Clean Room Laboratory

A 150 m² clean room in the basement of the METU Physics Department, equipped for crystalline Si and thin-film production.

Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies (SiPV)

ODTÜ-GÜNAM Photovoltaic Pilot Line (GPVL)

A fully integrated pilot line with ~650 m² of production space and a capacity of 100 wafers/hour, producing industrial-size PERC/PERT/PERL, TOPCon and IBC silicon solar cells.

Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies (SiPV)

Perovskite Solar Cell Research Laboratory

An 80 m² facility for perovskite solar cell production and characterization, with 3 glovebox systems and a solar simulator.

Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies (EMPV)

Organic Solar Cell Research Laboratory

An 86 m² laboratory where organic solar cells can be produced and characterized end to end.

Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies (EMPV)

Thin-Film Module Laboratory

A 36 m² facility with a glovebox, fume hood and an automated robotic coating system for perovskite module production.

Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies (EMPV)

Thin-Film Production Laboratory

A 30 m² annex to the perovskite laboratory where thin-film optical measurements are carried out.

Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies (EMPV)

Synthesis Laboratory

A laboratory with 7 fume hoods, equipped for organic synthesis and purification processes.

Materials Development and Recycling Technologies (MDR)

Module Production Laboratory

Panel development on crystalline silicon technologies, custom agri/building/vehicle-integrated prototype panels, and IEC 60904 performance testing.

Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies (IntegratedPV)

Outdoor Performance Test Platform

A platform with 24 panel test beds and 10 grid-connected system test beds, monitoring the outdoor performance of different panel technologies since 2012.

Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies (IntegratedPV)

Ayaş AgriPV Facility – Ankara

An agrivoltaic living-lab facility with 224 panels and 123.2 kW DC power, jointly monitoring agricultural output and PV performance.

Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies (IntegratedPV)

Kayseri AgriPV Facility – Erciyes

A 120-panel agrivoltaic facility at Erciyes testing bifacial module performance under high-altitude, low-temperature conditions.

Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies (IntegratedPV)

Bursa AgriPV Facilities – Mustafakemalpaşa

A multi-configuration AgriPV site (S-ATP BURSA and PV4PLANTS BURSA subsystems) testing different module types and array layouts at the same location.

Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies (IntegratedPV)

ODAK Laboratory Infrastructure

Concentrated solar energy testing with a trough collector simulator and a high-flux solar simulator using 3×6 kW xenon lamps.

Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Technologies (ODAK)

Power Electronics and Grid Integration Laboratory (Powering)

Power converter testing up to 50 kW, MPPT validation, and TS EN 50549-1/62116, TS IEC 61727 grid integration compliance testing.

Power Electronics, Grid and System Integration (POWERING)

Test and Characterization Laboratory Infrastructure

Electrical, optical and structural measurement laboratories at the Research Park, including a flash solar simulator, SEM, XRD, Raman and more.