Technology and Manufacturing Roads to Grid Parity
The new format of the 4th PV Fab Manager Forum will address the contribution of technology and manufacturing to reach Grid Parity as soon as possible in order to generate new growth and prospects for our industry.
The forum will be attended by executives, fab managers, scientists and experts from the photovoltaic industry, research and academic organizations.
Visit www.pvgroup.org/pvfmf for more details and take a detailed look into the conference agenda.
I invite you to join us and be a part of this important executive conference (7-9 March 2010.)
See you in Berlin!
 Heinz Kundert
President
SEMI Europe/ PV Group
Conference Agenda:
Introduction and Status of the Global PV market (Plenum)
- Opening: Heinz Kundert, SEMI / PVGroup
- Keynote I: Status of the global PV industry
Winfried Hoffmann, President, EPIA
- Keynote II: Challenges of Advanced Si Cell Technologies
Prof. Rolf Brendel, Director, ISFH
- Keynote III: Challenges of Advanced Thin Film Technologies
Prof. Hans-Werner Schock, Head of Inst. Technology, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin
First Session (Workshop):
Three parallel tracks with brief presentation followed by an interactive discussion among all participants.
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1st track
Crystalline Silicon
Roadmap to advance crystalline cell technology
Ralf Lüdemann, CEO Solarworld Innovation, GmbH
Volker Nadenau, CTO, Bosch Solar Energy
Ingo Schwirtlich, VP Technology, SCHOTT Solar AG
Silvia Roth, VP Roth and Rau
Sjouke Zijlstra, CEO Arise, GmbH |
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2nd track
Thin Film
Status, Applications and competitiveness of thin film technology
Harald Binder, VP EMEA, AMAT Solar Business
Bernhard Dimmler, CTO, Würth Solar GmbH & Co. KG
Nikolaus Meyer, COO, Sulfurcell
Roland Sillmann, CEO, Inventux
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3rd track
Solar Modules
Main challenges in module manufacturing
Peter Fath, CTO, Centrotherm Photovoltaics
Roger Little, CEO, Spire Corp.
Lars Podlowski, CTO, Solon SE
Harry Wirth, Head of Group PV Modules, FhG ISE |
Second Session (Plenum):
Report out of Workshops by Chairmen:
1st Track: Peter Wawer, SVP Technology, Q-Cells
2nd Track: Prof. Bernd Rech, Head of Si PV, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin
3rd Track: Patrick Hofer-Noser (invited), CEO, 3S Swiss Solar Systems AG
Status PV Standardization Panel
Chair: Prof. Werner Bergholz, Professor of Electrical
Engineering, Jacobs University Bremen
Panel:
James Amano, Director, SEMI PV Group
"PV-Standards Roadmap Status"
Hubert Aulich, CEO, PV Crystalox and EPIA Board
Grand Panel: Learning and directions
Chair: Prof. Eicke Weber, Director, Fraunhofer ISE
Panel: Joerg Althaus
Peter Fath
Markus Hoehner
Winfried Hoffmann
Nikolaus Meyer
Prof. Hans-Werner Schock
Peter Wawer
Company Visits 9 March, 2010
Visit to Adlershof, Science and Technology Park in Berlin
Sulfurcell GmbH, Solon AG, Helmholtz Institute
(additional visits tbc)
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