The scientific community and industry are seeking ways to accelerate the application of perovskite solar cells
Specialists and representatives from the industrial sector in different countries around the world have gathered at the University of Valencia Science Park (PCUV) to analyse the latest advances in perovskite-based photovoltaic energy – one of the most promising technologies in the field – and define strategies to speed up its transition from scientific research to industrial application.
6 de november de 2025
Solar cells made with perovskite – a crystalline material of great interest in the energy field – have reached efficiencies above 27% and, when combined with silicon, exceed 34.9%, making them key candidates to revolutionise the photovoltaic market. Now, one of the main challenges is how to produce perovskite solar cells on a large scale.
The University of Valencia hosted the 2nd Dry Processed Perovskite Solar Cell Workshop, where experts and industry representatives met to discuss processing techniques that enable the manufacture of perovskite absorber layers in an environmentally friendly, solvent-free manner, thus facilitating the large-scale industrialisation of this technology, one of the most promising for the future of solar energy.
“The workshop presented the latest developments in the field, such as deposition rates of micrometres per minute or energy conversion efficiencies exceeding 26% for single-junction solar cells and 30% for tandem solar cells. Important steps have been taken to bring together academic and industrial stakeholders. In the near future, this will enable the development of large-scale deposition equipment for the production of these high-efficiency solar cells”, explained professor of Inorganic Chemistry Henk J. Bolink, head of the Molecular Optoelectronic Devices (MOED) group at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol), member of the VALHALLA project (Horizon Europe) on vacuum-processed perovskite photovoltaics, and one of the event’s organisers.
The conference featured scientific contributions from internationally renowned specialists such as Beom-Soo Kim (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology), Yi Hou (National University of Singapore), Mónica Morales (University of Twente), Stefaan De Wolf (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), Michael Johnston (University of Oxford) and Henk J. Bolink (University of Valencia), as well as from companies including First Solar, Von Ardenne, Oxford PV, Singulus Technologies, Hanwha Qcells, Euris SAS, LKChen, Singfilm Solar, Korea Kiyon, Everlight, Microquanta and Swift Solar, among others.