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The Future of Photovoltaics 2021: Organic, Perovskites, CIGS, Hybrid

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DEC 2021
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We examine the latest technical and commercial development trends in perovskite, organic, hybrid, CIGS and other next-gen photovoltaic technologies. It covers all aspects incl novel materials, promising production methods such as printed or R2R, new form factors, novel applications beyond utility.

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3M
Serena Mollenhauer

3M

Serena Mollenhauer

Product Development Specialist

Ultra Barrier Films for Protecting Electronics and Fexible Photovoltaics

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3M
Dan Pierpont

3M

Dan Pierpont

Advanced Product Development Specialist

Ultra Barrier Films for Protecting Electronics and Fexible Photovoltaics

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ASCA
Mélanie Bertrand

ASCA

Mélanie Bertrand

Research, Development & Innovation Manager

ASCA Activate your Design

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Brilliant Matters
Jean-Rémi Pouliot

Brilliant Matters

Jean-Rémi Pouliot

CEO

New Generation Of Photovoltaic Materials

Brite Solar
Elias Stathatos

Brite Solar

Elias Stathatos

CTO

Piezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet-printing as a high-throughput technique for the fabrication of large-sized perovskite solar modules.

The interest in perovskite photovoltaics (PVs) has drastically increased in the last few years, both...

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
Thomas Kolbusch

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH

Thomas Kolbusch

Vice President

Improvement of yield and performance of OPV by using inline quality control systems and process monitoring

Coatema delivered a pilot line in 2012 to the University of Thessaloniki in Greece. (Auth). Since th...

CubicPV
Michael Irwin

CubicPV

Michael Irwin

CTO & Co-Founder

Towards a Perovskite Tandem Future

Our latest approach to 4T perovskite/Direct Wafer silicon tandem PV modules will be presented. As en...

Dracula Technologies
Sadok Ben Dkhil

Dracula Technologies

Sadok Ben Dkhil

CTO

Inkjet printed Flexible and Free Design OPV Modules for Indoor Application

Over the last decade, organic solar cells (OSCs) have become a promising technology for next generat...

DuPont Teijin Films
Steven Davies

DuPont Teijin Films

Steven Davies

PV Marketing Manager

Sustainability without compromise - Advances in Polyester Film Substrates for Photovoltaics

In this talk, Steven Davies from DuPont Teijin Films will provide an overview of their Mylar® UVHPET...

Enerthing
Michael Niggemann

Enerthing

Michael Niggemann

Founder & MD

OPV for IOT applications – Smart Power to Data

Powering a large number of IoT devices from primary batteries is often a showstopper for many use ca...

Epishine
Thomas Österberg

Epishine

Thomas Österberg

R&D Manager

Printed Organic PV For Low Light Applications

Organic photovoltaics (OPV) is a technology that can benefit from both Roll-to-roll and a fully wet-...

Evolar AB
Olle Lundberg

Evolar AB

Olle Lundberg

CTO & Co Founder

Evolar’s PV Power Booster line – a turnkey fab solution based on perovskite technology

Evolar is offering turnkey fab solutions based on a perovskite technology, PV Power Booster, to be u...

Flisom
Ayodhya Tiwari

Flisom

Ayodhya Tiwari

Founder and Chairman

Flexible Lightweight Thin Film Photovoltaics Based on CIGS and Perovskites: Opportunities and Challenges

Fraunhofer IAP
Armin Wedel

Fraunhofer IAP

Armin Wedel

Division Director

Organic Photovoltaics & Beyond - from single solar cells to integrated systems - ways for additional energy harvesting

Heliatek
Jan Birnstock

Heliatek

Jan Birnstock

CTO

Green & Clean Electricity from Organic Solar Films

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ITRI
Jason Chuang

ITRI

Jason Chuang

Project Manager

Solution Coated Gas Barrier for Environmental Sensitive Device

Solution coated gas barrier (SGB) for flexible device was developed to cover defects of substrate an...

InfinityPV
Frederik Krebs

InfinityPV

Frederik Krebs

CEO

Roll-to-roll Printed Solar: production, product integration, markets and perspective.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold

Tenure-Track Professor for Next Gen PVs

Novel Materials and Processes
for Perovskite (Tandem) Photovoltaics

Lightricity
Mathieu Bellanger

Lightricity

Mathieu Bellanger

Technical Director

Ultra-high Efficiency Indoor Photovoltaic Cells and Novel Applications for Wearable Electronics

We will introduce Lightricity indoor PV technology that can provide up to x6 more power per area tha...

Lusoco
Frankje de Boer

Lusoco

Frankje de Boer

CTO

Off-grid and net-zero illuminated signage: Energy harvesting via Luminescent Solar Concentrator principles

Lusoco™ is an innovative Dutch start-up that offers energy harvesting signage. The concept works vi...

National Research Council Canada (NRCC)
Salima Alem

National Research Council Canada (NRCC)

Salima Alem

Senior Research Officer

Printed Organic Photovoltaics for Indoor Light Energy Harvesting

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Phillips 66
Reed Eisenhart

Phillips 66

Reed Eisenhart

Director, Solar Energy

Photoactive Polymers Tailored to Industrial Printing of High Performing and Stable Organic Photovoltaics

QD Solar
Dan Shea

QD Solar

Dan Shea

CEO

Perovskite/Quantum Dot 4 Terminal Tandem Solar Cell

Saule Technologies
David Forgács

Saule Technologies

David Forgács

Director of Knowledge Management

The Development of the First Commercial Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells

Saule Technologies has recently completed its first production line, and is currently developing the...

Solaires
Anjusree Shyla

Solaires

Anjusree Shyla

Research Manager

Perovskite Inks: Inks & Formulation For Printing Perovskite Photovoltaics

Solaires has recently introduced their patent pending perovskite Solar InkTM that has a unique formu...

Soliculture
Glenn Alers

Soliculture

Glenn Alers

CEO

Commercial Scale Luminescent Solar Collector Photovoltaic Panel for Agriculture

Sunew
Vinicius Zanchin

Sunew

Vinicius Zanchin

CEO

OPV Production Scale-Up and Installation Challenge

Swansea University
Trystan Watson

Swansea University

Trystan Watson

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

The Challenges of Scale for Printed Perovskite

Whilst the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells continues to increase, technology deve...

Ubiquitous Energy
Miles Barr

Ubiquitous Energy

Miles Barr

CTO & Co-Founder

Truly Transparent Solar Technology

Ubiquitous Energy has developed a truly transparent solar technology for a variety of applications, ...

VTT
Riikka Suhonen

VTT

Riikka Suhonen

Research Scientist

R2R Printed Perovskite PV

VTT conducts world leading research in the field of printed, hybrid, and structural electronics. Th...

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