INDYE - INdoor photovoltaics with DYE-sensitized solar cells

Description

The M-ERA.NET consortium INDYE consists of 4 partners: Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) in Sevilla, Spain (coordinator Prof. Juan A. Anta), CEA in Grenoble, France (Dr. Renaud Demadrille), Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden (Prof. Gerrit Boschloo) and Dyenamo AB in Stockholm, Sweden (Henrik Pettersson).

The INDYE project targets the recycling of ambient light in indoor environments using photovoltaics (PV) and enabling its implementation in digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT). Our focus is the create eco-friendly concepts to energize small indoor electrical devices, eliminating the reliance on batteries.

The main objective of INDYE is to take advantage of the versatility and good performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) concept under diffuse light to develop PV devices with improved optical match with artificial light sources and maximum voltage at low illumination. We also aim at improving the environmental friendliness of indoor PV by using non-toxic and recyclable materials.

INDYE will foster integration of PV devices into the energy supply system in domestic and working spaces. A self-sustained and highly-connected IoT system will boost the development of novel hardware/software products, while reducing electricity needs and electric waste, favouring the digital and green transition towards a more sustainable, cost-effective and open society.

The INDYE goals are:

1. To increase the efficiency of DSCs for indoor PV applications to >45%, where the theoretical limit is 60%.
2. To create environmentally-friendly, cost-efficient, and optimized components and structures for DSC devices that are suitable for market applications.
3. Fabrication of serial and parallel mini-modules, application in demonstrator systems and life-cycle analysis.

More information

https://www.upo.es/investiga/indye/