SUPERSOLAR Solar Energy Hub

由于能源需求增加、供应安全问题、化石燃料成本上升以及对全球变暖的担忧，光伏（PV）太阳能组件市场正在经历惊人的增长。2010年，世界光伏市场增长了139%，达到21GW。尽管这种非凡的增长速度不太可能在短期内保持下去，但在实现电网平价的时候，它将再次快速增长。重要的是，英国在这一重要技术领域保持强大的研究实力。建议建立SUPERSOLAR大学中心，以协调研究活动，建立学术和工业研究人员网络，进行跨技术研究，并为国际合作提供重点。SUPERSOLAR由拉夫堡大学的CREST领导，并得到巴斯大学、利物浦大学、牛津大学、谢菲尔德大学和南安普顿大学的支持。该小组活跃于所有光伏技术，包括新材料，薄膜黄铜矿，c-Si，薄膜a-Si，染料敏化太阳能电池，有机光伏，聚光光伏，光伏系统性能和测试。SUPERSOLAR将建立一个太阳能电池效率测量设施，以造福英国的光伏社区。该联盟包含经过深思熟虑的专业知识平衡，不偏向任何一种技术。

The market for photovoltaic (PV) solar modules is experiencing astonishing growth due to increasing energy demand, security of supply issues, increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns over global warming. The world market for photovoltaics grew by 139% to 21GW in 2010. Although this extraordinary pace of growth is unlikely to be maintained in the short term it will advance rapidly again at the point where grid parity is achieved. It is important that the UK retains a strong research presence in this important technology. It is proposed that the SUPERSOLAR Hub of Universities be set up to co-ordinate research activities, establish a network of academic and industrial researchers, conduct cross-technology research and provide a focus for international co-operation. SUPERSOLAR is led by CREST at Loughborough University and supported by the Universities of Bath, Liverpool, Oxford, Sheffield and Southampton. This group is active in all of the PV technologies including new materials, thin film chalcopyrite, c-Si, thin film a-Si, dye sensitised solar cells, organic PV, concentrator PV, PV systems performance and testing. SUPERSOLAR will set up a solar cell efficiency measurement facility for the benefit of the PV community in the UK. The consortium contains a deliberate balance of expertise, with no bias towards any one technology.