Imagine if your windows and walls could generate electricity, but they looked exactly like normal building materials and didn't cost a fortune. Right now, these 'solar buildings' are too expensive because they are made in small batches. This project creates a way to mass-produce these custom solar parts using smart factory techniques, making them as common and cheap as standard bricks or glass.
Integrated PV products are currently too expensive for mass market adoption because they are produced in small batches with high manual labor and limited variety.
A mass-customization manufacturing process for PV laminates and integrated PV products to replace manual, small-scale production.
If you are a BIPV product manufacturer dealing with high costs and slow manual production of custom facade elements — this project developed a mass customization manufacturing approach that enables a cost breakthrough for integrated PV.
If you are a commercial property developer dealing with the high price of energy-efficient building skins — this project developed a way to make integrated PV products widely available and affordable for large scale deployment.
If you are an architectural glass producer dealing with limited product variations and high changeover efforts for solar windows — this project developed advanced manufacturing for PV laminates to allow for flexible, large-scale production.
It uses a 'mass customization' manufacturing approach to move away from small-scale production lines and manual operations, aiming for a cost breakthrough.
Yes, the project specifically targets the huge scale-up and capacity build-up of the PV manufacturing industry in Europe expected over the next 5 years.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project involves 18 industry partners including 11 SMEs.
The project works to solve immature sector cooperation and certification issues that hinder market adoption.
The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-02-28.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercialization, with an 78% industry ratio comprising 18 companies, including 11 SMEs. This suggests the project is focused on market readiness rather than pure theory, leveraging the combined expertise of 23 partners across 6 European countries to bridge the gap between lab-scale PV laminates and industrial-scale building products.
Contact TNO (Netherlands) regarding the MC2.0 mass customization manufacturing process.
Contact us to connect with the MC2.0 industry partners for licensing and implementation.
