Perovskite component company Guangjing Energy announced the completion of 160 million yuan A round of financing, which was jointly led by the new fund and Qiming Venture Capital, followed by China Power Investment Finance and Assets, CICC Capital's CICC Reputation Fund and Richest Capital, and additional investment by old shareholders Innovation Works and Dingxiang Capital. The financing funds will be mainly used for the construction of 100MW perovskite pilot line, and continue to promote technology research and development, optimize the process and improve the comprehensive performance of components.
Guangjing Energy is a perovskite component company with continuous attention. Its core team has a strong technical background and is the earliest group of researchers engaged in perovskite industrialization research in the world. Professor Huang Fuzhi, CEO of Guangjing Energy, has published more than 150 papers in high-level journals such as Science and Nature, with more than 10,000 citations. Since returning to China in 2015, Professor Huang Fuzhi has been devoting himself to the research of perovskite battery industrialization technology, developed exclusive perovskite ink printing technology and published Science papers as the only corresponding author.
With the development of perovskite industry, many companies in the industry have been promoting the construction of pilot lines, and have started pilot demonstration projects to move towards industrialization. After previous accumulation
, Photocrystal Energy has developed a complete set of perovskite photovoltaic mass production technology, especially the unique ink modulation technology and stability improvement technology , which can be compatible with different material systems, different battery structures, different component sizes, and can meet the needs of different application scenarios. The company uses the entire printing craft, the material use factor is high, the production efficiency is high, has the big cost reduction space.
As for why he focused on the printing technology system to achieve the large-scale landing of perovskite components, Huang Fuzhi explained to reporters that in the industrial revolution era more than a hundred years ago, the printing press promoted the wide and rapid popularization of newspapers and books by virtue of its simple technology and efficient production capacity. In today's era of energy revolution, optical crystal energy uses full printing technology based on slit coating, which is expected to achieve the effect similar to that of the printing machine, low-cost, efficient and rapid production of perovskite components, which is conducive to the rapid popularization of perovskite technology.
To solve the problem of large-scale industrialization of perovskite photovoltaic modules, the key point is to balance the relationship among photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE), area and stability. Compared with crystalline silicon modules, the theoretical cost of large-scale production of perovskite battery modules is lower, and improving the PCE of square-meter modules is the top priority of industry development. Under laboratory conditions, the highest PCE record of small perovskite batteries using spin-coating method is 26%, but the forming area is generally less than 1 square centimeter, and the material utilization rate is only 3%, which can not be applied to large-scale production. Compared with the PCE of large area crystalline silicon modules exceeding 20%, the PCE of square meter perovskite modules in the industry is still striving for 16% -18%, and the cost per watt is difficult to dominate.
Since its establishment in 2022, Optical Crystal Energy has improved its exclusive perovskite ink formula to ensure the consistency of crystallization in the preparation process of large-area components, so as to improve PCE and exceed the expected target. Since the completion of the 10 MW small test line in November last year, Optical Crystal Energy has achieved the design goal and verified the feasibility of the large-area and high-efficiency printing route of perovskite. At present
, Guangjing Energy has completed the design of 100MW pilot line. With the end of A-round financing, it will start the construction of production line in the second half of this year, and is expected to open another round of financing in the second half of this year. The company is expected to commission the pilot line in 2024, climb the production capacity, and carry out pilot demonstration projects to achieve mass production in 2025.
In response to this round of financing, Chen Nan, executive director of Qiming Venture Capital, said: "It is a global consensus to increase the proportion of clean energy through photovoltaic power generation . After years of struggle, Chinese photovoltaic enterprises have led the world and successfully created another'global local market '.". The technology route of perovskite photovoltaic cells is recognized by the industry as having greater potential, and we believe that the next generation of perovskite photovoltaic enterprises that can lead the world in the future will inevitably be born in China. The Guangjing team led by Huang Fuzhi has been focusing on the research in this field since the early stage of perovskite technology, and has always focused on industrialization, which is the most potential perovskite start-up company in the industry. Qiming Venture Capital is very optimistic about the team's potential for commercialization and commercialization in the next few years, and is willing to work with enterprises to contribute to the maturity of China's perovskite industry. "The transformation of China's energy structure requires a substantial increase in the proportion of clean energy generation," said Tong Xuanzi, head
of CICC Chuanyu Fund. As the "third generation technology" of photovoltaic power generation, perovskite has broad prospects for development. From the perspective of macro-industrial development, China has a huge market demand, large-scale manufacturing capacity, perfect industrial chain support and excellent talent reserve, which provides a good soil for the development of perovskite. We believe that the Guangjing team led by Huang Fuzhi can continue to break through, promote the photovoltaic industry to further "improve efficiency and reduce costs", and contribute to the early realization of the double carbon target in China. " Yang Ning, partner
of Richu Capital, said: "Guangjing Energy is an excellent perovskite team continuously tracked by Richu Capital, which has contributed unique R & D ideas and process methods in many key links of industrialization."; Guangjing team has excellent cooperation, including leading scientists who are deeply involved in scientific research and continue to export first-line achievements in global top journals, as well as industrialization leaders who have been working in mature photovoltaic enterprises for many years; The team has also made outstanding achievements over the years, and is now at the critical point of industrialization enlargement. I am very happy to join hands with Guangjing at this time to promote the development of photovoltaic industry and promote the high-quality development of green energy. Zhang Ying, partner of
Innovation Works, said: As an angel round investor, Innovation Works is pleased to continue to support Professor Huang's team in the round of financing to promote the construction of the pilot line. We see that Professor Huang's team has made solid progress in the mass production process of perovskite modules in the past year, and has made sufficient technical reserves for the construction of pilot lines. We are optimistic about the team's R & D and technological capabilities, and look forward to the development of the next generation of photovoltaic technology, and strive to stand at the forefront of global science and technology.
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