Programme

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1

12:00

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13:15

Registration & lunch

13:15

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13:30

Welcome

13:30

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15:10

Session 1: Back-contact cell technology

ECN (Agnes Mewe)

Status and developments in back-contacted cells at ECN

Universität Stuttgart (Morris Dahlinger)

Progress of laser processed, low cost ipv back side contact cells

ISC Konstanz (Joris Libal)

Status of Zebra technology

Imec (Barry O'Sullivan)

Achievements and challenges towards high efficiency, large area IBC solar cells

15:10

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16:00

Coffee break

16:00

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17:40

Session 2: Back-contact cell and module technology

Fraunhofer ISE (Max-Sebastian Hendrichs)

Back contact cell technology

ECN (Evert Bende)

Foil-based modules: cost competitiveness and innovations

STRE (Román Merino)

New interconnection concept: encapsulant with printed conductive tracks

SunPower (Akira Terao)

Qualification requirements for back contact modules

17:40

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18:30

Drinks

18:30

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19:20

Session 3: Production of back-contact cells and modules

Eurotron (Jan Bakker)

Losses-lost

Savcor (Tuukka Savisalo)

An overview of developments in foil-based back contact modules

19:20

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19:30

Short summary & close

19:30

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22:00

Dinner event

DAY 2

9:00

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9:30

Arrival with coffee / tea

9:30

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10:45

Session 4: Bankability and acceptance of PV

3E (Caroline Tjengdrawira)

PV Modules: challenges in acceptance and bankability

DNV GL (Bas Vet)

Bankability: technology review and factory inspections

EAM Solar (Viktor Jakobsen)

Economic impact of high efficiency

10:45

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11:30

Coffee break 

11:30

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12:45

Session 5: Characterisation and materials innovations

Pasan (Rajesh Ambigapathy)

A novel approach to contact back-contact solar cells for characterization purposes

Dow Corning (Guy Beaucarne)

Silicone-based Electrically Conductive Adhesives for next generation back contact modules

Eppstein (Markus Rees)

contacfoil© Interconnection solution for MWT cells - certified and mass producible

12:45

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14:00

Lunch

14:00

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15:15

Session 6: Application and production of back-contact modules

Tulipps (Paul Stassen)

Back contact cells and building integration: a new system approach

MegaCell (Franco Traverso)

Roadmap for MegaCell

Yingli (Ziqian Wang)

Updates of n-MWT aspects in mass production

15:15

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15:30

Summary & close

15:30

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16:00

Coffee break