19 May 2021: Conference Day 1

Welcome address – Roch Drozdowski-Strehl, Conference Chairman and ETIP PV Vice-Chairman

14:00 hrs.
Session I – LATEST TRENDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PV INDUSTRY

The Opening session will bring together industry leaders, high-level Representatives of the European Commission as well as EU organizations to provide a comprehensive overview of the EU PV INDUSTRY.

Session Introduction: Roch Drozdowski-Strehl, IPVF

  • Solar Manufacturing Accelerator & European Solar Initiative – Walburga Hemetsberger, SolarPower Europe
  • EC Solar PV Vision – Joaquim Nunes de Almeida, European Commission, Director for Ecosystems IV: Mobility & Energy intensive industries
  • Reshoring PV manufacturing: an annual 40B€ opportunity for Europe – Diego Pavia, EIT Innoenergy
  • ITRPV Roadmap update – Jutta Trube, VDMA Photovoltaic
  • Panel Discussion (Industry Progress & Announcements) – Moderated by Gaëtan Masson, Becquerel Institute
  • Live Q&A

15:30 hrs. End of the session.

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16:00 hrs.
Session II – EUROPEAN PV TECHNOLOGY: QUO VADIS?

Two key PV Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) challenges will be addressed during this session: Industry-ready Technologies as well as Emerging Technologies.

Session Introduction: Delfina Muñoz, CEA Liten and Ivan Gordon, EERA PV / imec 

  • Renaissance of PV production in EU with 3 categories of c-Si-based technologies – Radovan Kopecek, ISC
  • PV SRIA Vision – How Technology and Manufacturing Improvements can Strengthen European PV Industry – Franz Karg, Avancis
  • State-of-the-art and challenges of emerging PV technologies in Europe – Pere Roca i Cabarrocas, IPVF, EPKA
  • The strategic importance of emerging technologies for European PV manufacturing as envisaged by the European PV SRIA – Simon Philipps, Fraunhofer ISE
  • Panel discussion (How will European technology development and manufacturing enable the establishment of reliable and sustainable solar PV everywhere for everybody and forever)
  • Live Q&A

17:30 hrs. End of the session and Day 1.

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20 May 2021: Annual Conference Day 2

 

14:00 hrs.
Session III – RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLAR PV EVERYWHERE

The key Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) domains to be the focus of this session are PV integration, Quality & Sustainability.

Session Introduction: Ulrike Jahn – VDE Renewables

  • The Strategic Importance of Reliability, Sustainability, and Integration in the PV Sector by the European PV SRIA – David Moser, EURAC Research
  • Reliability Challenges for New PV Material & Module Developments – Gernot Oreski, PCCL
  • Lifecycle PV quality assurance for PV power plants – Paolo V. Chiantore, BayWa r.e.
  • Research and Innovation for expanding solar power generation without expanding land use – Bianca Lim, ISFH
  • Panel Discussion (How can PV be installed and integrated in a reliable and sustainable way?) – Moderated by David Moser, EURAC Research & Ulrike Jahn, VDE Renewables
  • Live Q&A

15:30 hrs. End of the session.

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16:00 hrs.
Session IV – FIT FOR 55% – SOLAR DRIVING EUROPE’S AMBITION

Rounding out the two days of interactive sessions will be done in a discussion between high-level representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and PV specialists.

Session Introduction: Wim Sinke, TNO Energy Transition and Walburga Hemetsberger, SolarPower Europe

  • How Can Europe Set the Right Milestones to Lead Us To A Decarbonized Continent By 2050? – Antonio Lopez-Nicolas, DG Energy, European Commission
  • What Are The EU Parliament’s Plans To Get Us Ready For 55% –  MEP Jutta Paulus, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
  • What Can Be The Role of Solar In Europe’s ambitions – Christian Breyer, LUT University
  • Solar As A No-Regret Option To Decarbonization? – Speaker tbc
  • Panel discussion – Moderated by Wim Sinke, TNO and Walburga Hemetsberger, SPE
  • Live Q&A

17:30 hrs. End of the session and Day 2.

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This conference is free to attend. Please make sure to register to the session/s that you are interested in. Separate Zoom links will be sent to you for each of the sessions.  

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