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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology

Solaires Enterprises Inc.

$1,426,366.68

Building and scaling up perovskite photovoltaic modules for indoor Internet-of-Things devices

EF 2024-25 · 2025-03-04

Résumé
Solaires is building the next generation of photovoltaic (PV) technologies to power the world of indoor electronics. PVs have been part of the indoor PV market for decades, though in limited use. As an example, handheld calculators have been powered by silicon PVs since the late 1970s, but in general silicon PVs are not optimised for harnessing artificial lights. Traditional silicon PVs optimally absorb and generate electricity from sunlight. This is a chemical and physical phenomenon inherent to crystalline silicon. Meanwhile, the LED and fluorescent lighting that illuminate our homes and offices are “colder” than sunlight, where the average wavelength of light is shifted towards the bluer end of the light spectrum, which crystalline silicon is poorly aligned with. This is where perovskite technologies shine brightest. The chemical formulation of perovskites is variable, and with that variability comes a wide range of optimal wavelengths of light that perovskites can absorb. In fact, of all photovoltaic materials, perovskites are the only class of material that can be tuned to optimally absorb any light in the visible spectrum. This project with SDTC encompasses the development our PVModules, external qualification from independent organizations and pilot partners, commercialization of PVModules, and the early stages of building our future line of PVFilms, a grid-scale perovskite solar solution.
Programme
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Emplacement
Langford|Langford, British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
For-profit organization
Numéro d'entreprise
745262279
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

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Agreement End Date
2027-12-31
Agreement Number
1029629
Agreement Start Date
2025-03-04
Agreement Title
Building and scaling up perovskite photovoltaic modules for indoor Internet-of-Things devices
Agreement Title (French)
Construction et mise à l'échelle de modules photovoltaïques en pérovskite pour les dispositifs intérieurs de l'internet des objets
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$1,426,366.68
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported.│Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.
Description
Solaires is building the next generation of photovoltaic (PV) technologies to power the world of indoor electronics. PVs have been part of the indoor PV market for decades, though in limited use. As an example, handheld calculators have been powered by silicon PVs since the late 1970s, but in general silicon PVs are not optimised for harnessing artificial lights. Traditional silicon PVs optimally absorb and generate electricity from sunlight. This is a chemical and physical phenomenon inherent to crystalline silicon. Meanwhile, the LED and fluorescent lighting that illuminate our homes and offices are “colder” than sunlight, where the average wavelength of light is shifted towards the bluer end of the light spectrum, which crystalline silicon is poorly aligned with. This is where perovskite technologies shine brightest. The chemical formulation of perovskites is variable, and with that variability comes a wide range of optimal wavelengths of light that perovskites can absorb. In fact, of all photovoltaic materials, perovskites are the only class of material that can be tuned to optimally absorb any light in the visible spectrum. This project with SDTC encompasses the development our PVModules, external qualification from independent organizations and pilot partners, commercialization of PVModules, and the early stages of building our future line of PVFilms, a grid-scale perovskite solar solution.
Description (French)
Solaires construit la prochaine génération de technologies photovoltaïques (PV) pour alimenter le monde de l'électronique d'intérieur. Les PV font partie du marché de l'électronique d'intérieur depuis des décennies, bien que leur utilisation soit limitée. Par exemple, les calculatrices portables sont alimentées par des PV au silicium depuis la fin des années 1970, mais en général, les PV au silicium ne sont pas optimisés pour exploiter les lumières artificielles. Les panneaux photovoltaïques au silicium traditionnels absorbent et produisent de l'électricité de manière optimale à partir de la lumière du soleil. Il s'agit d'un phénomène chimique et physique inhérent au silicium cristallin. En revanche, les LED et les lampes fluorescentes qui éclairent nos maisons et nos bureaux sont plus « froides » que la lumière du soleil, car la longueur d'onde moyenne de la lumière est décalée vers l'extrémité bleue du spectre lumineux, sur laquelle le silicium cristallin ne s'aligne pas. C'est là que les technologies pérovskites brillent le plus. La formulation chimique des pérovskites est variable, et cette variabilité s'accompagne d'un large éventail de longueurs d'onde optimales de la lumière que les pérovskites peuvent absorber. En fait, de tous les matériaux photovoltaïques, les pérovskites sont la seule classe de matériaux qui peut être réglée pour absorber de manière optimale n'importe quelle lumière du spectre visible.
Expected Results
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Expected Results (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Federal Riding
Cowichan--Malahat--Langford
Federal Riding (French)
Cowichan--Malahat--Langford
Federal Riding Number
59010
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle - Technologies propres
Program Purpose
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Recipient Business Number
745262279
Recipient City
Langford|Langford
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Solaires Enterprises Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
V9B 4G2
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029629