PHOTOVOLTAICS / SOLAR CELL / MANUFACTURING TRACK / Room 13A
Session: NEW FRONTIERS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS MANUFACTURING
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Chair: Nancy Hartsoch, SolFocus
Session description: A variety of competing technologies are now being investigated or deployed for photovoltaics/solar cell manufacturing. This session looks at some of the recent advances in these technologies, ranging from simple silicon, to III-V and IV materials. Challenges of photovoltaic cell reliability will be addressed, including that of thin films, crystalline silicon and concentrator
PV technologies. New developments in holographic solar concentrators will also be presented, as will new developments in integrated photovoltaic combined thermal systems.
Two Major Barriers for Ultra Large Scale PV: Only One Material Like Silicon CMOS and Storage of Energy
Rajendra Singh, Clemson University
Enhanced Output PV and CPV Devices Involving III-V and IV Sub-Cells
Dr. Mahieddine Emziane, Masdar Institute
Solar Photovoltaic Reliability: Retrospective & Challenges
Joseph Kuitche, TUV Rheinland PT
Development of Wide Acceptance Angle and Wavelength Selective Holographic Solar Concentrators
Nirmalendu Deo, Next Generation
Performance Improvement of Photovoltaic Thermal Solar Collectors with Helical Tape Inserts
M. Arif Hasan and Sumathy Krishnan
Session: ADVANCES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Chair: Allen Zielnik, ATLAS Materials Testing
Session description: The range of candidate biomass feedstocks (e.g. algae) which have the attributes for success is expanding and many of these will be compared and contrasted. Recent, high impact innovations that enable the use of these feedstocks will be presented.
New Developments in the Commercialization of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Marc Thomas, Dyesol, Inc. (invited)
Dye Solar Cells: The New Kid on the Block
Dilip Joshi, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd
Non-contact Printable Metallic Inks
Dr. Yunjun Li, Applied Nanotech, Inc.
Session: PV MANUFACTURING PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Chair: Jason Hevelone, Abound Solar
Co-chair: Dan McGowan, SVTC
Session description: Photovoltaics manufacturing technology has moved into high volume, with throughput reaching 3000 substrates per hour or more. Development of new processes continues, however, in order to obtain higher cell efficiency, higher tool throughput and reduced cost-of-ownership. This session will examine a variety of new process techniques, including surface texturing, atmospheric surface modification, bulk analysis of trace impurities and dopants, and fluorinated elastomer seals.
Evaluation of Atmospheric Plasma Surface Modification for Continuous Processing of Solar Cells
Rory Wolf
Bulk Analysis of Trace Impurities and Dopants in Polysilicon Used to Manufacturing PV Cells
Tim Hossain, Cerium Laboratories
Perfluoroelastomer and Fluoroelastomer Seals for Photovoltaic Cell Manufacturing Processes
Joe Chen, Kevin DeMartini and Dr. Michele Vigliotti, DuPont Performance Elastomers (invited)
Thin-Film Solar Cells
Dilip Joshi, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd
PHOTOVOLTAICS: THE QUEST FOR GRID PARITY TRACK / Room 13B
Session: ADDRESSING THE $/WATT CHALLENGE
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Chair: Daniel Wishnik, Siemens Energy and Automation
Session description: One of the main drivers in photovoltaic solar cell technology is the goal of reducing the cost of the power generated to be equivalent to or less than that provided by conventional technologies. This so-called grid parity is usually considered to be about $1/Watt at
peak times. This session will take a broad look at what can impact the cost of PV.
Photovoltaic Component Specification to Help Reduce Solar Cell Manufacturing Costs
John Baxter, Swagelok Semiconductor Services Company
Marketing Your Technical Differentiation in the Solar Market
Ryan McMeniman, Ward Hill Marketing
Desert-Ready Inverters Reduce Installation and Operation Costs and Improve Overall PV System Performance
Jack Gilmore, AE
Session: PHOTOVOLTAICS IN PRACTICE
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Chair: Marlene Brown, Sandia
Session description: Photovoltaic systems have been in use for more than 20 years, but are now being implemented in a wide variety of configurations, from building-integrated PV, to solar farms to rooftop installations on homes and businesses. This session will look at PV’s role in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) efforts, provide an engineering and financial analysis of installing a solar power system on a residential house, a sizing method for security PV systems, a report on the new Net Zero neighborhoods plans, and recent progress in PV sun tracking systems.
Installing a Solar Power System on a Residential House: Engineering and Financial Analysis
Amal Kabalan, Villanova University
Net Zero Neighborhoods Plan
Gil Weigand, Skipping Stone
Investigation of the Viability of a Small Scale SPV System for Residential Applications with a Novel Sizing Method
Evan Riley, Black and Veatch
Synthesis and Simulation of a Tracking Linkage Used to Drive the PV System Elevation from its Azimuth Motion
Maria Monica Vatacescu, Transilvania University of Brasov (invited)
Session: DC-DC OPTIMIZATION – PANEL DISCUSSION
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Chair: Eric Seymour, Advanced Energy
Session description: This panel session will consist of representatives of two manufacturers of optimizer products, a non-panel manufacturing integrator/operator, and a major panel manufacturer. Likely discussion topics include: the technology itself; the factors behind the proposed economic feasibility of the technology; likely context of use and scale, and factors concerning the eventual marriage of the technology with other components, most notably the panels.
• Andrew Foss, National Semiconductor (invited)
• Bob Porter, Ampt LLC
• Steve Voss, Sun Edison
• Michael A. Siciliano, SunTech America (invited)
