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SilicoNPV 2026 in Ankara, Türkiye
News 21 Apr 2026

SilicoNPV 2026 in Ankara, Türkiye

We were pleased to host SilicoNPV 2026 and bifiPV 2026 workshop in Ankara, bringing together the international photovoltaic community to exchange knowledge, share recent advancements, and strengthen collaborations in crystalline silicon PV technologies.SilicoNPV conference was…

A study co-authored by Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Coordinator of the SiPV Division at ODTÜ-GÜNAM, has been featured on the international photovoltaic platform TaiyangNews - All About Solar.
News 17 Apr 2026

A study co-authored by Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Coordinator of the SiPV Division at ODTÜ-GÜNAM, has been featured on the international photovoltaic platform TaiyangNews - All About Solar.

The work has also been published in the journal Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (SOLMAT).🔗 Read the full article: https://taiyangnews.info/technology/lithography-free-patterning-route-developed-for-bc-manufacturingAt ODTÜ-GÜNAM, we are pleased to see our research gaining…

We participated in the workshop “Circularity and Recycling in the Turkish Photovoltaic Sector: Policy Framework, Economic Model, and Feasibility.”
News 04 Nov 2025

We participated in the workshop “Circularity and Recycling in the Turkish Photovoltaic Sector: Policy Framework, Economic Model, and Feasibility.”

The event was organized in collaboration with the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Authority (TEMEN), Ahiler Development Agency, ODTÜ-GÜNAM, and GÜNDER, with the aim of enhancing sustainability and resource efficiency in Türkiye’s photovoltaic sector. Representing…

We Held Our First Farmer Workshop as Part of the SolarHub Project!
News 02 Oct 2024

We Held Our First Farmer Workshop as Part of the SolarHub Project!

On February 26, as part of our SolarHub project, we held our first farmer workshop in Ankara at the TAGEM Soil, Fertilizer, and Water Resources Central Research Institute Directorate and the Water Resources Central Research Institute. The event, coordinated by TAGEM and…

Berkay Uygun Has Been Awarded By EU-PVSEC Student Award
News 27 Sep 2024

Berkay Uygun Has Been Awarded By EU-PVSEC Student Award

Berkay UYGUN, Researcher at ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division, has awarded the “EU PVSEC Student Award”. We congratulate him on this achievement for his oral presentation titled 'Local p+ Poly-Si Passivating Contacts Realized by Direct FlexTrail Printing of…

Recent Master's Thesis Defense Successes from ODTÜ-GÜNAM
News 07 Sep 2024

Recent Master's Thesis Defense Successes from ODTÜ-GÜNAM

Mustafa Büyükgüzel and Berkay UYGUN, ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division researchers, have achieved their master's degrees with their successful thesis defenses on September 6.We congragulate- Mustafa Büyükgüzel, who defended his thesis titled “ION IMPLANTATION…

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's Article in the Journal “Materials Science and Engineering: B”
News 04 Sep 2024

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's Article in the Journal “Materials Science and Engineering: B”

ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's article titled "Analysis on the capacitance-voltage characteristics of metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitors based on thermally evaporated WOx on n- and p-type crystalline silicon" has…

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's Article in the Journal “Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering”
News 28 Aug 2024

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's Article in the Journal “Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering”

ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division Lead Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser's article titled " TCAD simulation of germanium-based heterostructure solar cell employing molybdenum oxide as a hole-selective layer" has been published in the journal Modelling and…

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Researchers' Article in the Journal “Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing”
News 23 Aug 2024

ODTÜ-GÜNAM SiPV Researchers' Article in the Journal “Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing”

ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division researchers' article titled "Annealing-free, electron-selective ohmic contacts using zirconium oxide and aluminum for n-type crystalline silicon solar cells" has been published in the journal Materials Science in…

ODTÜ-GÜNAM TANDEM Project Receives Support from Horizon Europe
News 13 Aug 2024

ODTÜ-GÜNAM TANDEM Project Receives Support from Horizon Europe

“Low-cost sustainable high efficiency tandem solar cells (TANDEM)” project, led by Dr. Hisham Nasser, Lead Researcher of ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division, in which ODTÜ-GÜNAM is the member of a 5-member consortium, has been entitled to be supported within…

NEXUS Project Partners at TandemPV Workshop
News 30 Jun 2024

NEXUS Project Partners at TandemPV Workshop

The partners of Horizon Europe project NEXUS, including ODTÜ-GÜNAM Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies Division Researcher Dr. Hisham Nasser, attended the "TandemPV Workshop: Bridging Silicon and Thin-Film Photovoltaics" held on June 25-27, 2024 in Amsterdam.

"Workshop on Current Status and Future Vision in PV Panel Recycling" has been successfully completed
News 26 Jun 2024

"Workshop on Current Status and Future Vision in PV Panel Recycling" has been successfully completed

📢 On June 25, 2024, our workshop titled "Current Situation and Future Vision in the Recycling of Photovoltaic Panels" organized in collaboration with Ahiler Development Agency and ODTÜ-GÜNAM at Nigde “BOR Karma ve Deri İhtisas OSB” Training and Conference Hall was completed with…