Stability Enhancing Measures for Weak Grids Study

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Researchers at Monash University will conduct a desktop study to explore issues and strategies associated with connecting inverter-connected plants such as batteries, solar, and wind into weak electricity grids.Key resultsThis project has demonstrated that some of the obstacles to the commercialisation of all-polymer solar cells can be surmounted. Materials can be produced on the gram-scale using environmentally friendly processes. All-polymer solar cells show promising thermal stability under thermal cycling. They can also be produced on the cm2 scale using scalable coating processes. There are challenges which remain including relatively poor photochemical stability and the development of robust encapsulation strategies to mitigate environmental degradation.In the long run the realisation of efficient, robust polymer solar cells will enable photovoltaic technology employed in areas and applications currently off limits to traditional silicon solar cells. The knowledge gained from this project will also in general assist the international organic solar cell community in bringing organic solar technology closer to fruition.

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