First Graphene Limited announced a R&D collaboration with Greatcell Energy Limited, trading as "Halocell Energy" (Halocell), and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has received a Cooperative Research Centres Project (CRC-P) grant of AUD 2,028,773. The grant was awarded under Round 14 of the Australian Government's CRC-P collaborative research funding stream and will support the project over three years. The project aims to commercialise ultra-low-cost, flexible perovskite solar cell fabrication using Halocell's roll-to-roll (R2R) production process at its Wagga Wagga plant.

Scalable fabrication would help meet an anticipated 31% compound annual growth rate in the perovskite solar cell market, estimated to be valued at USD 7.38 billion by 20301. First Graphene's focus in this project will be on the research, development and provision of graphene formulations to produce the material ink used in perovskite solar cell manufacturing with suitable dispersion, low toxicity and high conductivity characteristics. FGR will provide R&D resources including labour, equipment, laboratory space, formulation and testing expertise to produce optimum graphene systems, with a view to scale up and supply graphene products in the latter phases.

QUT will provide expertise in material development, facilities for advanced material characterisation and testing, and assistance in developing the R2R process for perovskite cells and module production.