A Technology Acceleration Platform
for emerging Photovoltaics

Project

Solar TAP is a Helmholtz initiative to accelerate the deployment of emerging printed photovoltaic technologies such as organic and perovskite solar cells.

In collaboration with industry, we aim to unlock new potential for solar energy by integrating these technologies into existing surfaces in agriculture, construction, and transportation.

Our Mission

Make existing surfaces in agriculture, construction and transportation usable for solar energy expansion through printed solar cells.

Our Approach

By partnering with industry, we co-develop innovative PV technologies and focus on rapid “lab-to-fab” transfer. This ensures that research results are quickly scaled for commercial application — bringing sustainable energy solutions closer to real-world use.

Joint Helmholtz Platform

Solar TAP brings together three leading Helmholtz Centers in photovoltaic research:

• Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Through this alliance, we offer industrial partners direct access to a joint Technology Acceleration Platform — combining world-class laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment, and scientific expertise.

Our model: fast, collaborative, and low-barrier. Pre-financed joint projects enable industry to explore, develop, and scale printed PV technologies efficiently — bridging the gap between research and real-world application.

3

Helmholtz Centers

60

Industry Network

+60

Scientists

9

Research Infrastructures

Industry Network

Solar TAP aims to accelerate the transfer of printed photovoltaic technologies from “Lab-to-Fab” through close collaboration with industry. To support this, an active industry network is developed that strengthens the dialogue between R&D and commercialization.

Our goal: to create an environment that delivers fast, reliable, and market-ready solutions to industry by

• Advancing innovations from low to high TRL Levels
• Reducing risk through early integration of market needs into technology development
• Establishing a shared technology roadmap for printed and multifunctional photovoltaics
• Aligning nine world-class research infrastructures to drive open, demand-oriented innovation
• Channeling the dynamic research power of Helmholtz into industrial impact