Projet MENTOR (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The MENTOR research initiative will provide a comprehensive and versatile technical platform for the development of next-generation indoor photovoltaics (IPVs) that efficiently re-use energy from artificial illumination to power electronics, eventually contributing to an energy- and climate-neutral future. MENTOR aims to unlock the full potential of IPVs taking into consideration growing concerns about sustainability, through the establishment of the first international network of 8 universities, 7 industrial partners, and 5 research centers. The consortium will cover all the key aspects and technologies related to IPVs, including sustainable design, organic and inorganic materials synthesis, photovoltaics manufacturing and characterization, device physics and modelling, theoretical and machine learning-driven approaches, photovoltaics recycling, and industrial processing.  MENTOR will establish an interdisciplinary, intersectoral, and global program of doctoral training and research that propels the development of new leaders capable of directing academic and industrial R&D on renewable energy, electronics, and sustainability through the successful implementation of 16 doctoral candidate (DC) individual projects. This research initiative will amplify the recently recognized importance of IPVs for the sustainable powering of the IoT by advancing novel material designs, processing methods, device architectures, theoretical models, and characterization standards across disciplines and sectors.

Mots clés : photovoltaics, low light, organic photovoltaics, lead free perovskite, dye sensitized solar cells, kesterites, lca, recycling, device modeling, standards, stability

Participants :
- Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 282693.6 €
- Université de Rome « La Sapienza » (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Swansea (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre commun de recherche (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- CeNTI (Portugal) (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 243403.2 €
- Université de Rome « Tor Vergata » (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 259437.6 €
- Université technique de Munich (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260539.2 €
- National Physical Laboratory (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Worldsensing (Spain) (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 251971.2 €
- Eco recycling societa a responsabilita limitata (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 259437.6 €
- Université Grenoble Alpes (France) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Sienne (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 259437.6 €
- Endeas oy (Finlande) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Aix-Marseille Université (France) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 282693.6 €
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 251971.2 €
- Université de Tampere (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 572976.0 €
- Université polytechnique de Catalogne (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 251971.2 €
- Epishine ab (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 587419.2 €
- Fluxim (Switzerland) (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Groningue (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 274370.4 €
- Lifecares srl (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €