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N. Adamovic, A. Zimmermann, W. Brenner:
"The FP7 NMP Project SolarDesign: On-the-fly Alterable Thin-film Solar Modules for Design Driven Applications";
Talk: 14th euspen International Conference, Dubrovnik; 06-02-2014 - 06-06-2014; in: "Proceedings of the 14th euspen International Conference", euspen, (2014), ISBN: 978-0-9566790-3-1; 55 - 58.

The vision to use Photovoltaics (PV) as a decentralised and sustainable source of
energy in their products is shared by many designers, architects and manufacturers
world-wide. Conventional mass produced photovoltaic modules are in most cases
not suitable for the integration into surfaces of facades, roof tiles or products. The
FP7 NMP project SolarDesign addresses these obstacles by the development of
novel solar cell materials, manufacturing processes and supportive actions to
improve communication in the design value chain. One key technology is a novel
monolithic interconnection process for thin-film solar cells that simplifies the
production of thin-film modules and allows adjusting the essential properties of a
PV module "on-the-fly" without excessive set-up times. It allows adjusting the
electrical properties of a given PV module on the fly as well as the production of
fully customised photovoltaic modules in respect to size, shape and patterns. The
novel PV material will be demonstrated in design driven prototypes ranging from
solar charged mobile devices, solar lighting, building integrated PV to full
integration in smart textiles.

The vision to use Photovoltaics (PV) as a decentralised and sustainable source of
energy in their products is shared by many designers, architects and manufacturers
world-wide. Conventional mass produced photovoltaic modules are in most cases
not suitable for the integration into surfaces of facades, roof tiles or products. The
FP7 NMP project SolarDesign addresses these obstacles by the development of
novel solar cell materials, manufacturing processes and supportive actions to
improve communication in the design value chain. One key technology is a novel
monolithic interconnection process for thin-film solar cells that simplifies the
production of thin-film modules and allows adjusting the essential properties of a
PV module "on-the-fly" without excessive set-up times. It allows adjusting the
electrical properties of a given PV module on the fly as well as the production of
fully customised photovoltaic modules in respect to size, shape and patterns. The
novel PV material will be demonstrated in design driven prototypes ranging from
solar charged mobile devices, solar lighting, building integrated PV to full
integration in smart textiles.

flexible PV modules, custom designed solar modules, product integrated PV, building integrated PV

Project Head Nadja Adamovic:
On-the-fly alterable thin-film solar modules for design driven applications