Japanese researchers take a look at 15%-efficient perovskite photo voltaic module for agrivoltaics – pv journal Worldwide

Japan-based Sekisui Chemical, a developer of a roll-to-roll course of for the manufacturing of perovskite PV panels, introduced an agrivoltaic challenge in partnership with Terra, an engineering, procurement, and building ( EPC) contractor and a unit of Japan-based Citizen Energy Chiba.

Sekisui introduced that the challenge’s perovskite modules might be based mostly on 30 cm vast movies produced in a roll-to-roll manufacturing course of and its bonding, movie formation, supplies and course of expertise. Sekisui perovskite photo voltaic gadgets are reported to have 10-year equal out of doors sturdiness and 15% energy conversion effectivity. The firm says it’s presently engaged on enhancing sturdiness and energy era effectivity, in addition to scaling net widths of 1 m.

The modules have a convex lens-shaped cross-section and are based mostly on a design from Terra, with rights to associated patents held by Citizen Energy Chiba. The novel modules are a part of a lighter weight system meant to offer air load and middle of gravity stability with out the extra weight required by standard modules, in keeping with the producer.

The module design and the “ultra-slim” mounting and anchoring technique from Terra might be validated at some point of the challenge. Performance information in addition to yield information are additionally collected, verified, and in comparison with predicted values.

Agrivoltaics, additionally known as in Japan “photo voltaic sharing”, is a specialty of Terra, in keeping with the challenge group. Its plans embrace testing agrivoltaics with numerous crops in Japan, together with farms, in addition to discipline assessments on idle and deserted agricultural land.