Sustainable Photovoltaics Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Overview

You will discover how to conduct PV’s life cycle analysis (water consumption, C-footprint, etc.), accelerated lifetime testing and acquiring knowledge on cell and module degradation mechanisms, their recycling and much more.

The Sustainable Photovoltaics course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) will enable R&D researchers and process engineers working in the field of solar cell and module technology development whether in cell and module manufacturers or at equipment or material suppliers or labs, to enrich their understanding of reliability and sustainability of solar materials, devices, and modules.

What You'll Learn

• Gain working knowledge pertaining to the reliability and sustainability of PV products.
• Gain insight and the ability to explain the role of new advances, innovations and circularity in manufacturing PV products and the impact this will have on the market.
• Gain insight on accelerated lifetime testing and degradation mechanisms.
• Acquire the competences and instruments to be able to tackle problems and challenges of PV technologies to improve their environmental profile.
• Develop a critical attitude towards sustainability of PV and gain the skills to establish alternative technologies to further improve the environmental profile of PV.