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Betterial

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, Betterial is a specialized enterprise focusing on the R&D, production, sales and service of functional polymeric film materials.

Its main products are encapsulation films for PV modules, back sheets/front sheets for PV modules, energy storage/Lithium battery insulation materials, special coating materials and adhesives, which are widely used in photovoltaic, energy storage, lithium battery and other industries.

It currently has five major production bases in Changzhou, Yancheng, Chuzhou, Xianyang, and Vietnam, with global planned production capacity of over 130GW. It has established long-term strategic cooperation with many leading photovoltaic enterprises such as Longi, TRINA, Jingke, and JA solar.

In the field of PV encapsulation, the technical iterations have been achieved in TOPCon, heterojunction, BC, perovskite, and stacked perovskite module. Composite frame coating materials and light-weight PV module encapsulation materials comply with the requirements of mass production. The product technology extends upstream to synthesize particles, and the layout of the industrial chain constantly widen.

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EPFL is a Switzerland-based technical university and research center. EPFL is focused on three missions: teaching, research and technology transfer.

EPFL works together with an extensive network of partners including other universities and institutes of technology, secondary schools and colleges, industry and economy, political circles and the general public.

EPFL does extensive perovskite R&D work and is responsible for many publications and advancements in the field.

Fluxim

Fluxim, AG, based in Switzerland, is a provider of R&D tools to the photovoltaic
and OLED industries.

Fluxim offers several products, including both software tools and hardware tools. such as an advanced simulation software for solar cells and OLEDs, perovskite tools, characterization software, advanced design tools and more.

Fluxim lists Samsung, BOE, DuPont, LG and Merck among their many customers

H.B Fuller

H.B. Fuller is a global company in the filed of adhesives, sealants, and specialty chemicals, founded in 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota, as a modest glue operation. Today, it operates 81 manufacturing sites across 26 countries, employs around 7,500 people, and generates over $3.5 billion in annual revenue, appearing on the Fortune 1000. The company serves diverse industries like packaging, automotive, construction, hygiene products, electronics, and woodworking with more than 20,000 innovative products designed for performance and sustainability.

H.B. Fuller has been pursuing strategic growth through acquisitions, such as Royal Adhesives & Sealants, strengthening its position in high-value markets like commercial roofing and insulated glass.

H.B. Fuller is also involved in advanced solar energy technologies, including perovskites. Through its KÖMMERLING brand, it supplies critical edge sealants and encapsulation materials like polyisobutylene (PIB) products (e.g., PVS101), which protect perovskite solar cells from moisture and degradation, improving long-term stability. In addition, it supplies polyolefin encapsulants, electrically conductive adhesives and oxygen barriers to the perovskite and solar industry.

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB)

The Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) is a research center that studies complex systems of materials that contribute to dealing with challenges like energy transition.

The HZB research portfolio includes solar cells, solar fuels, thermoelectrics, and materials for new, energy-efficient information technologies (spintronics) or electrochemical energy storage. Research on these energy materials is closely connected with the operation and advanced development of the BESSY II photon source. HZB's research approach always concentrates on thin-film technologies.

The HZB researches perovskites in contexts like solar cells, silicon and perovskites hybrids and more.

Korver Corp.

Korver Corp. was an American company with offices in California and China. Its mission was to develop high-efficiency perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with sufficiently large area and long lifetime to be commercially manufactured.

These solar cells were planned to be significantly more efficient than typical silicon-based solar cells, with efficiency up to around 30-40% (compared to silicon-based which is 21-22%). Korver has reportedly modified the silicon material for its use as bottom solar cell, which optimized the design of the overall system, and the durability of the tandem cell. The perovskite and silicon are connected or â€œlayeredâ€ using charge carrier transport layers.

The company seems no longer to be in business.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)

Berkeley Lab is a multidisciplinary national laboratory located in Berkeley, California on a hillside directly above the campus of the University of California at Berkeley.

LBNL conducts varied and extensive perovskite-based research in fields like solar cells, optoelectronics and more.

LiFT PV

Formerly known as HyET Solar, LiFT PV gathered key team members and technology under the new name. Building on the foundation of flexible silicon solar modules, LiFT-PV also introduced a new strategic focus on perovskite (PVK) substrates.

LiFT PV develops lightweight, flexible solar laminates based on next-gen PV requirements, using thin-film & roll-2-roll technology. Building on the legacy of HyET Solar, it focuses on developing transparent conductive laminates and solar foils that enable the next generation of solar technologies — including silicon and perovskite thin films — and open the door to applications beyond photovoltaics.

LiFT PV develops and supplies substrates with critical functional layers for perovskite PV - including transparent conductors and barrier materials - manufactured using its proprietary roll-to-roll process.

Macnica

Macnica is a Japan-based service & solutions company that handles cutting-edge technologies, with semiconductors and cyber security at its core.

With operations in 91 locations in 28 countries/regions around the world, the company is leveraging the technical capabilities and global network it has cultivated over its 50-year history to discover, propose, and implement cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and autonomous driving.

The company is active in the field of perovskites, in various areas like: PV trials, PSC demonstrations, and more.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NREL is a U.S-based federal laboratory dedicated to research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

It performs extensive perovskite-based R&D (as well as on OPVs and other emerging technologies) and is seeking to make perovskite solar cells a viable technology by focusing on its efficiency, stability, and scaling. NREL's research is currently focused on several areas, including ultrahigh-efficiency and low-cost polycrystalline halide perovskite thin-film solar cells; electronic energy level alignment at the carbon nanotube/organic metal halide perovskite interface; and stable perovskite solar cells via chemical vapor deposition.

NREL's expertise is in the following areas related to perovskite PV:

Basic materials characterization
Fundamental photophysics, photochemistry, and exciton/charge-carrier dynamics
Interfacial energy alignment and charge-transfer (carrier-collection) processes
Structural and composition characterization
Material and compositional engineering for improved stability
High-efficiency solar cell fabrication with device performance and stability testing
Scale-up, printing, slot-die coating, and roll-to-roll manufacturing.