Hanwha Q Cells

Hanwha Q CELLS logo imageHanwha Q CELLS is a Korean PV company, that manufactures solar cells and modules, Its leading brand is Q CELLS.

Hanwha Q CELLS is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The headquarters for Technology & Innovation is located in the Solar Valley in Thalheim, Germany. Its products are manufactured in international facilities in China, Malaysia and South Korea. The products and services are sold via our worldwide sales network, spanning photovoltaic markets in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, South America, Africa and the Middle East.

Q.ANTUM Technology by Q CELLS is based on Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) technology, that involves installing a reflective layer designed to capture previously unused light back into the cell and convert it to solar electricity.

The Company offers PV solutions for the residential, commercial, industrial and utility sectors.

Rayleigh Solar Tech

Rayleigh Solar Tech company logo imageRayleigh Solar Tech is a Canadian cleantech company that is focused on commercializing perovskite solar cells. Rayleigh's technology is thin, lightweight, flexible, and efficient.

Rayleigh has focused heavily on manufacturability. They have developed a manufacturing method that uses roll-to-roll slot-die coating, which makes their product highly scalable. Rayleigh is working to develop collaborations across a variety of industries where their solar cells could make an impact.

 

The Company has a pilot manufacturing facility with a roll-to-roll slot-die coater in Dartmouth, NS.

SOLRA-PV

SOLRA PV logoSOLRA-PV, based in Israel, was spun-off from the Hebrew University to commercialize the research of Prof. Lioz Etgar, aiming to develop next-generation perovskite PVs for indoor applications (mainly IoT devices).

The SOLRA-PV panels feature adjustable and tunable light absorbance, to enable light conversion from artificial indoor light.

Solaires Enterprises

Solaires Enterprises logo imageSolaires Enterprises (SE) is a Canada-based company aiming to make solar energy more accessible. It is committed to reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions with an ethical manufacturing process.

Its solution uses technology that incorporates perovskites into its Solar Ink that has a unique formulation that allows the fabrication of perovskite film with high energy conversion efficiency and high stability.

 

This allows SE to develop products, such as photovoltaic blinds, tiles, and windows, that incorporate the technology and reduce the average consumer's carbon footprint.

SE's inks can be used for different types of rigid and flexible substrates. It has been specially formulated to make it compatible with different fabrication processes, including spin coating, slot-die and blade-coating.

Due to the high photoluminescence quantum yield of perovskites at room temperature, SE's Solar Ink can also be used for light-emitting diodes (LED) applications with strong emission in the near-infrared region.

In 2023, the company started producing and marketing perovskite solar panel modules.

EneCoat

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EneCoat Technologies is a spin-off company from Kyoto University, established in January 2018, that develops perovskite solar cells. The company was launched with the full support of Kyoto University based on research seeds studied over several years by Wakamiya Laboratory at Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University.

Enecoat plans to use a low-temperature coating process to create uniform thin films, and utilize roll-to-roll technology (while taking advantage of the wet process' suitability for large areas and mass production) for commercialization.

 

CubicPV

CubicPV company logo imageCubicPV was established by Hunt Perovskite Technologies and 1366 Technologies, a US-based energy company.

The merger combines two technologies: 1366's Direct Wafer process and HPT's printed perovskite photovoltaic (PV) technology to bring to market tandem modules. The combined company, CubicPV, has also received $25 million in funding from Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C. (HEE), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and others. HEE will join the Board of Directors.

 

CubicPV has offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, and Dallas, Texas. The name holds significance as it reflects the shared cubic crystal structure of both silicon and perovskite.

 

P3C

P3C logo imageP3C is an India-based startup that develops new generation photovoltaics and associated components. P3C started at IIT BHU and has also support from IIT Delhi.

Its mission in to take perovskite solar cells from lab to market.

P3C is developing its own manufacturing facility and PSC technology. P3C is also committed to developing a wide range of nanotechnology-based products. It is working towards the design & development of both the machinery and technology required for independent production.

On 1st June 2023, P3C reportedly finalized an agreement with investors for an investment, that is said by the company to be "pivotal in accelerating its research and development initiatives, expanding operations, and fostering strategic partnerships".

Wuxi Utmost Light Technology (UtmoLight)

UtmoLight logo imageWuxi UtmoLight technology (UtmoLight) is a perovskite photoelectric industrialization technology development company. Before it was spun-off, UtmoLight was the solar business unit of SVOLT Energy Technology of Great Wall holdings.

UtmoLight started research work on perovskite photoelectric technology in 2018. In April 2020, it spun out as UtmoLight Technology. UtmoLight is committed to the commercialization of solar cells and modules, light-emitting quantum dots and precursor materials which are all based on perovskite materials.

 

UtmoLight includes a cleanroom laboratory with an area of more than 1000m2 has been built with comprehensive facilities. Its functions cover the research and development of perovskite solar cells and modules, perovskite quantum dots and thin films, and the synthesis of perovskite raw materials. At the same time, pilot production lines are also under construction in an area of more than 5000m2.

United Renewable Energy

United Renewable Energy logo imageUnited Renewable Energy (URE) is a privately-held engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm developing photovoltaic farms and energy storage systems for utilities, industrial and commercial companies, Independent Power Producers, and Electrical Membership Cooperatives.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in the U.S, URE is a fast-growing solar energy contractor with an impressive client list. In 2021, announced that it has made a breakthrough in developing perovskite solar cells in collaboration with National Taiwan University, with energy conversion rates reaching as high as 26%. URE said it also developed N-type HJT and TOPCon solar cells. URE has reportedly begun shipments for HJT solar cells with a maximum energy conversion rate of 24.5% and will start small-volume production of TOPCon solar cells in 2021.

Perovskia

A team of scientists (Anand Verma (co-founder, CEO), Dr. David Martineau (CTO), Dr. Toby Meyer (co-founder, CEO Solaronix), and Andreas Meyer (CTO Lumartix)) have developed a digital printing technology to fabricate efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with custom design capability.

The fabrication techniques they developed are said to be highly efficient and flexible, which could reduce the production cost considerably, even for customized items.

 

With this breakthrough, the team hoped to cater to the diverse needs of Internet of Things, electronic goods, sensors, and ultimately designer solar tiles industries. They are already working with a couple of industrial clients where customized solar cells have been successfully tested.

These collaborations are planned to generate first revenues for the startup, and will establish the company among the first to commercialize perovskite solar cell technology in real-world electronic devices (lab to product).

In January 2021, Perovskia won funds from Venture Kick, which will be used to acquire research projects with prototyping for clients, promotions and IP. This will also help in getting new funds from agencies like the EU, and further develop the technology for the current customers.