetrical squaraine dye - CCEM-ThinPV project Part B; Empa B. Fan, R. Hany, F. Nüesch, J.-E. Moser ThinPV - Doping of cyanine solar cells: enhancing charge transport - 41 CCEM-ThinPV project Part B T. Meyer, A. Meyer FULLSPECTRUM: A new PV wave making more efficient use of the solar spectrum - 42 SES6-CT-2003-502620 / SER N° 03.0111-2 T. Meyer ORGAPVNET: Coordination Action towards stable and low-cost organic solar cell 43 technologies and their application - SES6-038889 T. Meyer, A. Meyer NAPOLYDE: Nano structured polymer deposition processes for mass production 44 of innovative systems for energy production & control and for smart devices - NMP2-CT-2005-515846 / SER N° 03.0111-2 M. Spirig, A. Luzzi PECNet: Creating a competence centre for the solar splitting of water 45 by means of hybrid PV-PEC cells -101883 / 152316 T. Szacsvay BIPV-CIS- Improved integration of PV into existing buildings by using thin 46 film modules for retrofit – 503777 / SBF 03.0046 Photovoltaic Programme 2 D. Chianese, A. Bernasconi, N. Cereghetti, A. Realini, G. Friesen, E. Burà, I. Pola, K. Nagel ISAAC-TISO Test Centre: Quality and reliability of photovoltaic modules - 47 36508 / 151135 G. Friesen PERFORMANCE - ISAAC Activities - n° 019718 EU: (SES6) – Integrated project 48 W. Durisch, J.-C. Mayor, K. Hang Lam Efficiency and Annual Electricity Production of PV-Modules - 101431 / 151715 49 H. Häberlin, L. Borgna, D. Gfeller, M. Kämpfer, U. Zwahlen Photovoltaics System Engineering 2007-2010 / PVSYSTE 07-10 - 102234 / 152840 50 P. Toggweiler, S. Stettler, P. Felder Solar inverter with integrated backup SIWIBU - 101807 / 152227 51 P. Gaillard SOS-PVI: Security of Supply Photovoltaic Inverter - SUSTDEV-1.2.3 52 S. Stettler, P. Toggweiler PV-BUK - Operation and maintenance costs for photovoltaic systems - 53 102070 / 152575 N. Jungbluth, M. Tuchschmid Update Photovoltaic in view of ecoinvent data v2.0 - 101805 / 152224 54 A. Schüler, A. Kostro, B. Huriet Study of the potential of the use of quantum dot solar concentrators 55 in photovoltaic solar energy conversion - 101806 / 152225 R. Durot Center of competence for building integrated solar installations - 102014 / 152494 56 P. Hüsser The Swiss contribution to the IEA PVPS Programme - Task 1 - 11427 / 152 582 57 Th. Nordmann, L. Clavadetscher The Swiss contribution to the IEA PVPS Programme - Task 2 - 2007 - 14805 / 152583 58 S. Nowak, G. Favaro, M. Gutschner Swiss Interdepartmental Platform for Renewable Energy Promotion in 59 International Cooperation (REPIC) - SECO UR-00123.01.01 P. Renaud, P. Bonhôte IEA PVPS Task 10 – Swiss contribution - 101562 / 151862 60 J. Remund, M. Rindlisbacher, D. Domeisen IEA SHC Task 36: Solar resource knowledge management - 101498 / 151784 61 3 Photovoltaic Programme M. Real, T. Hostettler Photovoltaic Standards - Swissolar 62 S. Nowak, M. Gutschner, S. Gnos, U. Wolfer PV-ERA-NET: Networking and Integration of National and Regional Programmes in 63 the Field of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Research and Technological Development (RTD) in the European Research Area (ERA) - CA-011814-PV ERA NET D. Chianese, I. Pola, E. Burà, A. Bernasconi Flat roof integration CPT Solar - 100493 / 150604 64 P. Goulpié, D. Fischer FLEXCELL EXPERIMENTAL ROOF 2kW 65 Th. Böhni, J. Rümmele Ekkharthof zero-energy school building in Kreuzlingen - 101787 / 152201 66 S. Stettler, P. Toggweiler Roof-mounted installation on a gymnasium in Wiesendangen 67 with amorphous thin-film modules - 101788 / 152202 Ch. Meier, R. Frei Preparation and Realisation of the Test- and Pilot Installation SOLIGHT - 68 100116 / 150134 T. Hostettler Photovoltaic Energy Statistics of Switzerland 2006 - 40172 / 151364 69 P. Schudel, A. Kottmann 17.6 kWp Installation with Thin-Film-Modules on the Flat Roof at the CNB-Building 70 of the ETHZ - 100176 / 150244 R. Durot Photovoltaic- Façade, Mounting System for Thin-Film-Modules - 100136 / 150169 71 Photovoltaic Programme 4 Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE PHOTOVOLTAICS PROGRAMME Summary Report on the Research Programme 2007 Stefan Nowak [email protected] Energy paybacktime for photovoltaics - a question asked again and again: Within the framework of revision of the photovoltaics data in the Ecoinvent database, ESU Services determined the energy paybacktime for photovoltaics on the basis of current industrial processes and products. This representation shows the energy payback time of a multicrystalline, 3 kWp, sloping roof installation in Europe with the UCTE electricity mix as a reference (source: ESU Services). 5 Photovoltaic Programme Contents Summary Report 1. Programme priorities and targets............................................................................................... 7 2. Work completed and results achieved in 2007.......................................................................... 8 Cell technology ............................................................................................................................... 8 Solar modules and building integration ........................................................................................ 11 Electrical systems technology ...................................................................................................... 12 Supplementary projects and studies ............................................................................................ 14 International co-operation within IEA, IEC, EU............................................................................. 16 3. National co-operation................................................................................................................. 17 4. International co-operation ......................................................................................................... 18 5. Pilot and demonstration projects (P+D)................................................................................... 18 New P+D projects......................................................................................................................... 18 Current P+D projects .................................................................................................................... 19 P+D projects completed in 2007...................................................................................................20