Polymeric Photovoltaics: Working Principles & Manufacture

For several years silicon has been the leading material in the photovoltaic industry. Now in the new industrial age, as demand grow for cleaner and cheaper energy we look to other materials that can provide the solar cells of the new age. Ones that can be processed at low cost and at large scale using materials that are as readily available as sand and can fit into gadgets like phones and wearable technologies.

For this we look to Polymeric solar cells. Polymers offer the processibility, low cost, flexibility and potentially higher efficiency that is required for solar cells to be a sustainable and competitive renewable energy source.

The solar modules are made up of solar cells connected together in series and parallel.

In this course, we’ll go further up the value chain of solar energy systems by looking at how the cell itself is produced.

This course has been designed to give you a fundamental understanding of polymeric solar cells regardless of your technical or academic background and learning requirement.

So whether you are an industry professional in the area of solar energy, a student, a solar technician, a researcher or any individual seeking to know more about how solar cells are made and how they work. This course has been designed to give you the fundamental knowledge on polymeric solar cells.

Although the course focuses on working principles and production process of the polymeric solar cells, along the way we explore some interesting aspects of solar energy and related concepts.