In this pv magazine webinar, we’ll welcome the authors of the latest European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) PV white paper focused on the European PV value chain.
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Discussion participants
Bianca Lim, Strategic Planning, Photovoltaics | Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH)Peter Fath, CEO | RCT Solutions
Gianluca Coletti, CTO | FuturaSun
Ralf Preu, Director Photovoltaics Division | Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)
Moderators
Michael Fuhs, Editor in chief, pv magazineDownload presentations
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In this pv magazine webinar, we’ll welcome the authors of the latest European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) PV white paper focused on the European PV value chain. Created by the European Commission, ETIP PV exists to promote the market uptake of key energy technologies by pooling funding, skills, and research facilities. The paper’s authors will discuss the necessary ingredients for an industrial policy that effectively supports European PV expansion. They’ll also explore the specific role that research and innovation can play in improving the competitiveness of PV manufacturing.
This webinar will include an assessment of the current state of European PV manufacturing, as debates rumble on over how the European Union should pursue domestic PV manufacturing capacity objectives. We’ll host a panel discussion between experts, delving into how research and innovation could be an asset to the European PV industry – depending on how policy frameworks and strategies are implemented at the national and European level.
Proceedings will get underway with a presentation from working group leaders Bianca Lim, Strategic Strategic Planning, Photovoltaics at ISFH, and Peter Fath, CEO at RCT Solutions, who will present the ETIP study. There will then be a panel discussion on the role of research and innovation in support of European PV industry reshoring.
Panelists will include:
Bianca Lim (ISFH)
Peter Fath (RCT Solutions)
Ralf Preu (Fraunhofer ISE)
Gianluca Coletti (FuturaSun)
Webinar content:
- Keypoints of the ETIP PV white paper on the European PV value chain.
- Panel discussion: Importance and impact of R&I investments towards manufacturing of next generation PV in Europe; necessity and opportunities of a rapid scale up of the European industry base.
Speakers
Gianluca Coletti, CTO | FuturaSun
Gianluca Coletti is Program Manager Tandem PhotoVoltaic Technology and Applications at TNO Energy Transition and adjunct Professor at University of New South Wales. He has more than 20 years experience in c-Si solar cell and module technologies and is a professional in managing large R&D projects with industrial application. Experienced in technology and innovation management of R&D programs for the industry Gianluca Coletti is considered a leading expert in the area of silicon materials for photovoltaic.
Ralf Preu, Director Photovoltaics Division | Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)
Entering the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in 1993, Dr. Ralf Preu is director of the Division Photovoltaics with a focus on production technology. He studied physics at the Universities of Freiburg and Toronto and economy at the University of Hagen; he received his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Hagen in 2000 and has been teaching photovoltaics at the University of Freiburg since 2008. His research interests include development of advanced silicon solar cell technology and its transfer to industrial production.
Bianca Lim, Strategic Planning/Business Development | Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH)
Since 2017 is Bianca Lim back at ISFH in the "Strategic Planning" area of the Photovoltaics department, where she started her career with materials research and finishing with silicon solar cell development. In between she was Senior Research Fellow at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singpore (SERIS), also in the field of silicon solar cell development.
Peter Fath CEO | RCT Solutions
Dr. Peter Fath is a worldwide known renewable energy visionary. Currently, he is the CEO of RCT Solutions GmbH – which works closely with investors, governments, and factories globally to establish solar manufacturing facilities by providing extensive owner’s engineering services. He is also the Chairman of the Solar Equipment Machine Maker Group at the German Engineering Federation – VDMA. He is also founder and director of solar research center ISC Konstanz, executive board member of European Solar Manufacturing Counsil – ESMC, one of the founding signatories of the The European Solar PV Industry Alliance.
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