1. Review of the LAPERITIVO’s General Assembly
2. Mid-term project results & Outlook
3. News & Publications
4. Upcoming events
5. Get involved!
1. Review of the LAPERITIVO’s General Assembly
On 12 and 13 May, the consortium of the European LAPERITIVO project met in Leuven, Belgium for its fourth General Assembly and mid-term review meeting.
This meeting has marked the midpoint of the project. Thanks to the technical progress made by all our partners, we are well on the way to achieving our objectives: ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ข-๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ.
2. Mid-term project results & Outlook
Overall objectives
- Power conversion efficiency targets
โฅ24% for 100 cmยฒ opaque modules
โฅ22% for 900 cmยฒ opaque modules
โฅ20% for 900 cmยฒ semi-transparent modules with >95% bifaciality - Achieve scalability to a potential 5 GW production capacity.
- Ensure : High stability / High manufacturability / Low cost / Low environmental impact
- Utilize solely industrially viable processing techniques.
The initial test results are very encouraging!
- Materials, processes and module architecture selected for upscaling.
- Perovskite solar modules with an active area of approximately 800 cmยฒ
achieved power conversion efficiencies exceeding 18%, using solely industry-compatible processing techniques. - The modules retained approximately 88% of their initial performance
after one year of outdoor testing in Crete, Greece.
Outlook
- Efforts will focus on the selected architecture, with improvements to
the perovskite coating over large areas to increase efficiency. - The project’s 2nd-generation modules will be tested outdoors and
their degradation pathways studied in detail. - A life-cycle assessment will be conducted and recycling routes explored.
3. News & Publications
From Lab to Market: A Key Perspective on Perovskite PV Commercialisation
We are pleased to share the new Perspective article published in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, co-authored by Anurag Krishna, Dr. Amit Kumar Harit, Zi Fan He, Yinghuan Kuang, Tamara Merckx, Aranzazu Aguirre and Tom Aernouts from EnergyVille / imec.
The article provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the path forward for hashtag#perovskite hashtag#photovoltaics โ technology at the heart of LAPERITIVOโs research mission.
Titled โTaking perovskite photovoltaics from promise to productโ and published on 26 May 2026, this Perspective goes beyond laboratory performance to examine the full commercialisation pathway for perovskite and perovskiteโsilicon tandem PV technologies. It reframes the challenge as a multidimensional, product-centric evolution spanning materials, manufacturing processes, certification standards, policy, and market design.
Intersolar 2026
The LAPERITIVO project was represented at the Intersolar The smarter E Conference, on 23-25 June in Munich.
Presented at the stand of our communications and outreach partner, the Becquerel Institute, the project prompted a great many questions from visitors.
4. Upcoming events
The LAPERITIVO project team has actively participated in several major conferences, sharing our latest research and developments with the scientific community. We remain committed to staying engaged and will continue to present our work at upcoming events, ensuring our ongoing presence in key industry discussions and collaborations. Stay tuned for more updates!
Conference attendance:
EUPVSEC 2025: 22-26 September 2025 Bilbao, Spain :
- Parallel Event on Monday 22/09 from 5pm to 6:30pm : Perovskite Innovation Roundtable: Driving EU Leadership in Perovskite Innovation
- And Perovskite Network Joint Booth Participation! Come and meet us at booth F6.ย
And more!
Meet LAPERITIVO Team at EUPVSEC 2026 in Rotterdam!
Project LAPERITIVO will be taking part in the Perovskite Network Parallel Event at the EU PVSEC 2026 conference:ย “Opportunities for Sustainable Perovskite PV Commercialisation” – Thuesday 15 September 2026 – From 13:30 to 15:00
This event, co-organized by nine EU projects, will explore the broader perspective on sustainable commercialization of perovskite-based PVs.
โ๏ธ Co-organisers project: PEPPERONI, PERSEUS, LAPERITIVO, PEARL, EMPOWER IoT, CIRCULARPV, SMARTLINE PV, LUMINOSITY, TRANSMIT
We are proud to contribute to this important discussion, which aims to identify critical gaps and lessons learned, as well as actionable pathways to enable the large-scale, sustainable deployment of perovskite PV in Europe.
In addition to the parallel event, we will be at the joint exhibition booth alongside other Perovskite Network projects. Come and meet us at booth A8.ย
5. Get involved!
Project LAPERITIVO has received funding from the European Unionโs Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101147311.