Beyond Efficiency: Nouha Gazbour Brings Life-Cycle Expertise to EU PVSEC 2026
How can the environmental performance of photovoltaic technologies be assessed consistently as materials, manufacturing processes and supply chains evolve? This question connects the work of Nouha Gazbour, a member of SMARTLINE-PV’s CEA-Liten team, with the wider international PV research community. Smartline PV At CEA-Liten, Nouha works across photovoltaic sustainability, market analysis and environmental assessment, helping integrate […]
From Principles to Practice: 20 Ecodesign Guidelines for Tin-Based Perovskite PV
SMARTLINE-PV researchers from bifa Umweltinstitut and CEA-Liten have developed 20 ecodesign guidelines for flexible tin-based perovskite PV modules. Their publication in the EU PVSEC 2026 proceedings reports that 14 had already been implemented within the project. The guidelines address material selection, solvent use, encapsulation and manufacturing processes. They evaluate potential improvements against technical feasibility, environmental […]
Assessing Environmental Risks: Lead- and Tin-Based Perovskite PV Compared
A new SMARTLINE-PV study by bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH examines the potential release of hazardous substances from lead- and tin-based perovskite PV modules. The paper is now available in the EU PVSEC 2026 proceedings. The researchers adapted Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to five application and end-of-life scenarios. Within this framework, tin-based absorbers showed lower assessed […]
SMARTLINE-PV Stakeholder Workshop on Circular BIPV, IoT and Certification
On 12 October 2026, the SMARTLINE-PV project will hold a stakeholder workshop at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie. The event will focus on circular product design, digital integration and end-of-life strategies for lead-free perovskite building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). The workshop brings together expertise from architecture, façade engineering, roofing, construction, project development, certification and photovoltaics. […]
SMARTLINE-PV at EU PVSEC 2026 in Rotterdam
SMARTLINE-PV participated in the 43rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2026) in Rotterdam, bringing its work on sustainable, lead-free perovskite photovoltaics to the international PV community. From 14 to 16 September 2026, SMARTLINE-PV was represented at the Perovskite Network Booth at the Beurs World Trade Center Rotterdam. The joint exhibition brought together the European projects […]
Synchrotron Beamtime at ALBA: New Insights into Tin Perovskite Thin Films
Researchers from the European research projects SMARTLINE-PV, OPVStability, GreenOMorph and the Austrian Science Fund project HalOMat joined forces for a collaborative beamtime at the ALBA Synchrotron near Barcelona, Spain. The joint experiments focused on detailed structural investigations of thin films using grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS). We also thank the ALBA beamline scientists for their highly valuable support […]
Bringing SMARTLINE-PV Research into the Classroom
On 12 April 2025, Venanzio Raglione from the CNR Institute of Structure of Matter (CNR-ISM) presented research connected to the SMARTLINE-PV project during the Giornate Galileiane at the I.I.S. “G. Galilei–Bellisario” in Avezzano, Italy. His seminar, entitled “Fluorescenza: la luce nascosta nel mondo invisibile” – “Fluorescence: the Hidden Light in the Invisible World” – introduced younger students to scientific concepts related to light, […]
SMARTLINE-PV Consortium Advances Lead-Free Perovskite PV at Rome Project Meeting
The SMARTLINE-PV consortium met in Rome on 24 and 25 February 2026 for two days of technical exchange, project coordination and collaborative planning. Representatives from across the European consortium presented the latest progress within the project’s work packages and aligned the next steps toward scalable, sustainable and building-integrated photovoltaic solutions. The technical programme addressed key […]
SMARTLINE-PV Featured in Innovation News Network
SMARTLINE-PV has been featured in a new publication by Innovation News Network, presenting the project’s approach to sustainable and scalable solar-energy conversion using tin-based perovskites. Published on 26 January 2026 under the title “SMARTLINE-PV: Sustainable and Scalable Solar Energy Conversion with Tin-Based Perovskites,” the article provides an overview of the project’s scientific objectives, technological developments and future application […]
SMARTLINE-PV Presented at Pacifichem 2025 in Honolulu
SMARTLINE-PV was represented at the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies – Pacifichem 2025, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 15 to 20 December 2025. On 19 December, Thomas Rath from Graz University of Technology, coordinator of SMARTLINE-PV, delivered the invited presentation: “SMARTLINE-PV – Scalable Lead-Free Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Innovative Crystallization Techniques.” The […]