Session n° 2 : Technical session

Conference Chairman : Christian Langen, EPIA Board Director

 
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PV industry Overview”, moderated by Dr. Hoffmann, focused on a complete analysis of the whole PV value chain from the raw material to the system level, with special attention to BIPV (Building integrated PV) applications.

 

 

Photovoltaic Industry Overview

  moderator: Winfried Hoffmann, EPIA President
   

   
 
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Winfried Hoffmann, EPIA President
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14:00 – 14:30
Future global production capacities, analysis of the value chain and silicon availability
Paula Mints, Navigant Consulting
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14:30 – 14:45
Module technologies
Ingo A. Schwirtlich, Schott Solar
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14:45 – 15:00
Balance of System costs
Manfred Bächler, Phoenix Solar
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15:00 – 15:15
Building Integrated Photovoltaic and systems developments
Evert Vlaswinkel, Scheuten Projects
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15:15 – 15:30
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15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break
 

Reliability of PV products”, moderated by Mr. Cramer (EPIA Board Director), was dedicated to present the different activities carried out by the PV industry to assure high quality products and to prove that long-term reliable modules are a fact.

 
 

Reliability of Photovoltaic products

  moderator: Günther Cramer, EPIA Board Director
   

   
 
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Günther Cramer, EPIA Board Director
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15:50 – 16:10
Long-term performance of modules
Artur Skoczek, JRC
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16:10 – 16:30
Product certification of PV modules, Quality requirements & standards
Werner Herrmann, TÜV
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16:30 – 16:50
Yield optimisation and monitoring the output of solar plants over their lifetime
Thomas Nordmann, TNC Consulting
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16:50 – 17:15
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