The new factory houses the world's first series production for tandem cells, in which perovskite top cells are deposited on a silicon substrate. The factory's annual capacity is initially 100 megawatts.
British and German teams
Oxford PV has informed that production is expected to fully ramp up in 2022. "Our UK and German teams have been working diligently with our suppliers to build our Brandenburg plant," confirmed Frank P. Averdung, CEO of Oxford PV. "Since 2017, we have been running a low-volume production line there to optimise our product and verify compliance with our long-term stability and manufacturability targets. Now the technology is ready for use and the factory expansion is complete. Now we want to make perovskite PV mainstream in solar technology."
Nearly 30 per cent efficiency
Oxford PV is active in the field of perovskite solar cells with more than 350 patents. R&D is ongoing in Oxford, and the company originally started as a spin-off from the UK's well-known elite university. In December 2020, Oxford PV's perovskite tandem cell achieved a new certified efficiency of 29.52 per cent. (HS/mfo)
