On October 18, 2022 PACT held its first workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico at CFV Labs. The event included four sessions of presentations on a variety of topics and a tour and demonstrations of PACT and other relevant testing platforms.
Session 1: PACT Program Overview
- Task 1: Program Management Overview – Joshua Stein (Sandia)
- Task 2: Field Deployment – Laura Schelhas (NREL)
- Task 3: Performance Studies – Bruce King (Sandia)
- Task 4: Reliability Studies – Laura Schelhas (NREL)
- Task 5: Bankability – Ralph Romero & Rob Foree (Black & Veatch)
- DOE’s Vision and Plans for Perovskite PV R&D and Commercialization – Robert Meagley (DOE)
Session 2: University Partner Updates
- Perovskite PV module production at University of North Carolina- Prem Jyoti Singh Rana (University of North Carolina)
- Low-Cost and Scalable Production of Perovskite Mini-Modules (8593 downloads) – Zhaoning Song (University of Toledo)
- Scaling slot die coated perovksite cells for encapsulated module testing – Devin MacKenzie (University of Washington)
- Open-Air Spray-Plasma Manufacturing of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules – Reinhold Dauskardt (SLAC/Stanford University)
CFV Lab Tour and Demonstrations
- Commercialization of Emerging PV Technologies and the Role of Third Party Testing – Jim Crimmins (CFV)
- PACT Outdoor Testing Field
- Indoor Performance Testing (Hall flash tester and G2V continuous simulator with temperature control)
- Accelerated testing chambers
- Hail testing demonstration (80 mm ice ball shot into module)
Industry Perspectives
- Upscaling perovskite technology using sheet-to-sheet and roll-to-roll slot die coating techniques (2770 downloads) – Eric Bergman (Rayleigh SolarTech)
- Perovskite R&D at First Solar: challenges and approaches (10598 downloads) – Igor Sankin (First Solar)
- Field experience with perovskite mini-modules (4153 downloads) – Dalia Escobar (University of Merced / Caelux)
- Towards Commercialization of Perovskite on Silicon Tandem Panels (12232 downloads) – Terry Banks (TandemPV)
Featured Topics
- Recycling lead and transparent conductors from perovskite solar modules (26793 downloads) – Prem Jyoti Singh Rana (University of North Carolina)
- Quality Systems: Risk and Maturation of Technology (17540 downloads) – Robert Meagley (DOE)
- Impact of temperature and moisture stability for packaging choices of perovskite solar cells (29319 downloads) – Duncan Harwood (D2Solar)
