News from EPFL-PVlab

Le nouveau projet du PV-lab et du CSEM d'éoliennes « escamotables » !

Published:01.04.25 — Le meilleur mix électrique mais en toute discrétion : le nouveau projet du PV-lab et du CSEM d’éoliennes « escamotables » au milieu du lac de Neuchâtel, entourées de photovoltaique flottant.

“Solar Revolution” at RTS!

Published:19.02.25 — “Solar Revolution” by Geopolitis at RTS! China, Ukraine, Solar from Space, and more with Christophe Ballif….

Congratulations to our last successful Phd Students!

Published:29.01.25 — Three PhD students from PV-Lab successfully defended their thesis recently. Congratulations to all new Doctors of PV-Lab (Ebrar, Marine, and Simon) and good luck in their future adventures!

Paper alert – bifacial perovskite-Si tandems via hybrid method!

Published:13.01.25 — Happy to share our new article 'Bifacial perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells based on FAPbI3-based perovskite via hybrid evaporation-spin coating' published in Nano Energy. 

Renewable Energy vs Biodiversity: a major report!

Published:24.12.24 — Renewable Energy vs Biodiversity: a major report following one year of intense work of various Swiss Institutions and PV-lab. Check the reviewed report here and the executive summary below. A lot of fruitful exchanges between two communities that follow similar targets (a healthier, bio-diverse and temperature-controlled work) but have sometimes challenges in understanding each other. Thanks to Sascha Nick for coordinating and dynamising the extended work brillantly!

A look back at Ljubljana: the editorial of Prof. Christophe Ballif

Published:24.12.24 — A look back at Ljubljana: Prof. Christophe Ballif's editorial for the Lujbjana’s University newsletter, Dec 2nd, 2024. Partnerships and communication in science in a time of disinformation!

Paper alert – Linking Nanoscopic Insights to Millimetric-Devices!

Published:24.12.24 — Happy to share our new article 'Linking Nanoscopic Insights to Millimetric-Devices in Formamidinium-Rich Perovskite Photovoltaics', published in Advanced Materials.  In this review, the phase instabilities in state-of-the-art formamidinium (FA)-rich perovskite absorbers are discussed. Challenges in the field are assessed and future research directions are proposed for improving the operational lifetimes of perovskite devices. These approaches, which bridge nanoscale structural properties to working solar cell devices, are believed to be critical to assessing the realization of a bankable PSC product.' Link to article

Christophe Ballif awarded the title of 'Doctor Honoris Causa'

Published:03.12.24 — Christophe receives on Dec. 3rd, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa for his outstanding scientific achievements and long-term collaboration with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana.

One conference, two awards – EUPVSEC 2024 Vienna!

Published:28.09.24 — Big congratulations to Marie Courtant from EPFL PV-lab for winning a Best Oral Presentation Student Award at #EUPVSEC2024 in Vienna for her work on "Novel Colorimetry Approach for Building Integrated Photovoltaics" as part of the Increase project and Dr. Reyu Sakakibara for winning a Best Poster Award with her poster '' Investigating Interfacial Phenomena in Copper-Covered, n-Type Polysilicon-Based Contacts by Electron Microscopy'' a part of the COMET project supported by the Swiss Federal Office for Energy.

Paru dans la feuille d'avis de Courtelary le 13.09.2024

Published:16.09.24 — Paru dans la feuille d’avis de Courtelary le 13.09.2024 « Je travaille depuis 30 ans dans le photovoltaïque : la Suisse devrait installer de nombreux parcs éoliens ! «