There are some interesting developments underway in the R&D field in the Netherlands.

The Dutch PV sector has been having rather a torrid time over the past few years, with domestic installations falling to around 2 MW in 2005 from 3,2 MW in 2004 and almost 20 MW in 2003. Despite this, there are some interesting developments underway in the R&D field. A key focus is on addressing the current shortage of low-cost PV grade silicon by reducing the silicon consumption per Wp and developing production processes for solar grade silicon. In the latter area, special attention is being devoted to the relation between impurity levels and cell efficiencies. Other R&D activities include work on CIS coated glass micro-spheres and fast deposition of amorphous silicon.

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