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

Dr. Elias Peraticos Presented the DegradationLab team’s ...

19 Sep 2023

On 19 September 2023, the post-doctoral researcher Elias Peraticos of the DegradationLab team delivered a poster presentation on “Correlative microscopy and spectroscopy of perovskite mini-modules: degradation analysis”, as part of TESTARE networ...

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Great success for the 1st Cypriot PV Workshop, a Joint Eve...

05 Jul 2023

The “1st Cypriot PV Workshop: DegradationLab – TESTARE Joint Event”, was successfully held at the University of Cyprus on the 27th of June 2023 with presentations from local and international speakers on the latest trends in Research and Develo...

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Participation in the “Researchers at School” Programme...

27 Apr 2023

On the 27th and the 28th of April 2023, Dr. Maria Hadjipanayi, coordinator of the “DegradationLab” and “TESTARE” projects, participated in the “Researchers at School” Programme in the context of the research project CONNECT (“Cyprus ON ...

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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 1st Scientific Webinar: “Towards upscaling stable single junction and tandem perovskite modules” on 13 December 2023 @ 13:00 – 14:00 CET

13 Dec 2023

You are cordially invited to the TESTARE Webinar on “Towards upscaling stable single junction and tandem perovskite modules”, which is being organized by the TESTARE partner imec.

This webinar will focus on presenting innovative device architectures compatible with industry-standard techniques like sputtering, evaporation, and slot die coating, covering areas of up to approximately 800cm². The tandem approach represents an innovative strategy involving the integration of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with other solar cell technologies. This collaborative fusion of materials aims to capitalise on their unique strengths, fostering a synergy that surpasses the limitations of individual cells and significantly amplifies overall energy conversion efficiency.

During the webinar, participants will delve into the immense potential of perovskite tandem structures when deployed on larger scales. Stepping beyond the confines of laboratory experimentation, the scaling up of perovskite tandems presents a new set of challenges and opportunities. It becomes crucial to address scalability issues and fine-tune manufacturing processes to unlock the complete potential of perovskite tandem solar cells for practical, large-scale applications.

When: Wednesday 13 December 2023, 13:00 – 14:00 CET.

Speakers: Dr Arantxa Aguirre (imec), Dr Anurag Krishna (imec).

Register beforehand via the link below to get access to the webinar and receive the connection details.

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We look forward to welcoming you at the University of Cyprus!