Smartline PV
Development of flexible tin perovskite solar modules with customisable colours for façades and roof tiles
At the end of February 2026, the Smartline-PV project consortium met in Rome to update project coordinator Dr Thomas Rath (Graz University of Technology) on the progress of the work packages.
bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH was responsible for the work package ‘Life cycle assessment, ecodesign and circularity’ in the EU-funded Horizon Europe project. bifa‘s work focused on preparing and conducting the first workshop, ‘Early identification of social, environmental and regulatory pitfalls for the production of lead-free perovskite PV modules,’ on 8 October 2025 in Freiburg.
Dr Janknecht (TÜV Rheinland) gave an overview of product testing and the regulatory framework. In group work, value chains were visualised and social, economic, and ecological impacts were discussed. The aim was to minimise environmental risks and achieve a high level of public acceptance for the technology.
The project resulted in two bifa publications on ‘Ecodesign Guidelines’ and ‘Environmental Risk Assessment’, which are to be presented at EUPVSEC in September 2026. They provide insights for the sustainable development of new photovoltaic technologies.