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SDU CAPE

Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics and Thin-film Energy Devices

SDU CAPE will bring forward new technologies that radically change our green energy transition

SDU CAPE

At CAPE we are doing research and development within new types of organic and hybrid thin-film solar cells, as well as other novel thin-film energy devices within energy conversion and storage technologies. The work encompasses new ways of improving device efficiency, device stability and device up-scaling, stretching from thin-film synthesis to roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing.

Research areas

To foster and accelerate education, research, and innovation within thin-film devices for energy conversion and storage technologies, we concentrate on semiconducting materials and thin-films suitable for energy technologies.
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Seminar 29 April

Join the seminar by Xinwei Wang from Imperial College London, that takes place at 14.00 in room M301 and online via Teams. The topic of her talk is Semiconductor Defect Physics for Energy Materials: From First Principles to Machine Learning. Read the abstract for further details.
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PhD defense 5 March by Eswaran Jayaraman

PhD student Eswaran Jayaraman from SDU CAPE has defended his PhD thesis titled "Sheet-To-Sheet and Roll-To-Roll Processing of Large-Area Organic Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, and Tandem Devices". The defense took place 12:30 in room M304/305/306/307 at Alsion. Read the abstract for further details.

EFFECTOR Supervisory Board meeting 26-27 January in Oulu

The meeting took place on 26–27 January in Oulu, Finland. Participants from CNRS, Dracula, VTT, Polar, Innocell, E-Peas, Cardlab Innovation, USP, and SDU CAPE discussed recent progress and synchronized all work packages, clarifying the actions needed to ensure fruitful collaboration among all partners. Read more about the EFFECTOR project.

EU Project Links

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The SPOT-IT project aims to develop a stable, efficient, and sustainable perovskite/organic solar cells and modules optimized for indoor IoT applications.

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The EFFECTOR project is a groundbreaking European research project aiming to revolutionize organic photovoltaics.

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The HELIOTEX project develops solar textiles by integrating bifacial OPV tapes into the weaving process, maintaining flexibility and allowing easy tape replacement. 

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The OPV STABILITY project aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the degradation mechanisms and stability-promoting factors of organic photovoltaic materials and solar cells.

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News

Recent news from CAPE

Sapere Aude 2025

24.06.2025

SDU researchers receive prestigious Sapere Aude grants

Four excellent researchers from SDU have been awarded DKK 6 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark for groundbreaking research in quantum technology, solar cells, heart disease and the deep sea. Read more about their projects.

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Award

23.05.2025

Prestigious European price for Danish innovation programme

Europe needs to invest more in research and innovation to cope with global competition. Spin-outs Denmark is already underway and supports young researchers in translating their research into solutions that benefit society. The programme - run by the eight Danish universities - has been awarded the ASTP Impact Awards.

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20.03.2025

Danish researchers help set world record: Transparent solar cells could turn future buildings into power plants

An international research project involving the University of Southern Denmark has developed transparent solar cells with record-breaking efficiency. These new windows allow light to pass through while simultaneously generating electricity—a technology that could transform buildings in cities worldwide.

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Grants

08.05.2024

DKK 43 million for 7 excellent researchers at SDU

Seven researchers at SDU have each just received a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) to excellent and innovative research projects ranging from solar energy over young people's screen use and well-being to Greenlandic children's living conditions.

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STARTUP

15.03.2024

New indoor solar cell technology could lay AA batteries to rest

Researchers at SDU have developed solar cell technology that will make AA, AAA, and button cell batteries redundant. The prototype is ready, and the researchers aim to produce 5,000 units daily within a year. They are now seeking entrepreneurs who can help bring it to market.

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Organic solar cells

08.11.2023

C-Vitamin boosts not only your immune system but also solar cells

C-vitamin is renowned for its crucial role in our bodies, strengthening our immune system and overall health. However, now, this vitamin is stepping into the limelight to enhance the efficiency and longevity of solar cells. A new scientific article by Vida Engmann from SDU CAPE sheds light on the beneficial effects of C-vitamins for organic solar cells.

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18.04.2023

New Master's programme in Physics and Technology in Sønderborg

In 2024, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) will launch a new Master's degree programme in Physics and Technology in Sønderborg. The programme allows graduates to work in fields such as energy technology, nanotechnology or medical technology.

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Climate action

21.03.2023

SDU’s new elite centres will help solve climate challenges

The first two of a total of five elite centres have been designated at the SDU Climate Cluster. The two new research centres focus on nature-based solutions and solar energy, respectively. The remaining three centres will be designated this summer.

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Green Transition

01.03.2023

10 million for new elite centre with the sun at its centre

A new elite research centre under the SDU Climate Cluster takes a holistic approach to solar energy. The centre will not only design, build and develop paper-thin, flexible solar panels that can be mounted on all kinds of things, but also look at how they are implemented in society and how consumers better embrace the new solutions.

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Solar cells

06.12.2022

Thin-film technology to boost green transition

Thin-film technology plays a crucial role in combating climate change, and The Mads Clausen Institute at SDU in Sønderborg is a world leader in organic solar cell research. The researchers are working to make ultra-thin, flexible and transparent solar cells an integral part of our everyday lives. Their expertise and experience will also be used in the research and development of energy storage and green hydrogen technologies.

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08.09.2022

Villum Experiment: Million grants for researchers from the Mads Clausen Institute

The Experiment program aims to find answers to the big, the small and the really quirky research questions. On the list of the technical and scientific research projects that receive this year's Experiment grants, you will find three researchers from the Mads Clausen Institute, who will now have the opportunity to realize their creative ideas within the interaction of light with advanced materials.

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02.05.2022

Women in Science

On Friday, 22 April, SDU Sønderborg was able to present women in science in connection with Forskningens Døgn.

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01.04.2022

Curiosity drives nano scientist: Morten became professor at the age of 40

When you already can dress up with a professor’s title at the age of 40, you should think that a tight career plan lies behind it. However, this is not the case for Morten Madsen. Great research results and an academic career are just a by-product of an unquenchable curiosity to understand the world around him.

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06.05.2021

Millions to NanoSYD researchers from Independent Research Fund Denmark

This year, 191 original projects received support for a total of DKK 668 million under the two instruments DFF-Forskningssprojekt1 and DFF-Forskningsprojekt2. Associate Professor Jakob Kjelstrup-Hansen and Professor MSO, Morten Madsen, are among the recipients - both from the research center NanoSYD at SDU.

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Solar cells

01.02.2021

New EU project will make your windows generate solar energy

Transparent solar cells can be used in windows. But until now, they have either not been particularly effective or very transparent. A project that also includes a group of Danish researchers from the Mads Clausen Institute at SDU in Sønderborg will change that.

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Last Updated 10.09.2026