EERA-PV is one of the joint programs of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) focusing on photovoltaic solar energy. EERA-PV's objective is to accelerate the development of photovoltaic solar energy in order to help reach the European climate goals via joint programming, sharing of infrastructures, and alignment of activities by the key PV research institutes in Europe.
Founded in 1999, First Solar is a leading American solar technology company and global provider of responsibly produced eco-efficient solar modules advancing the fight against climate change. The company is unique among the world’s ten largest solar manufacturers for being the only US-headquartered company and not manufacturing in China. First Solar’s advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules represent the next generation of solar technologies, providing a competitive, high-performance, lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV panels.
Fluxim AG specializes in advanced simulation software and precision measurement hardware for OLEDs, displays, solar cells, and lighting research. Supporting both academic and industrial sectors globally, Fluxim's innovative tools like Setfos and Laoss enable detailed simulation of LED and solar cell mechanisms, including light management and charge dynamics. Additionally, our comprehensive hardware solutions—Paios, Phelos, Litos, and Litos Lite—provide essential capabilities for the characterization and analysis of photovoltaic and display technologies. By offering these sophisticated tools, Fluxim AG is dedicated to advancing the research and development of next-generation semiconductor devices, contributing to the global efforts in sustainable technology advancement.
LayTec, founded 1999 in Berlin, is a major provider of in-situ and in-line optical metrology for thin-film processes. LayTec‘s InspiRe metrology system monitors all relevant perovskite formation processes (spin-coating, annealing, PVD, slot-die-coating) in-situ by reflectance spectroscopy. Ideally, it can be complemented by LayTec‘s spectral or time-resolved photoluminescence metrology system PearL, which can be applied in-situ or in-line. Both systems can also be used for monitoring degradation.
Born as a spinoff of the Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy (CHOSE) of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Solertix is now a European hub for research and innovation. It’s a deep-tech innovation centre specialising in the technological development of third-generation perovskite photovoltaic cells and their upscaling for industrial applications.
WAVELABS Solar Metrology Systems GmbH was founded in September 2011 by Jörn Suthues, Dr. Thankmar Wagner and Dr. Torsten Brammer. Over the next decade, WAVELABS went from start-up to global leader for LED solar simulators. Today, major PV manufacturers, influential research institutions and universities around the globe entrust innovative metrology systems from WAVELABS with analyzing solar cells and modules for their production and research. The company’s vision is to make the world a better place by helping to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy supply.
