Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France (IPVF) - Lab2fab line: A testbed for the development & testing of perovskite solar cells & modules
Perovskite Connect Berlin October 2025
TechBlick Event
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After decades of research and development, commercial Si solar cells are nearing their
fundamental limit in terms of power conversion efficiency. To bypass this limit and further
decrease the cost of solar electricity, one promising path is to complement Si with an
additional light absorber to use the incoming light more effectively. Metal halide
perovskites, with exceptional optoelectronic performance, are one of the prominent
candidates for such a combination.
After several years of research, the IPVF has developed manufacturing processes that are
ready for industrialization.
To this end, IPVF is building a lab2fab perovskite pilot line in Paris-Saclay. At the end of
2025, it will be opened to companies wishing to develop perovskite cells and modules
with different substrates or encapsulants, or to test different precursors.
What's more, the IPVF also boasts top-level testing facilities and scientific expertise to
analyze materials and qualify the potential of photovotlaictechnologies. Our technology
platform serves extended applications in thin films development, material engineering,
photonics, semiconductors...
Presented by Nicolas VANDAMME, Integration and Prototyping Platform Manager at
Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France (IPVF)
Company description
IPVF - Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France, is a global Research, Innovation and
Education center, which mission is to accelerate energy transition through science &
technology.
Gathering industrial PV leaders (EDF, TotalEnergies, Air Liquide, Horiba and Riber) and
world-renowned academic research teams (CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique), multi-
disciplinary and international IPVF teams conduct research for clean energy
technologies. Supported by the French State, IPVF is labelled Institute for Energy
Transition (ITE).
fundamental limit in terms of power conversion efficiency. To bypass this limit and further
decrease the cost of solar electricity, one promising path is to complement Si with an
additional light absorber to use the incoming light more effectively. Metal halide
perovskites, with exceptional optoelectronic performance, are one of the prominent
candidates for such a combination.
After several years of research, the IPVF has developed manufacturing processes that are
ready for industrialization.
To this end, IPVF is building a lab2fab perovskite pilot line in Paris-Saclay. At the end of
2025, it will be opened to companies wishing to develop perovskite cells and modules
with different substrates or encapsulants, or to test different precursors.
What's more, the IPVF also boasts top-level testing facilities and scientific expertise to
analyze materials and qualify the potential of photovotlaictechnologies. Our technology
platform serves extended applications in thin films development, material engineering,
photonics, semiconductors...
Presented by Nicolas VANDAMME, Integration and Prototyping Platform Manager at
Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France (IPVF)
Company description
IPVF - Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France, is a global Research, Innovation and
Education center, which mission is to accelerate energy transition through science &
technology.
Gathering industrial PV leaders (EDF, TotalEnergies, Air Liquide, Horiba and Riber) and
world-renowned academic research teams (CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique), multi-
disciplinary and international IPVF teams conduct research for clean energy
technologies. Supported by the French State, IPVF is labelled Institute for Energy
Transition (ITE).
