《Advanced Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells》.pdf

Advanced Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells Miro Zeman Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Acknowledgments: • Members of PVMD group at TUD • Nuon Helianthos, TU/e, UU, ECN, IPV Julich, OMT, Ljubljana University • SenterNovem for financial support Outline Status of thin-film Si solar cell technology Improvement and technology issues Si films with suppressed degradation Photon management Helianthos project Conclusions World of Photovoltaics PV industry: the fastest growing industry in the world MW Solar cell production 1999-2007 5000 2006: 90% wafer-type c-Si technology ~3800 4000 Estimation market: 2536 3000 2007 50% Cumulative 1815 installed capacity 2000 40% of PV systems 1256 ~ 9200 MW 750 45% 560 1000 401 68% 202 287 39% 34% Turnover 42% 40% (modules+BOS) 0 ~ 15x109 € 1999