Sustainable Composites Manufacturing Framework for the Mass Customization of Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Products

"SUNRISE will deliver the most appropriate manufacturing solutions enabling a new generation of lightweight,
recyclable, highly customized integrated photovoltaics (IPV) products that combine mechanical robustness, highefficiency, and aesthetic versatility with circular-by-design principles.

SUNRISE builds on the premise that mass customization and wide integration of PV products into diverse surfaces and structures will only be feasible by further advancing fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite-based materials, manufacturing processes, and design approaches that offer both structural robustness and functional versatility. In this sense, SUNRISE rests on three integrated pillars: (i) demonstrating manufacturability and industrial scalability of FRP-PV products through advanced composite processing, flexible automation, and process
monitoring; (ii) ensuring materials compatibility and product lifetime by systematically investigating cell shaping and wiring strategies, encapsulant materials, and multifunctional surfaces; and (iii) embedding digital tools, sustainability strategies, and standardisation needs to guarantee technological feasibility, competitiveness, and alignment with EU policy goals.

AIMEN will lead the overall coordination of the project within the WP9 Project Coordination and Management and the WP4 FRP-PV Moulding. As AIMNE´s strategic objectives, the idea will be extend our knowledge in surface patterning for photovoltaics functional layers, laser cutting of Si-based solar cells, encapsulation of solar modules with polymer-based materials and texturing during moulding."