The world demand for energy is projected to more than double by 2050 and to more than triple by the end of the century . Incremental improvements in current energy generation systems will not suffice to sustainably supply this bourgeoning demand.
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Photovoltaics
NPL offers a measurement and testing platform with the broad goal of supporting UK development, competitiveness, and exploitation of Photovoltaic (PV) technologies.
Research at NPL focuses on providing solutions to the key measurement issues which are limiting the technology and encompass all three generations of PV materials and devices. Specifically, interest lies in studying the structure-activity link in PV systems, i.e. relating material properties from the macro- to the nano- scale with the optical characteristics, both local and bulk.
For more information: Patrick Nicholson
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Photovoltaics products & services
NPL measurement capability in photovoltaics.
Photovoltaics collaboration
An Industrial Advisory Group (IAG), is a committee of representatives from industry whose purpose is to guide and monitor the progress of research programmes.