Courses, Season Schools & Training Events

[WORKSHOP] - Start date Nov, 20^th 2024

Join us for an insightful workshop on the future of photovoltaics, where groundbreaking research and innovative material systems, such as metal-halide perovskites, are paving the way for a revolution in solar energy. With record-breaking advances in both single and multi-junction photovoltaics, there is renewed enthusiasm and investment interest in solar technologies as a key driver of the global energy transition.

[SUMMER SCHOOL] - Took place on Sep, 03^rd 2024

The International School on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (ISOPHOS) is great formative/informative event focused on recent advances in science and technology of organic and hybrid photovoltaic devices, including small molecules, polymers, perovskites, dye solar cells and the use of Graphene and other 2D materials for energy applications.  VIPERLAB deeply invite interested students and young researchers to join the  16th  edition  will be held from the 3th till 7th of September 2024 in the wonderful atmosphere of Talamone (Tuscany - Italy)

[SPRING SCHOOL] - Took place on Apr, 15^th 2024

PhD School on Perovskite PV borns from collaborative effort by DIAMOND and TESTARE HORIZON projects. Tailored for PhD students and early-stage researchers, this unique opportunity fosters an environment where expertise meets enthusiasm. It offers opportunities for exploration, learning, and networking.Be part of a transformative experience that goes beyond traditional learning, contributing to the rapid advancement of this dynamic field.

[SPRING SCHOOL] - Took place on Mar, 18^th 2024

Welcome to the HZB Photon School 2024 to be held in a hybrid format from the BESSY II synchrotron Light Source in the Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Campus, Berlin-Adlershof.  Lectures will take place on-line from 18th – 22nd of March and trainings will be conducted on-site from 25th – 28th of March. Deadline for applications is December 10th, 2023, CET.

[SUMMER SCHOOL] - Took place on Sep, 04^th 2023

The International School on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (ISOPHOS) is great formative/informative event focused on recent advances in science and technology of organic and hybrid photovoltaic devices, including small molecules, polymers, perovskites, dye solar cells and the use of Graphene and other 2D materials for energy applications.  VIPERLAB deeply invite interested students and young researchers to join the  15th  edition  will be held from the 4th till 8th of September 2023 in the wonderful atmosphere of Talamone (Tuscany - Italy)

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on Jul, 26^th 2023

The Viperlab Data Management Workshop is a full-day event focused on materials research data management, offering an overview of the most relevant strategies and opportunities offered by  NOMAD-LAB and NEO4J databases for projects such as VIPERLAB involved on Solar Perovskite material and devices. Experts from different German research institutes together with representatives of both NOMAD-LAB and NEO4J databases shared insights on projects and databases dedicated to storing research data based on FAIR rules.

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on Jun, 27^th 2023

The 3rd edition of the tandemPV Workshop took place from June 6-8, 2023 in Chambéry and online and was hosted by CEA & INES. 280 participants from 30 countries, both online and on-site in Chambéry, participated to present, share and discuss latest tandem PV technologies.

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on May, 24^th 2023

This  workshop proposed by Viperlab project with the involevement of HZB, AIT, Fraunhofer ISE, EPFL, UniTOV, ENEA focusses on the needs and benefit of a standardized and homogeneized approach regarding device characterization and -processing, overview of the measurement principles and the differences compared to standard calibration of silicon solar cells, good practices to measure tandem devices at lab level, and will end with an an ovierview about Viperlab activities in characterization and standardization, outdoor monitoring of single and tandem perovskite devices and fabrication of 2T mechanically stacked tandem

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on May, 11^th 2023

On May 11, 2023 VIPERLAB offered its first  public event to shed light on several topics related to the status of achievements in the perovskite PV field such as the status of community and infrastructures available in Europe, the latest achievements in solar cells and PV modules performance, market perspectives, development of  a strategic Research and Innovation agenda to provide guidance to different stakeholders to accelerate the development of the technology and its market introduction. The event was offered in conjunction with the Annual ETIP-PV assembly in Brussels

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on Mar, 21^st 2023

VIPERLAB Project was pleased in inviting to join our VIPERLAB roadmapping workshop for perovskite PV technology development and harmonization in Europe.This workshop was held on March 22th, 2023 9:00-12:30 during Energy Conversion and Storage Days" events. organized by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and it took  place at the premises of KIT, Campus Nord in Karlsruhe/Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen  

[WORKSHOP] - Took place on Mar, 13^th 2023

The LCA Methodology Harmonization Workshop organized by Uni Liege, Fraunhofer ISE, TNO & Uni Siena was held on 13^th and 14^th of March, 2023, in Brussels (Hybrid),
The aim of the workshop was to align and harmonize the LCA methodology and subsequent comparability of resultsfor perovskite solar cells and, to a larger extent, for innovative PV within the European research community. The slides are now available