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Prof. dr. Sanne de Vries

Professor · Electrical Engineering

Delft University of Technology

Delft, Netherlands

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding availableLast verified 2026-06-19

About

Leads the photovoltaic materials and devices group with a strong outdoor testing programme.

Research interests

Solar Energy
Renewable Energy
photovoltaics
module design
bifacial
field testing

PhD supervision

Welcomes applications from MSc graduates in physics or EE.

Publications

  • Advances in Solar Energy: a five-year review

    Nature Energy · 2025 · 10.1000/demo.c0148c96

  • Scalable approaches to photovoltaics for practical deployment

    Joule · 2024 · 10.1000/demo.e0e255de

  • Characterising module design under realistic operating conditions

    Energy & Environmental Science · 2023 · 10.1000/demo.a00129ac

Current projects

  • Next-generation solar energy at scale

    A multi-year programme led by Prof. dr. Sanne de Vries focused on photovoltaics and module design.

    Solar Energy · ongoing · Funding: National research council grant

Open PhD positions

  • PhD position in solar energy (photovoltaics)

    Join the group of Prof. dr. Sanne de Vries at Delft University of Technology to work on photovoltaics, module design, bifacial.

    Deadline 2027-03-12 · Fully funded