17 June 2021

FIT Book 2021 des French Institutes of Technology #FIT est en ligne !

Le FIT Book 2021 des French Institutes of Technology #FIT est en ligne ! Ce book présente les 15 instituts français de transition énergétique (ITE) et de recherche technologique (IRT) à travers 70 success stories. >>Découvrez les succes stories technologiques & d’action de filière de l’ITE Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (IPVF) Téléchargez le livret 👉 https://bit.ly/35wa7ol…

15 June 2021

Webinaire IPVF UNITE – Casser les coûts des cellules solaires III-V

MERCREDI 23 JUIN 2021 À 11H00 (CEST) Vous pouvez dès à présent vous inscrire en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous. https://app.livestorm.co/p/ca4f762e-942f-4e23-a202-4a403813cd3e Les cellules solaires multi-jonctions III-V sous concentration solaire détiennent actuellement les records de taux de conversion de la lumière en électricité (>47%). Bien qu’elles aient des rendements plus élevés que les technologies concurrentes, ces…

The IPVF Newsletter – June 2021

Editorial by Stéphane COLLIN, CNRS Director of Research at C2N, Program III Director at IPVF.

11 June 2021

IPVF International Day of Light Contest

The international day of light (IDL) is a worldwide event created in 2015 by UNESCO to commemorate the role light plays in science, culture and art, education, sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. The IDL is celebrated on May 16th in honor of the anniversary of the first successful…

4 June 2021

Join IPVF at the workshop “Strength through Cooperation: Europe’s PV value chain working together.” on 9 June 2021

IPVF CEO Roch DROZDOWSKI-STREHL and Program 1 Leader Lars OBERBECK will be participating to the workshop “Strength through Cooperation: Europe’s PV value chain working together.” on 9 June 2021. EUREC’s public workshop “Europe’s PV Value Chain Working Together,” which was co-organised by Radovan Kopecek (ISC Konstanz) and supported by Simon Philipps (FhG-ISE) and Ingrid Weiss…

L’énergie solaire photovoltaïque : nouvelles perspectives européennes

L’Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France (IPVF) s’engage pour faire de la recherche et de l’innovation pour ses clients un véritable levier de performance économique pour ses clients, et pour permettre à l’Europe d’asseoir un positionnement fort et cohérent dans son ambition de transition énergétique. Le point avec Roch Drozdowski-Strehl, directeur général de l’IPVF et vice-président de la…

1 June 2021

Industry and researchers discuss clean innovation with Ireneusz Zyska, the Polish Secretary of State for renewable sources.

Warsaw, 21-05-2021. A digital meeting took place on the 18th of May between the Ministry of Climate and Environment and representatives from the renewables and sustainable technology sectors to discuss clean innovation in Poland. The Secretary of State Ireneusz Zyska was accompanied by his colleagues from the Ministry of Climate and Environment Marcin Ścigan who…

21 May 2021

Solar PV Big & Beyond – Delivering the 2030 climate targets to Europe

Brussels, 21 May 2021 Solar PV Big & Beyond – Delivering the 2030 climate targets to Europe Annual ETIP PV Conference 2021 had a total of over 700 participants The EU must move towards a climate-neutral economy ETIP PV supports all activities and steps to make Europea leader in green energy and to build an…

6 May 2021

ETIP PV Annual Conference video presentation : ‘Solar PV Big & Beyond’ – Delivering the 2030 Climate Targets

The program of the #ETIPPV Annual Conference ‘Solar PV Big & Beyond’ is out. Register for free at http://etip-pv-conference.eu to find out how new developments in #PV can not only make us #Fitfor55 but also how they can contribute to achieving climate neutrality in Europe before 2050. ‘The world knows that #solarenergy is a key…

30 April 2021

Discover the 4 divisions of our platform!

With its four divisions, the IPVF technological platform gives access to state-of-the-art scientific knowledge, know-how and research tools for researchers, startups or corporations from all horizons. Our 40 000 ft² cleanroom houses more than 100 tools that allow for an original multi-scale and multi-parameter approach of complex objects. Thus we can provide a unique expertise…

23 April 2021

Earth Day, Thursday April 22, 2021

On the occasion of Earth Day, Thursday April 22, 2021, the CNRS is offering a selection of research to “fix” the world. Indeed, if scientists deliver diagnoses on environmental crises, they also try to bring solutions which, without pretending to save the world, can contribute to mitigate the effects and help us to adapt to…

12 April 2021

Measuring the active dopant concentration at nanoscale !

Doping, a fundamental property of semiconductor devices can be measured at nanoscale thanks to long term developments made by IPVF-C2N researchers. In a twin papers published in Phys. Rev. Applied they report how to calibrate cathodeluminescence (CL) measurements to analyze p-type and n-type GaAs thin films over a wide range of carrier concentrations (2×1017 to…

IPVF at the Tandem PV Workshop – April 13th – 16th 2021

Photovoltaics (PV) is rapidly becoming one of the most important energy sources for a clean and widespread energy supply. In 2019 alone, 120GWp of PV capacity was installed globally. Every country has now realized that PV is not only the best solution ecologically, but also increasingly economically, with an average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)…

7 April 2021

Save the date – live webinar le 6 mai 2021 à 9h: le photovoltaïque au cœur des objets connectés

Le photovoltaïque au cœur des objets connectés: un webinaire pour faire le point sur l’état de la technologie, l’industrialisation et les marchés potentiels. Avec la participation de : Brice CRUCHON, CEO de DRACULA TECHNOLOGIES, Luc ENGRAND, EMEA Senior Sales Director de E-PEAS, Anne LABOURET, CEO de SOLEMS, Pere ROCA i CABARROCAS, Directeur scientifique de l’IPVF. Système…

1 April 2021

ETIP PV Annual Conference : ‘Solar PV Big & Beyond’ – Delivering the 2030 Climate Targets

The program of the #ETIPPV Annual Conference ‘Solar PV Big & Beyond’ is out. Register for free at http://etip-pv-conference.eu to find out how new developments in #PV can not only make us #Fitfor55 but also how they can contribute to achieving climate neutrality in Europe before 2050. Day 1 – 19 May 2021 – 2…

26 March 2021

World Water Day at IPVF: Raising awareness on the global water crisis

Monday 22 March 2021 – Researchers from IPVF gathered to raise awareness and discuss about water-related issues. The World Water Day at IPVF started off with an introductory presentation by PhD student Cécilia Tel from the ImproveForce, who highlighted the importance of freshwater in our society, particularly in agriculture (70% of global freshwater use). An…

Roch Drozdowski-Strehl, directeur général de l’IPVF, nouveau lauréat du classement #Choiseul100 2021

Nous sommes très fiers de voir Roch Drozdowski-Strehl intégrer le classement Choiseul mettant en lumière les jeunes dirigeants qui, par leur activité et leur expertise, jouent ou sont appelés à jouer un rôle majeur dans l’économie française. Cette nomination est la reconnaissance de la valeur de l’engagement de l’Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (IPVF) qui place l’excellence…

18 March 2021

Launch of the new European Innovation Council

Ce jour, le 18 mars, avait lieu la cérémonie officielle de lancement de l’EIC – Conseil Européen de l’Innovation, dont le rôle est d’aider à décloisonner Recherche Fondamentale et Retombées Sociales par une action européenne coordonnée. « L’Europe de demain sera technologique » a déclaré Monsieur le Président Emmanuel Macron : cet événement marque une…

World Recycling Day: IPVF joins forces with RECYGO / VERSOO

Always keen to reaffirm its commitment to reducing its environmental impact, the IPVF has decided to set up recycling of its surgical masks with RECYGO and VERSOO. After collection at our Institute, the masks are disinfected and recycled. Thanks to the dedicated customer area we can track our environmental performance. Finally, VERSOO is a real…

16 March 2021

The IPVF Newsletter – March 2021

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8 March 2021

IPVF UNITE – technologies & applications: cellules solaires à pérovskites

Organisé dans le cadre du club IPVF UNITE, le Webinaire du 2 Mars consacré aux cellules solaires à pérovskites a donné le coup d’envoi d’une série dans laquelle nous allons aborder les nouvelles technologies photovoltaïques et leurs applications. La pérovskite est un cristal sensible à la lumière, qui permet la production d’électricité et dont l’utilisation…

L’IPVF fait croître les hétérostructures photovoltaïques de demain dans ses salles blanches !

Notre bâti de MBE (épitaxie par jets moléculaires) permet de produire des cristaux à base de Ga, Al, In, As, P dopés au Si ou Be. Les cellules solaires III-V qui en sont issues présentent des performances à l’état de l’art, avec par exemple une efficacité certifiée de 18.7% 🏅 pour un nouveau design d’hétérojonction…

2 March 2021

ETIP PV Expert input paper – Eco-Design & Energy labelling for photovoltaic modules, inverters and systems in the EU

The recommendations presented in the Expert Input Paper are the result of a Joint Mission Group of Solar Industry Experts and Researchers, building on the findings of the European Commission Preparatory Study for Eco-Design, Energy Labelling, Green Public Procurement and Ecolabelling. The findings of the Expert Input Paper aim to support the criteria development process…

24 February 2021

Ultrathin solar cells: towards tomorrow’s photovoltaics | CNRS report with the participation of IPVF

Flexible solar cells that are a thousand times thinner than commercial silicon cells with the same efficiency: this is the feat of two CNRS researchers who have developed a trap to “capture” light.

23 February 2021

SolarPower Europe and EIT InnoEnergy launched today the European Solar Initiative

Towards EU’s recovery, energy transition & solar cells manufacturing: SolarPower Europe and EIT InnoEnergy have launched today the European Solar Initiative supported by Commissioners Thierry Breton and Kadri Simson, as well as French Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher. The European Solar Initiative, an industry-led effort supported by the European Commission, aims to scale up the solar PV…

Save the date – Solar PV Big & Beyond – Delivering 2030 climate targets | ETIP PV Annual Conference

As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission proposed in September 2020 to raise the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target, including emissions and removals, to at least 55% compared to 1990. The Annual conference of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics will discuss the challenges of delivering these 2030 climate targets…

12 February 2021

Aleksandra Bojar: best ePoster presentation prize at School on Fundamentals of Emerging Solar Cells

Kudos to Aleksandra Bojar from Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (IPVF) 👏💪🚀 Aleksandra just won the Best ePoster presentation prize at School on Fundamentals of Emerging Solar Cells #PVSCHOOL Presenting: Direct Interface Between c-Si and #Perovskite – Study of Materials’ Compatibility for #Tandem Applications

11 February 2021

Reportage France Culture for “La Méthode Scientifique” at the IPVF’s ALD laboratory

How does photovoltaic energy work and what are the principles on which its production is based? What are the advantages and limitations of this technology? How is research being mobilized to improve photovoltaic performance? A discussion broadcast on February 10, 2021 in which Nathanaelle Schneider, a chemical researcher specializing in the design and development of…

8 February 2021

Save the date – live webinar le 2 mars 2021 à 11h: les cellules solaires à pérovskites

Cellules solaires à pérovskites: un webinar pour faire le point sur l’état de la technologie, l’industrialisation et les marchés potentiels. Avec la participation de : Emmanuelle DELEPORTE, Professeure des Universités à l’ENS Paris Saclay, Jean ROUSSET, Responsable du programme de recherche cellules tandem pérovskites à l’IPVF Samy ALMOSNI, Chercheur et David FORGACS Directeur knowledge management chez Saule Technologies (Pologne). En 2012,…

15 January 2021

Announcement of appointment: Gérard Creuzet – IPVF Chairman

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gérard CREUZET to the position of Chairman of IPVF – Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France, as of 1 January 2021. Gérard Creuzet began his career as a teacher-researcher in solid-state physics. After studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (agrégation de physique 1976), he obtained a PhD in…