This week we had a catch-up with the world’s only commercialized perovskite solar manufacturer, Saule Technologies. Though Saule emphasizes devices, the major avenue for that commercialization at present is a 1-year trial which began in 2021 with Aliplast, an aluminum profile and frames manufacturer. Once the results come in from the perovskite sun-blinds installed at an Aliplast facility, the two companies will offer such installations as a product to Aliplast’s customer. Saule Tech’s David Forgacs, Director of Knowledge Management, calls this BAPV (Building Applied Photovoltaics), as opposed to BIPV (I for integrated), because it’s something which can be applied to an existing element of a building. But when talking about this product, Forgacs immediately mentions that Saule Technologies has faced…