IIAP is a multi-partner, private-public R&D program set up to accelerate the development of crystalline silicon solar cells that will lower production cost and cut the amount of silicon per watt in half. The initiative targets efficiencies of about 20 percent by exploring both wafer-based bulk-silicon and epitaxial cells. With this ambitious but realistic goal, IMEC brings together silicon solar cell manufacturers, as well as equipment and material suppliers, based on a strong partnership of sharing talent, risk and cost, intellectual property and creating new opportunities for proprietary IP within the program.
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