Advanced solar technologies

A lot still needs to be done to make the most of the sun as a resource. Solar panel efficiency must continue to increase. And production and purchase costs must be reduced. To achieve this, we work with manufacturers on materials, technologies, and innovations. Examples are silicon PV, thin-film perovskite, and tandems.

Solar technology: opportunities and challenges

TNO is innovating in order to make solar energy affordable and available to all.

Our latest developments

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Solar energy: limits to yield extended further

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Insight
7 February 2022
Solar energy is developing at lightning speed. The increase in efficiency is, amongst others, causing a cost reduction. TNO researchers, Eindhoven University of Technology and Delft University of Technology broke two world records on next generation so-called four terminal tandem devices (stack of two solar cells / sub-cells resulting in a better utilization of the energy in the solar spectrum).

Launch of study on new flexible solar energy systems for offshore application

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News
29 November 2021

Research into effects of wind turbine shade on solar parks

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News
9 February 2021