Solar device technology

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

7 resultaten, getoond 1 t/m 5

TNO achieves breakthrough in silicon solar cell metallisation technology: fully copper-metallised silicon heterojunction solar cell

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23 September 2025
TNO has succeeded in applying copper electrodes to silicon heterojunction solar cells using a new screen-printing process.

Shade screens with rollable solar foil combines energy generation with climate control in greenhouses

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25 March 2025

Dutch consortium develops manufacturing technology for perovskite solar cells

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24 February 2025

Dutch-German consortium develops simplified tandem solar modules for European market

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14 March 2023

Four terminal perovskite-silicon PV tandem devices hit 30% efficiency

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26 September 2022