Twinning for excellence in TEsting new generation PV: Long-term STAbility and field REliability

TESTARE aims to stimulate excellence and innovation capacity at the DegradationLab of University of Cyprus (UCY) in the topic of new generation PV technologies, particularly perovskite-based solar PV devices, from the perspective of long-term stability and field reliability testing.




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TESTARE News

TESTARE project shares key testing results as part of MATS...

03 Mar 2025

The TESTARE partners (University of Cyprus, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and imec) co-organised the 2-day RECIPE Symposium on "Reliability and Circularity of Perovskite-Based Photovoltaics", a...

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Real-world test of perovskite solar modules in Cyprus gene...

07 Jan 2025

The ground-breaking work of our fellow PHAETHONITES, working alongside colleagues at Imec and the University of Cyprus, as outlined in a journal article published in ACS Energy Letters (2024, 9, 10, 5081–5091), has generated extensive press coverag...

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TESTARE 1st Research Management Workshop on ‘Sharing go...

21 Nov 2024

On 18 and 19 November 2024, the TESTARE project organized with great success the 1st Research Management Workshop on ‘Sharing good practices for EU project management’, in the framework of project task 2.7. "Boosting research management and admin...

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TESTARE project

A new partnership that brings together four countries, Cyprus, Belgium, Germany and Israel has been launched for the implementation of a new project with the acronym «TESTARE» and entitled «Twinning for excellence in TEsting new generation PV: Long-term STAbility and field REliability». The Coordinator is the DegradationLab, a new research strategic unit of the PV Technology Laboratory which is an integral part of the FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Cyprus.


Upcoming Events

TESTARE networking workshop on Energy and Sustainability in Cyprus and Israel (ONLINE)

27 Apr 2026

The TESTARE Project is proud to announce an upcoming online networking event, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers from Cyprus and Israel. The event is focused on the topic of Energy and Sustainability. It will be online but open to other academics/industry in the field from other countries too.

Main Sub-topics:

Emerging PV technologies (academia perspective)

Sustainable technological applications (industry perspective)

Initiatives towards sustainable energy politics

Why join us?

The transition to sustainable energy requires a cross-border approach. We are convening leading experts, from R&D professionals to government stakeholders, to help bridge the gap between policy and practice.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the regional energy dialogue, exchange insights, and help turn sustainability goals into tangible results.

What to expect:

High-level insights – Talks from pioneering industry and research leaders
Cross-sector perspectives – Deep dives into the energy transition
Panel discussion – Engaging dialogue and meaningful exchange
Event details: Online (MS Teams)
Date: Monday, 27 April 2026
Time: 09:00 – 16:30 (EET)

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