A Look into a Sustainable Future by Understanding Perovskites Stability

Perovskite PV has been at the center of photovoltaic discussions during the last ten years for a variety of reasons. In one hand, it is the major breakthrough on PV in the last decades, it has achieved efficiencies unseen before, without having reached its full potential yet. On the other hand, the technology is questioned based on the intrinsic stability of the material and sustainability factors, as the presence of hazardous elements. Oxford PV has been focused on the integration of perovskite PV in tandem configurations with silicon since 2014, holding the world record in large area at 26.8%. Our results show that it is possible to have a reliable product meeting the industry standards, as well as proving it to be the most sustainable option at hand. The perovskite-on-silicon technology is a technological disruption without a business disruption. In this presentation, I will show the Oxford PV advances on materials, device integration, and product designs that had led to the success of a sustainable and reliable new technology, ready for its market entry.