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

Papers


Sunday 8 March, 2009

17:30-20:15 Registration, small reception,
Location: Darmstadtium

Monday 9 March, 2009

Optics of Concentrator Photovoltaics

08:30-10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00 Opening
R. Leutz, Concentrator Optics GmbH
10:10-11:30 Technical Session I: Optical Designs I
11:30-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:45 Technical Session II: Optical Designs II
12:45-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch Buffet
14:00-15:20 Technical Session III: Cells and Receiver Packages
15:20-15:45 Discussion
15:45-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:10 Technical Session IV: Materials and quality assurance
18:10-18:30 Discussion
18:30 End of session
20:00 Conference dinner
Dinner included in the workshop registration fee.
How to get to the Dinner

Tuesday 10 March, 2009

Modules, Plants, and Production

08:30-09:50 Technical Session V: Modules and Trackers
09:50-10:10 Discussion
10:10-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Technical Session VI: Power Plants and Grid Connection
11:45-12:00 Discussion
12:00-12:40 Technical Session VIIa: Production Challenges
12:40-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch Buffet
14:00-14:45 Technical Session VIIb: Panel discussion on production challenges
14:45-14:55 Discussion
14:55 Closing remarks
15:00 End of workshop
15:30-18:30 Tour

Poster Presentations (presented in the coffee break area)

  • Cylindrical Fresnel lens solar concentrator without suntracking system; [PDF]
    A. Bojukliski
  • Low concentration the most prospective route to low cost PV systems;
    H. Mughal, Silicon CPV plc
  • A Fresnel lens based concentrating PV system in a greenhouse; [PDF]
    P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, B.A.J. van Tuijl, H.J.J. Janssen, G.P.A. Bot, Wageningen UR, Glastuinbouw B.V.
  • PV system integration in a solar greenhouse with NIR selective coating; [PDF]
    P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, B.A.J. van Tuijl, H.J.J. Janssen, G.P.A. Bot, Wageningen UR, Glastuinbouw B.V.
  • Characterization of silicon CPV modules and optimization of a concentrator system;
    K. Qiu, S. Hayden, CanmentEnergy
  • Sophisticated aluminium extrusions and sheet forming technology - new options for optics;
    B. Fausten, Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH
  • Solar tracker utility for concentrator design;
    Y. Cornil, Lighttec
  • Optimization Optimization of of Si Si solar cells, plastic materials and solar cells, plastic materials and technologies for the development of more efficient technologies for the development of more efficient concentRatION concentRatION photovoltaic systems photovoltaic systems

Workshop agenda subject to changes according to your submissions!

Please refer to the Conference Topics for details on the Technical Sessions.


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