Fraunhofer ISE
Booth number: C8228
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/
About us
With its research, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE makes a significant contribution to a sustainable, economical, secure, and socially just energy supply on a global scale. As one of the world‘s largest solar research institutes, our goal is to drive forward the energy transition, by providing viable technological solutions, which are generated through excellent research results, successful industry collaborations and spin-offs. At Fraunhofer ISE around 1,300 employees conduct research in four key areas: energy provision, energy distribution, energy storage, and energy use. Fraunhofer ISE‘s state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure, with 22,300 m² of laboratory space, enables us to perform cutting-edge research at an international level. Our laboratories are accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Our Eight Business Areas
Photovoltaics: Materials, Cells and Modules
Photovoltaics: Production Technology and Transfer
Solar Power Plants and Integrated Photovoltaics
Power Electronics and Grids
Electrical Energy Storage
Climate-Neutral Heat and Buildings
Hydrogen Technologies
System Integration
Address
Heidenhofstr. 2
79110 Freiburg
Germany
E-mail: info@ise.fraunhofer.de
Phone: +49 761 45880
Internet: www.ise.fraunhofer.de/
Products & Services
Photovoltaics: Production Technology and Transfer
The sustainable production of photovoltaic components requires a high level of knowledge of how they work and how they are manufactured - this is where our expertise in production technology comes into play. The current process technologies are diverse and include wet-chemical processes, epitaxial processes for material production or laser and printing processes for solar cell production. There are also coating processes, bonding technologies and lamination techniques for module production. The use of process and characterization equipment must ensure high performance, reproducibility and yield for the production of highly efficient solar cells and modules.
In our large-scale laboratories, we develop innovative approaches from proof of concept to proof of feasibility in small series with proven and innovative production systems. Our techno-economic and ecological analyses enable well-founded investment decisions for industrial manufacturers, for example with regard to the choice of photovoltaic components and the materials and equipment required for this. These analyses also form the basis for our technology transfer to current and future manufacturers of photovoltaic components. Our experienced scientists and engineers support our partners from the feasibility study through to production.