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Biotechnological Production of Materials for Optimized Solar Cell Efficiency

Tildelt: kr 12,7 mill.

Future photovoltaic (PV) products need to fulfill higher demands on efficiency, while the market also demand lower prices. Both these challenges are in the end related to solar cell materials production processes and -properties. In the proposed FRIENERGI project we will study the production and use of novel bio-nanomaterials in solar cell applications. The project describes highly multi-disciplinary research in a relatively new field, and will allow the participating partners to carry out potentially pi oneering research. Partners in the project, NTNU and SINTEF, are nationally at the forefront in both PV materials production and biotechnology. A joint scientific project aimed at producing materials for increased solar cell efficiencies using biotechnol ogical methods, will bring together knowledge from both the traditional PV material science field and the bio-materials field and will increase the fundamental understanding of key biological processes for novel bio-nanomaterial production and how such ma terials may be used to improve solar cell efficiencies. The project is organized in three sub-projects arranged chronologically, but with feedback serving as criteria for refinement of goals and for design of experiments. The three subprojects are: SP 1: Biotechnological production of nanostructured oxides using diatoms SP 2: Bio-nanooxide materials characterization and modification SP3: Application of bio-nanooxides as light harvesting materials for solar cells The project will employ 2 Post Docs an d work closely with light harvesting projects at ECN in the Netherlands, where one of the Post Doc will have a 6 month residency. The project will have an interface towards the CEER Solar Cell Technology

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ENERGIX-Stort program energi