MARKET OVERVIEW
The challenges of the PV industry in 2012 and 2013
Dr. Henning Wicht, Senior Director and Principal, Analyst Photovoltaics, IHS ISUPPLI, Germany
SESSION 1 – SOLAR MODULE MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing consistency guidelines: why is this needed?
Dr. Ivan Sinicco, Head of Module Technology, OERLIKON SOLAR AG, Switzerland
A cost efficient polymer based crystalline silicon photo-voltaic (PV) module design – playing the polymeric substitution and integration game
Dr. Ronald F.M. Lange, CEO of 9-OM AG and CTO Eclipsall, Energy Corp., 9-OM AG, Switzerland
SESSION 2 - BACK AND FRONT SHEETS
Novel backsheet design – CPC (Coating-PET-Coating) – simple is more efficient
Dr. Marc Brandenburg, Team Manager PV R&D, FERON, Germany
Polyester films in photovoltaic module and cell
Dr. William MacDonald, Business Research Associate, DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS, United Kingdom
Low cost and high efficiency PV panels by a relief textured cover sheet
Dr. Ko Hermans, Chief Technology Officer, SOLAREXCEL, Netherlands
How fluoropolymers are losing their leadership in the backsheet market
Mr. Michele Vannini, Business Unit Manager, Photovoltaic Division, COVEME S.p.A., Italy
High speed automated production of durable PV modules: the contribution of cost effective adhesive integrated and weldable backsheets
Ir. François Rummens, Quality Research & Technical Support Manager, RENOLIT BELGIUM N.V., Belgium
Two different technologies for the framing of solar panels with light-stable polyurethane
Mr. Pierre Coppens, Product Manager Encapsulation Materials, BASF BELGIUM, Belgium
SESSION 3 – PERFORMANCE TESTING
Use of IR and raman microscopy to characterise the encapsulation system of flexible photovoltaic panel during an accelerated aging
Dr. Emilie Planes, Associate Professor, LEPMI – LMOPS UMR CNRS 5279, France
Which polymer for reliable silicon thin film PV modules? A review of encapsulants
Dr. Laure-Emmanuelle Perret-Aebi, Group Leader EPFL, EPFL – IMT - PVLAB, Switzerland
SESSION 4 - ENCAPSULANTS
Traceability of polymeric components of PV modules
Dipl.–Ing. Jörg Althaus, Head of Business Field Solar Energy, TÜV RHEINLAND ENERGIE UND UMWELT GmbH, Germany
Silicone encapsulation of solar cells; an eco-friendly opportunity to enhance performance of photovoltaic
modules, while reducing manufacturing cost
Dr. Alex Scholten, Global Program Leader Eco-Energy, MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GmbH, Germany
Extrusion technology for encapsulants for PV applications. The state of the art
Mr. Gaspare Tacchi, Head of R&D, Amut S.p.A., Italy
Polymer layers doped with luminescent materials for enhancement of solar cell performance
Dr. Anne-Marie Fuller, Business Development Executive, SCOTTISH INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH (SISER), United Kingdom
Silicone encapsulant development for low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) modules
Dr. Guillaume Sierra, R&D Manager, MAP, France
SESSION 5 – FUTURE PHOTOVOLTAICS
Towards printed organic solar cells
Dr. Nina Traut, Research Scientist, MERCK KGaA, Germany
Polysiloxane gel lamination technology for PV panels
Dr. Vladislav Poulek, CEO, TRAXLE SOLAR s.r.o., Czech Republic