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The 2nd Workshop on Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Plants: Optical Design and Grid Connection. 9 - 10 March 2009, Darmstadt, Germany

Call for Papers

We welcome papers, brief technical notes and posters. You are invited to present your research, or discuss your technical developments in our printed proceedings. Please send a half-page abstract by 16 January, 2009 to:

PV-Workshop

Ralf Leutz
E-mail: ralf.leutz@physik.uni-marburg.de
ralf.leutz@concentratoroptics.com

Please select a subject for your work from the list of conference topics.

Conference Topics

Concentrator Optics

  • primary concentrators
  • secondary optics
  • innovative designs

Concentrator Cells

  • materials and junctions
  • reliability and performance

Concentrator Systems

  • modules
  • trackers
  • inverters
  • tests and standards

Markets and Manufacturing

  • fabrication methods
  • cost
  • financing
  • market studies
  • operation

Concentrator PV as Renewable Power

  • wind power grid connection
  • solar thermal power plants
  • PV energy mix (thin film, flat plate, CPV)
  • field experience

Grid connection

  • Technology, lessons to be learned from wind power integration
  • Grid codes for solar technology
  • Grid connection of solar applications
  • Grid operation with large amounts of solar applications connected
  • Virtual power plants for solar applications

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