Polymers in Photovoltaics 2011 Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Polymers in Photovoltaics 2011 conference, held over 2 days in April 2011, including printed copy and CD. This unique business event was entirely dedicated to the Photovoltaics industry and the programme covered all the latest material and technology developments as well as providing a stimulating business forum.

The conference provided a global picture of the Photovoltaics industry and offered an opportunity to gain knowledge of new developments and future trends influencing the industry.

If your company has an interest in this industry then do not miss this opportunity to acquire these 19 presentations provided by so many of the industry's leading players.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Polymers in Photovoltaics - markets for 2011 and beyond - Miss. Kerry Satterthwaite, Senior Consultant, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Solar rural electrification: polymers one of the technology enablers and supply chain impact - Mr. Srinivasamohan Narayanan, VP technology, JIANGSU LINYANG SOLARFUN Co., Ltd., China

SESSION 1: BACKSHEETS AND FRONT SHEETS

Actual status of requirements for backsheet materials - Mr. Guido Volberg, Senior Engineer, TUV RHEINLAND LGA PRODUCTS GmbH, Germany

Innovative backsheet with intergrated encapsulant layer suitable for crystalline silicon PV modules - François Rummens, Quality Research and Technical Support Department Manager, RENOLIT BELGIUM NV, Belgium

Lightweight Photovoltaic Modules - Mr. Robert Pleydon, Senior Research Engineer, SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS, United States

Advanced PET Films in durable photovoltaic modules - Mr. Julien Faldysta, Products & Marketing Manager, and Mr. Koichi Muramatsu, Executive Vice President, TORAY FILMS EUROPE, France

Innovative PVDF and ECTFE solutions to suit segmented needs in PV front-sheets and back-sheets - Mr. Philippe-Jacques Leng, European Market Development, Films and Resins for Films, SOLVAY SOLEXIS, Belgium

Material performance of PMMA in PV, BIPV and CPV - Dr. Jochen Ackerman, Vice President Business Development, EVONIK RÖHM GmbH, Germany

Extrusion of typical encapsulant and backsheet polymers - Ms. Christine Ronaghan, Senior Process Engineer, DAVIS STANDARD, United States

SESSION 2 - SEALANTS

Ultra long lifetime of thin film CIGS PV modules up to 3000 hours damp heat stability using a novel edge sealing "getter" tape - Dr. Antonio Bonucci, Application Engineering and System Analysis, SAES GETTERS SpA, Italy

How can polymers enhance the efficiency in PV modules - Mr. Andreas Graichen, Senior Product Development Specialist, 3M Deutschland GmbH, Germany

SESSION 3 - ENCAPSULANT

Understand the UL requirements and get your PV materials to market faster Mr. Sander Nieuwenhuijzen, Business Development Manager, UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, Netherhlands

Processing and mechanical behaviour of polymeric encapsulates used for embedding solar cells - Dipl. Wirt.-Ing. Stefan-H. Schulze, Team Leader Polymer Materials, FRAUNHOFER – CENTER FOR SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS (CSP), Germany

Encapsulants for next-generation PV device and manufacturing technologies - Dr. Ryan T. Tucker, Technology Manager, SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC., United States

Balancing encapsulation quality and robustness of film silicon PV technology - Mr. Lambertus Plomp, Project Manager, ECN, Netherlands

New polymer materials and new concepts for highly efficient photovoltaic modules - Dr. Werner Hollstein, Manager Technical Service, HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS GmbH, Germany

Significance of EVA - compared to other encapsulants in high quality crystalline PV module encapsulation - Dr. Yun Luo, Project Manager, MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY AG, Switzerland

UV curing process and materials performance - Mr. Joshua Oliver, Manager UV/EB Specialty Applications, SARTOMER USA LLC, United States

New PVB encapsulant addresses solar panel discoloration - Mr. Christopher L. Reed, Global Business Director, Photovoltaics, SOLUTIA INC. United States