A Gathering of Solar Visionaries
Berlin became a hub for solar innovators during the Perovskite Connect Event, where researchers, startups, and industry leaders came together to explore the immense potential of perovskite tandem technology. This wasn’t just a scientific event; it was a vision of how solar can shape the architecture, mobility, and digital life of tomorrow.
While industrial leaders such as Oxford PV and Microquanta reaffirmed their positions as global pioneers, this year’s spotlight clearly shone on ambitious technology companies redefining what is possible: Swift Solar, Solaires, CUBIC PV, CHOSE, and Perovskia Solar AG.
The Next Frontier: Indoor and Integrated PV
Solaires — Powering Light from Light
Solaires demonstrated an exciting leap with indoor PV modules that efficiently convert ambient indoor light into energy. Their concept transforms how we think about powering IoT devices, wearables, and smart sensors — energy harvesting directly from artificial lighting.
This marks a turning point for self-sustaining systems and smart living environments, where perovskite’s high sensitivity to low light makes it the technology of choice.
Swift Solar — Flexibility Meets Efficiency
Swift Solar’s tandem approach stood out for its balance between performance and scalability. Their flexible perovskite-silicon architecture offers impressive efficiency, with a manufacturing model that is adaptable to mass production — a crucial step toward mainstream adoption.
CUBIC PV — A New Material Era
Bridging Research and Reality
CHOSE — Translating Science into Durability
As part of Italy’s Tor Vergata University network, CHOSE shared progress in stability enhancement and environmental resistance, tackling the biggest challenge for perovskites: longevity. Their prototypes are moving closer to commercial reliability standards, demonstrating that academic research and real-world application are now converging.
Perovskia Solar AG — Design Meets Function
Perovskia stood out as a company combining custom design with perovskite technology. Their modules — available in multiple colors, transparencies, and patterns — redefine how solar can integrate into architecture and aesthetics.
Their message resonates with our mission at Soular Innovations: solar energy should be not only functional but beautiful and human-centered.
The Perovskite Connect Event in Berlin revealed how fast innovation is reshaping the solar landscape.
Indoor PV has emerged as a true game-changer — enabling power generation in spaces once thought unsuitable for solar energy. It opens the door to self-powered devices, smart homes, and an entirely new way of thinking about where energy can come from.
Tandem technologies are no longer confined to research labs; they are scaling fast, improving stability, and steadily approaching commercial reality. What was once experimental is now becoming tangible, with prototypes ready for the real world.
And perhaps most exciting, design integration is now at the heart of the solar conversation. The future of energy is not just efficient — it’s visible, elegant, and seamlessly integrated into our lives and architecture.
This first chapter of our recap highlights the creativity, passion, and technological courage driving the perovskite revolution.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll explore the power of collaboration, material breakthroughs, and the emerging European projects that are shaping the next generation of clean energy autonomy.
