Presentations given at the Information and Match-Making Event Düsseldorf 24th February 2016
Dr. Stefan Nowak, NET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd, Switzerland, Coordinator SOLAR-ERA.NET
SOLAR-ERA.NET – Network for Funding Transnational Research Development and Innovation Projects: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities through Cooperation of National and Regional Funding Agencies and Programmes
Dr.-Ing. Mark Schmitz, Technology Director, TSK Flagsol, Germany
With Intelligent Optimisation Strategies and Higher Temperatures to Better Performance and Lower Cost
Eric Schneiderlöchner, Solar World, Germany
Challenges and Opportunities for R&D in the PV Field from an Industry Point of View
Prof. Wim C. Sinke, Co-chairman European Photovoltaic Technology Platform, ECN Solar Energy, The Netherlands
New Governance of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET-) Plan - Integrated Roadmap for Renewables and European Technology and Innovation Platforms
Dr. Thomas Grünewald, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research, North Rhine-Westphalia
Solar Energy Research in North Rhine-Westphalia (speech without presentation)
Dr. Lionel Fourdrinier, AC&CS - CRM Group, Belgium
Novacost - Non Vacuum Based Strategies for Cost Efficient Low Weight Chalcogenide Photovoltaics
Andreas Zimmermann, Sunplugged GmbH, Austria
Monoscribe - Roll-to-Roll Monolithic Interconnection of Customizable Thin-film Solar Modules
Prof. Ayodhya Tiwari, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland
NovaZolar - All-non-Vacuum Processed ZnO-based Buffer and Window Layers for CIGS Solar Cell Technology
Dr. Parisa Sehati, Glafo - Glass Research Institute, Sweden
LIMES - Light Innovative Materials for Enhanced Solar Efficiency
Dr. Ivan Gordon, IMEC, Belgium
PV4FACADES - Photovoltaics for High-Performance Building-Integrated Electricity Production Using High-Efficiency Back-Contact Silicon Modules
Joerg Scheurer, Polytec PT GmbH, Germany
InnoModu - Leadfree Modules with Low Silver Content and Innovative Busless Cell Grid
Dr. Iwan Davies, IQE plc, United Kingdom
THESEUS - Tandem High Efficiency Solar Cells Utilizing III-V Semiconductors on Silicon
Dr. Markus Klenk, Züricher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW, Switzerland
U-light - Ultra Lightweight PV Modules and their Applications in Innovative PV Systems Achieving Lowest Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)
Prof. Elias Kyriakides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
PV2GRID - A Next Generation Grid Side Converter with Advanced Control and Power Quality Capabilities
Dr. Thomas Ackermann, Energynautics GmbH, Germany
Snoopi - Smart Network Control with Coordinated PV Infeed
Bruno D'Aguanno, CIC energiGUNE, Spain
SLAGSTOCK - Low-Cost Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage Systems Made of Recycled Steel Industry Waste
Christoph Hilgert, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Spain
SITEF - Silicone Fluid Test Facility
Johannes Sattler, Solar Institut Jülich, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
EDITOR - Evaluation of the Dispatchability of a Parabolic Trough Collector System with Concrete Storage