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

为了使可再生能源在家庭和商业环境中进一步成为主流，需要更便宜、更高效、美观和外形因素更好的光伏电池。然而，这需要在材料、设备架构和所采用的加工技术方面进行逐步改变，这是目前行业内尚未实现的能力。在LONG HBAR项目中，Polysolar Ltd领导着一个由世界知名学者和行业合作伙伴组成的联盟，涵盖了从新材料的开发、材料在新设备架构中的扩展和集成到安装和电网部署的整个供应链。该联盟将利用一种新型的光活性材料和商业上普遍存在的尖端设计加工技术，推出重量轻、舒适、价格合理、灵活高效、嵌入式能源成本低的太阳能电池，同时扩大这些全球企业和英国研究基地的知识、能力和知名度。作为低碳未来的推动者，预计这项新技术的最初应用将在汽车和建筑玻璃上，为电动汽车和更环保、自给自足的建筑提供增强功能。该项目将提供内向投资机会，并通过将新材料整合到现有的轻型光伏技术和开发知识中，加强英国在第三代光伏发电方面的能力，从而在全球范围内为具有成本竞争力的可再生能源提供新的英国供应链。

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.