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The Platform-ZERO project team gathered in Brussels on July 4th, 2024, with the European Commission (HaDEA agency) and an external expert to review and assess the project’s progress. At the 18-month mark, the Platform-ZERO project is making strides in improving production quality and reducing fabrication costs of photovoltaic devices through the development and implementation of …

Platform-ZERO demonstrates significant progress in achieving Zero Defect Manufacturing for the Photovoltaic Industry Read More »

Our project was presented by IREC, Dr. Victor Izquierdo Roca, at the upcoming 14th European Kesterite + Renew PV workshop. This new edition of the European Kesterite+ Workshop is organised in conjunction with the 2nd RENEW-PV (emerging inorganic chalcogenide thin-film PV technologies) workshop (14th European Kesterite+ and ReNew-PV Workshop). The Workshop will take place at the Santa Marta, Silos di Ponente, …

Platform-ZERO presented at the 14th Kesterite Workshop Read More »

The Summer School “Intelligent Characterization of PV Devices – IntelPV” took place last week on June 20-21 in Carmona, near Seville, organised by UPO (Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla), and supported by CNATS and IREC. This special program was designed to gather to industrial engineers and PhD students to learn about state-of-the-art AI techniques and …

Intelligent Characterization of PV Devices, Summer School session in Carmona Read More »

Platform-ZERO is organising a workshop at the upcoming 2024 edition of the international conference Sustainable Places. Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology plays a vital role in Europe’s energy landscape, contributing 3.1% to EU-28 gross electricity generation in 2020 (Eurostat). Projections indicate its potential to satisfy 20% of the EU’s electricity demand by 2040 (BloombergNEF). However, the …

Sustainable Places 2024: a workshop on “Advanced manufacturing of new-generation renewable plants” Read More »

We are pleased to announce that our partner UPO, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, has published a new paper acknowledging Platform-ZERO in The Journal of Chemical Physics. Abstract: Metal halide perovskites have brought about a disruptive shift in the field of third-generation photovoltaics. Their potential as remarkably efficient solar cell absorbers was first demonstrated in the …

The dual nature of metal halide perovskites Read More »

Over the past weeks and months, our project has been highlighted in various magazines, in particular thanks to our project partners RISC Software GmbH and AIT, the Austrian Institute of Technology. Below is a selection of recent articles: DerStandard: More sustainable production thanks to artificial intelligence ; Industrial AI offers the opportunity to make industry …

Platform-ZERO featured in Austrian media Read More »

Our partner Lenz Instruments is exhibiting at the Anuga trade fair, the world’s leading trade fair for food and beverages. A poster is presented on the topic of adapting and transferring the Platform-ZERO methodology to meat processes. The communication is focused on two applications. The first one is the production of dry-cured ham, for which the implementation …

Platform-ZERO innovations at the ANUGA trade fair Read More »

The Platform-ZERO consortium gathered in the beautiful city of Wroclaw in Poland, to discuss 6 months of research progress into the project. The research during this period was focused on the process monitoring flow and industrial requirements, as well as on the design of advanced sensor stations, their configuration and integration. The meeting was hosted …

Platform-ZERO team gathered in Wroclaw, Poland Read More »

Our Platform-ZERO project was featured in the latest AIT magazine, which is distributed to AIT’s wide network of customers and partners. AIT (the Austrian Institute of Technology) is Austria’s largest non-university research institution and specializes in the central infrastructure topics of the future. In partnership with industry and public institutions, AIT is already today researching …

Platform-ZERO featured in the AIT magazine Read More »

Our partner R2M Solution France was proud to present our project Sustainable Places Conference in Madrid, together with R2M Solution #Italia colleagues. Interesting to share our innovative concepts with other EU supported projects including STAR EU Project and ECOFACT-project which were sharing with us this #Industry40 session. #ZeroDefect #Photovoltaics #Manufacturing