Oxford PV ships first tandem perovskite solar panels
Oxford PV is shipping the world’s first commercial perovskite tandem solar panels
The first shipment of the 72 cell tandem perovskite solar panel by Oxford PV is to a US customer for a utility-scale installation.
The panels use a perovskite layer on top of a silicon cell to produce energy with a 24.5% efficiency to reduce the overall cost of electricity.
This development marks the first commercial deployment of a perovskite tandem solar panel worldwide. Oxford PV has been developing and working to commercialise this technology since 2014, with a recent module efficiency record of 26.9%.
The first Oxford perovskite tandem PV panels are produced at Oxford PV’s megawatt-scale pilot line in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. The company is looking at a gigafactory factory at another site.
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“The commercialisation of this technology is a breakthrough for the energy industry. High-efficiency technologies are the future of the solar industry, and that future is starting now,” said David Ward, CEO of Oxford PV. “Solar innovation will allow us to faster electrify and decarbonise our transportation, homes, and industries. With more electricity generation from the same area, perovskite technology is now helping utilities speed up this transition by offering more energy at a lower cost.”
In the coming years, the Oxford PV plans to allocate production from their facility in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany towards additional utility customers, specialty products and pilot residential applications, while scaling production to gigawatt scale at a future high-volume manufacturing site.
It has also developed a double-glass 60-cell residential-size module with an efficiency of 26.9%, surpassing the current best silicon modules with a similar designated module area.
The module has an area of just over 1.6 m2, weighs under 25 kg and is suitable for residential applications. The efficiency was independently measured and certified by the Fraunhofer CalLab.
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