Semitransparent PV coatings for greenhouse application

The increasing global population places demands on food production that cannot be met by traditional agriculture and today availability of food for us all is one of the major challenges for humanity. In addition, the intensification of existing agriculture has severe environmental consequences, such as unsustainable water usage, deforestation, and pesticide runoff. One promising approach to reduce the environmental impact is greenhouse-based agriculture, which can significantly increase land-use efficiency while reducing water consumption and pesticides. However, a major limitation of the widespread use of greenhouses is the significantly higher energy consumption used for climate and illuminance control than conventional agriculture. The goal of this project is the development of Net Zero Energy (NZE) Greenhouses assuring a viable solution for sustainable agriculture. In the project, we will develop the semitransparent PV systems for greenhouses which will reduce dependency on fossil fuels by improving sustainability and creating Net Zero Energy Greenhouses. The light management will be achieved not only by semitransparent solar cells but also by innovative coatings (wavelength-dependent reflectors) which will re-direct light passages to increase the efficiency of the solar cells and reduce the negative effect of the light on the plants. National Science Centre (NCN) is a member of the M-ERA.NET network for international research programs in the area of material science. The objectives of the programme support the European Green Deal by increasing attention to clean and energy-related technologies. Poland as a member of the European Union (EU) is following the recent trends for a low carbon energy economy. Therefore, the M-ERA.NET objectives stay in line with the energy policy of Poland. Also, Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech) has recently created Advanced Materials Center which focuses on the innovative materials applicable in the industry. The focus of the research is on the development of materials used for the storage and generation of electricity from renewable energy resources. Therefore, the M-ERA.NET project objectives match very well with the ongoing research trends at the university. Also, collaboration with Taiwan and other European groups would strengthen the position of Gdańsk Tech on the research of energy resource materials.

Details

Project's acronym:

Greenhouse-PV

Financial Program Name:

ERA-NET COFUND

Organization:

Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (National Science Centre)

Agreement:

UMO-2021/03/Y/ST5/00233 z dnia 2022-07-01

Realisation period:

2022-07-01 - 2025-06-30

Research team leader:

dr inż. Damian Głowienka

Realised in:

Division of Physics of Organic and Perovskite Photovoltaic Structures

External institutions participating in project:

Infinity PV (Denmark)
National Taiwan University (Taiwan, Province of China)
Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czechia)

Project's value:

757 364.00 PLN

Request type:

International Research Programmes

Domestic:

International project

Verified by:

Gdańsk University of Technology

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Year 2024

Developing Screen-Printing Processes for Silver Electrodes Towards All-Solution Coating Processes for Solar Cells
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- T. Chung
- H. Cha
- C. Chuang
- C. Tsao
- D. Głowienka
- Y. Wang
- H. Wu
- Y. Huang
- Polymers - Year 2024
In recent years, third-generation solar cells have experienced a remarkable growth in efficiency, making them a highly promising alternative energy solution. Currently, high-efficiency solar cells often use top electrodes fabricated by thermal evaporation, which rely on high-cost and high energy-consumption vacuum equipment, raising significant concerns for mass production. This study develops a method for fabricating silver electrodes...

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Improving the Efficiency of Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cell Using Down-Conversion Coating
Publication
- D. Głowienka
- C. Tsai
- A. Sbai
- D. Luo
- P. Lee
- S. Huang
- C. Li
- H. Wang
- G. Liou
- J. Guthmuller
- W. Su
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces - Year 2024
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have demonstrated exceptional efficiency, yet surpassing theoretical performance limits requires innovative methodologies. Among these, down-conversion techniques are pivotal in reducing optical losses and enhancing energy conversion efficiency. In this study, optical modeling, including a generalized transfer-matrix optical model, was employed to meticulously assess optical losses in semitransparent...

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Quantitative loss analysis of opaque perovskite solar cells using transient and steady-state characterization
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- K. Cudo
- R. Ollearo
- G. H. Gelinck
- Y. Galagan
- D. Głowienka
- Physical Review Applied - Year 2024
Perovskite solar cells have emerged as a promising technology in the field of photovoltaics, owing to their notable advancements in power conversion efficiency. Recent investigations have revealed a crucial dependency of efficiency on the source of bromide within the perovskite absorption layer. To elucidate the underlying nature of traps within these solar cells, a comprehensive series of measurements was conducted under varying...

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Tailoring the Transport Layer Interface for Relative Indoor and Outdoor Photovoltaic Performance
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- C. Li
- S. Cheng
- H. Cha
- S. Chung
- D. Głowienka
- C. Chuang
- Y. Huang
- ACS Applied Energy Materials - Year 2024
The ability to achieve notable indoor power conversion efficiency (PCE) makes organic photovoltaics (OPV) a potential technology for indoor applications. Currently, ongoing research in indoor OPVs focuses on improving both their indoor PCE and their stability. However, little attention has been given to investigating the fabrication yield of indoor OPVs, a pivotal determinant of their potential commercial viability. In this study,...

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Year 2023

Highly stable CsFAPbIBr perovskite solar cells with dominant bulk recombination at real operating temperatures
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- B. Romero
- S. Delgado
- D. Głowienka
- C. Chang
- G. Del Pozo
- B. Arredondo
- D. Martín-Martín
- P. Contreras
- Y. Galagan
- Sustainable Energy & Fuels - Year 2023
Mixed-cation mixed-halide perovskite solar cells have been characterized in DC at different temperatures (from −20 °C up to 50 °C) and the time evolution of the device efficiency has been assessed using different degradation protocols (indoors and outdoors). The completely planar p–i–n structure is ITO/CuNiOx/PTAA/CsFAPbIBr/PCBM/PEI/Ag. Pristine current–voltage characteristics barely show hysteresis, at any temperature. Open circuit...

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