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Diamond
Ultra-stable, highly efficient, low-cost perovskite photovoltaics with minimised environmental impact
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About DIAMOND
The decarbonization of the energy sector mandates a swift and widespread implementation of a clean and affordable energy infrastructure, mainly supported by photovoltaics (PV). The DIAMOND project joins 12 different Partners to develop ultra-stable, highly efficient, and low-cost perovskite PV with minimal environmental impact.
Our Mission
Stability
DIAMOND will develop novel hermetic encapsulation approaches and highly stable device designs to achieve unprecedent stability.
Low-cost
A fully printable module architecture allows rapid industrial up-scaling and local production in the EU, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.
Efficiency
High efficiencies will be achieved by developing cutting edge α-FAPbI3 phase-stabilized perovskite, multifunctional molecularly engineered additives and more.
Sustainability
Specific device designs that allow the lowest carbon-footprint, material criticality, and toxicity, along with increased recyclability, are targeted to minimize the ecological impact.
Our Specialized Consortium
Universities
Among the partners of DIAMOND, there are prestigious instituitions, such as, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Uppsala Universitet, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Universidade do Porto, and Philipps-Universität Marburg.
Research and Tecnology Organizations
The project is coordinated by the famous Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE and the other RTO in this consorcium is the Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives.
Small and medium-sized enterprises
The secret to a strong consortium is always the close relationship with the industry, so the industrial partners the DIAMOND project are Dyenamo AB, BeDimensional, Solaronix SA, and Pixel Voltaic.
“Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes, yet they are usually left unchronicled.”
William Ramsay
Latest News
Groningen University receives DIAMOND partners for one last Open Day
Groningen University receives DIAMOND partners for one last Open Day, giving an extended tour of the new facilities at the Feringa Building.
DIAMOND Partners meet in Groningen University for the last General Assembly
The DIAMOND consortium gathers at Groningen University for the last General Assembly of the project.
The Groningen University opens its doors for the Weekend of Science
The Groningen University opens its doors for the Weekend of Science, also known as Zpannend Zernike.
DIAMOND Partners meet in Uppsala University for 6th General Assembly
Showcasing the journey of the PhD Students involved in DIAMOND that are working together to produce a joint prototype.
The “DIAMOND Cake” takes the HOPV25 by storm
Showcasing the journey of the PhD Students involved in DIAMOND that are working together to produce a joint prototype.
FuturePV Workshop 2025
The DIAMOND project is teaming up with TESTARE and other EU Projects to organize the FuturePV Workshop 2025.
2nd In-Person Project Meeting
The Consortium partners will be gathering in Rome, Italy, hosted by the University of Tor Vergata. This second in-person project meeting precedes the midterm review meeting, so the partners will be using this opportunity to make a cohesive presentation of the developments of DIAMOND to the Project Officer.
Outstanding Poster Presentation Winners
Woraprom Passatorntaschakorn from Chiang Mai University won one of the Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards of the PhD School on Perovskite PV sponsored by FLUXiM AG, for her work titled “Sustainable Planar HTM-Free Carbon Electrode-based Perovskite Solar Cells: Stability Beyond Two Years”.
ZijanPeng from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg was also awarded with an Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, sponsored by Solar RRL (Wiley), for his groundbreaking work titled “Mapping the Non-radiative Losses in Perovskite Solar Cells during Accelerated Aging”.
Finally, Manoj Singh from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar received the last Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, sponsored by Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Royal Society of Chemistry). His award-winning work was titled “Unravelling the Role of Traps in Understanding the Superlinear Power Law and Vacancy-Assisted Ion Conduction in Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Mixed Halide Perovskite”.
PhD School on Perovskite PV
Fraunhofer ISE and the University of Cyprus, with the assistance of Pixel Voltaic, co-organized a free PhD School on Perovskite PV, which served as a Joint Action between European Projects since the University of Cyprus coordinates the TESTARE Project. The Spring School covered topics such as carbon-based electrodes, perovskite-based tandem photovoltaics, and industrialization of perovskite PV. Held in Freiburg, Germany, at the Katholische Akademie from April 15-17, 2024, the event had over 100 registrations, 55 accepted participants, and 34 poster session participants.