Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics into Cars

It is estimated that from 2028 onward, about one-third of all newly registered vehicles in Germany will be electric vehicles, some of them with hybrid drive units.
 

Increasing the mileage of electric cars by integrated photovoltaics

• Solar cell integration into vehicle roofs and other vehicle components
• Mileage gain in Germany of app. 3500 km per annum
• Further optimization of solar cell technology for 50% increase in yield
  
  

Attractive appearance with coloured coatings

• MorphoColor® for any colours of the spectrum with high colour saturation
• Only 7% relative loss in module cover transmittance
• Underlying solar cells are masked
   

Efficiently connected solar cells 

• Compact integration by matrix shingle interconnection
• No inactive areas between the cells
• Reduced power losses under partial shading conditions
   

Silicon solar cells in spherically curved modules

• Lamination of the shingled cells e.g. between two curved glass panes
   

Our Services

• PV technological consultancy
• Design and development of prototypes for integrated PV
• Determination of the solar energy yield for regions, roadways, railways or transportation routes
• Module reliability testing
• Integration into vehicle power supplies (drive unit of electric vehicles, auxiliary batteries)
• Energy and load management, power electronics and battery  systems
• Analyses of electricity yield and costs
• Coordination and management of R&D projects with industrial partners