URMOND, The Netherlands – Material sciences company Royal DSM has joined the Solliance CIGS Research program. The company has signed a three-year agreement to participate in an alliance that focuses on developing new solutions for solar modules. DSM is already developing proprietary materials for the solar industry to increase module efficiencies, which will lower the cost of the energy produced.
Solliance is an alliance for research and development in the field of thin-film photovoltaic solar energy (PV) in the ELAT-region (Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen triangle). The alliance focuses on fundamental research in materials science at universities and research institutes, the development of high-throughput production technology, design of high-precision production equipment, and testing and monitoring of devices and systems. The key aim is to improve the efficiency of these energy-capturing technologies and demonstrate their manufacture on a semi-industrial scale. At the same time it emphasizes sustainable production technologies and the use of sustainable materials.