Long HBar 2 - Lead-free halometallates – the next generation hybrid photovoltaic absorber materials

需要更便宜、更有效的具有改进的美学和形状因素的光致发光器件，以使可再生能源在家庭和商业环境中的进一步主流采用成为可能。然而，这需要在材料、设备架构和加工技术方面进行一次重大变革，而这一能力目前在行业内还没有得到满足。在LONG HBAR项目中，Polysolar Ltd领导了一个由世界知名学者和行业合作伙伴组成的联盟，跨越了从开发新材料、该联盟将利用一类新的光敏材料和商业上普遍存在的加工技术，设计，以引入轻质，舒适，负担得起，灵活和高效的太阳能电池与低嵌入式能源成本，同时也扩大了知识，能力和这些全球企业和英国研究基地的知名度。作为一个推动低碳未来，预计这项新技术的初步应用将在汽车和建筑玻璃，为电动汽车和更环保、自给自足的建筑物提供增强。该项目将提供外来投资机会，并通过将新材料整合到现有的轻型光伏技术中，并开发知识，以全球规模提供具有成本竞争力的可再生能源的新英国供应链，从而加强英国在第三代光伏发电方面的能力。

Cheaper, more efficient photovoltaics with improved aesthetics and form factors are required to enable further mainstream adoption of renewable energy in domestic and commercial environments. However, this requires a step change in the materials, device architectures and processing techniques employed, a capability that is currently unmet within the industry.In the LONG HBAR project, Polysolar Ltd leads a consortium of world-renowned academics and industry partners, spanning the entire supply chain from the development of new materials, the scale up and integration of the materials into novel device architectures to installation and grid deployment.The consortium will leverage a new class of photoactive materials and commercially ubiquitous processing techniques with cutting edge design, to introduce lightweight, conformable, affordable, flexible and efficient solar cells with low embedded energy costs, while also expanding the knowledge, capability and visibility of these global businesses and the UK research base.As an enabler for a lower carbon future it is envisaged that initial applications for this new technology will be in automotive and architectural glass, providing an enhancement for electric vehicles and greener, self-sufficient buildings. The project will deliver inward investment opportunities and strengthen UK capability in 3rd generation photovoltaics by integrating new materials into existing lightweight photovoltaic technologies and developing knowledge to deliver a new UK supply chain at a globally significant scale for cost competitive renewable energy.