The Infrastructure Catalogue guides you through the different facilities made available by the consortium and the possible synergies across the EU’s reliability testing expertise for emerging PV technologies.
Quick Links to the Facilities
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
- Austrian Institute of Technology
- ATAMOSTEC
- CENER
- CSEM
- ENEA
- EPFL
- ESRF
- Fraunhofer IMWS
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- ILL
- Imec
- IPVF
- Swansea University
- TNO
- University of Cyprus
- University of Ljubljana
- Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
What We Offer
- Reliability & outdoor testing infrastructure — high-quality facilities for real-world and accelerated performance evaluation
- Fundamental materials characterization — including access to synchrotron X-ray sources at ESRF and neutron sources at ILL
- Advanced modelling tools — to connect material behavior with device performance
- Expert support — hands-on advice, data analysis, and methodological guidance throughout your research
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Access is offered through a network of Pan-European ecosystem of 43 research installations across outdoor testbeds, indoor labs, and ESFRI synchrotron/neutron sources; Harmonised open access via Ready-PV GATE platform with FAIR-compliant data, interoperable with EOSC/NOMAD.
Together, these facilities enable structural and functional analysis across multiple length scales — giving researchers an unmatched toolkit for understanding PV materials & systems.
From Field to Lab — and Back Again
Our studies span both real-world outdoor exposure and accelerated indoor testing, allowing direct comparison of degradation mechanisms across conditions.
This integrated approach lets researchers:
- Trace the evolution of structural and chemical changes in PV materials
- Link those changes directly to device performance
- Build a deeper understanding of function-property relationships in advanced PV materials
Why It Matters
By correlating material-level changes with indoor and outdoor performance data, Ready-PV bridges the gap between laboratory characterization and real-world field behavior — helping drive the development of more stable, efficient, and durable photovoltaic technologies.