INTREPID: INnovative smarT coatings for incREased Performance of Thin Film PV Solar Cells.

太阳能光伏系统代表了一个巨大且快速增长的全球市场，传统上从远东进口的低成本c-Si系统的增长率很高。最近，基于CdTe和CIGS的薄膜技术市场开始迅速增长，使欧洲制造商获得了更大的市场份额。然而，薄膜系统的效率仅限于15%。基于功能性纳米材料的智能涂层技术为以相对较低的投资提高薄膜电池效率提供了巨大的机会。这种方法在商业上具有吸引力，并为太阳能光伏系统提供技术和商业优势，直接解决能源三难困境。然而，必须克服与降解和功效有关的突出问题，以实现商业上的接受。INTREPID将开发基于有机/无机涂层的智能涂层系统的涂层技术，该技术可以在过程中和现场应用中实现电池效率提高1%，寿命20年。

Solar PV systems represent a large and rapidly growing global market with large growth rates traditionally metby low-cost c-Si systems imported from the Far-East. Recently markets for thin-film technologies based on CdTeand CIGS have started to grow rapidly giving European manufacturers greater market share. However thin filmsystems are limited to efficiencies of 15%. Smart coating technologies based on functional nano-materialsoffer a tremendous opportunity to increase thin-film cell efficiency with relatively low investment. Thisapproach is commercially attractive and offer technical and commercial advantages for solar PV systems,directly addressing the energy trilemma. However, outstanding issues relating to degradation and efficacyhave to be overcome to achieve commercial acceptance. INTREPID will develop coating technologies for smartcoating systems based on organic / inorganic coatings that can achieve 1% increase in cell efficiency forlifetimes 20 years for in-process and in-field application.