EU PVSEC Programme Online
EU PVSEC 2021, 6 - 10 September 2021
Presentation: 7DO.12.4 Cost Assessment of Future Tandem Perovskite-Silicon Modules and LCOE Comparison to Silicon Technologies in Europe
Type: Oral
Date: Thursday, 9th September 2021
10:30 - 12:00
Author(s): C. Moreno Castillo, M. Woodhouse, J.-B. Puel, A. Julien, L. Oberbeck, P.P. Grand
Presenter / Speaker: C. Moreno Castillo, IPVF, Palaiseau, France
Event: Conference Conference
Session: 7DO.12 PV Business Opportunities Today and Tomorrow
Topic: 7. 1 Costs, Economics, Finance and Markets
Keywords: Techno-economic Assessment, Tandem, Perovskite, Silicon, Levelized Cost of Electricity, LCOE
Summary / Abstract: Tandem perovskite-silicon (TPS) photovoltaic (PV) technology is a promising pathway for achieving higher efficiencies than those of single-junction crystal-silicon (c-Si) technologies. In this work, a techno-economic assessment of a TPS module is performed considering a viable large-scale manufacturing process for two future scenarios in 2025 and 2030 which allowed us to identify the main cost drivers of the tandem module cost. Furthermore, to analyse the performance of tandem module-based utility-scale PV systems and understand their competitiveness in Europe, the levelized cost of electricity was compared to passivated emitter and rear cell as well as silicon heterojunction based PV systems. The aim of this work is to provide a cost and performance guidance for TPS modules which could contribute to future PV energy systems.