Solar Energy

ECN Solar Energy, with its staff of 85 experts, offers a wide range of R&D activities on PV materials and -processing technologies, cell- and module design. These are available for transfer and implementation on laboratory-, pilot- and production scale. Our extensive facilities for solar cell processing and characterisation are well suited to study almost all R&D issues currently relevant for the PV industry. As a fully private, independent organisation, ECN can work on a non-disclosure and exclusivity basis. The combination of our skills, experience and facilities makes ECN Solar Energy a perfect partner in joint R&D activities, in fundamental studies as well as in technology development.

Two main areas dominate our present R&D program: crystalline silicon and thin-film PV technologies. The major part of this program is carried out in co-operation with national and international partners.