SEMI PV Group Presents: Reliability Across the Value Chain: Materials Matter

The Critical Role of Materials in Reducing Project Risk, Reducing LCOE and Improving Financial Returns of PV Systems

July 10, 2012
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Level 4, Telegraph Hill, InterContinental Hotel San Francisco

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Hosted by SEMI North American PV Advisory Committee:

Description: Faster and broader adoption of solar power is driven by the photovoltaic industry’s ability to achieve grid parity while ensuring financial returns along the photovoltaic value chain.  The quality and long term performance of the components within a PV system heavily impact how successfully these objectives can be met.  This forum will explore the fundamental building blocks of system quality and long term performance: materials.  Materials selection, manufacturing processes and quality management are critical to success. In this session, we will explore the impact of these factors on both initial system cost and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE).  We will examine multiple points of view along the value chain, address key strategic business implications, and conclude with a panel discussion involving all the speakers.  Join to learn more about how materials, processing and quality management impact project returns, long term system output and economics, to accelerate our ability to achieve grid parity and further sustainable growth for the PV industry.

Agenda

2:00pm	Welcome/Introduction Moderator		Mark Osborne, Editor-in-Chief, FabTech / Photovoltaics International (biography)
2:05pm	PV Materials Market Overview		Joe Berwind, Managing Partner AEI Consulting (biography)
2:35pm	Polysilicon for High Efficiency, Low Cost Crystalline Silicon PV             Materials Matter: Materials Selection for Improved PV Performance and Project Financial Returns		Greg Bausch, Solar Product Market Manager, Hemlock Semiconductor (biography)             Eric Romano, Strategic Marketing Manager, DuPont (biography)
3:25pm	Beyond IEC Qualification, PV Materials & Testing for Real World Expectations		Allen Zielnik Senior Consultant, Atlas Material Testing Technology (Ametek) (biography)
3:45	BREAK
4:15pm	Solar 3.0 Platform - Downstream Execution Models, standards, and Industry Scalability.		Doug Payne, Executive Director of SolarTech (biography)
4:35pm	Photovoltaic Materials Research: Linking Short-Term Performance and Long-Term Reliability		Bruce King, Manager, Photovoltaics and Distributed Systems Integration Department Sandia National Laboratories (biography)
4:55pm	New trends in PV modules materials, microelectronics, data acquisition and BOS: from current generation to future highly efficient and intelligent PV modules		Nelu Mihai, CTO/SVP Global Technology, MEMC  (SunEdison) (biography)
5:15pm	Panel – Round Table Discussion Q&A		Mark Osborne FabTech
5:50pm	Closing Remarks		Bettina Weiss, SEMI PV Group (biography)

You Will Learn

- Business Outlook for Manufacturers

- PV Market Trends and Forecast

- Supplier Growth Strategies

- Supply Chain Best Practices

- Manufacturing Challenges

- Roadmapping and R&D

- Production and Cost Drivers

- Sustainability and Manufacturing

- Feedback to Manufacturers

- Customer/Supplier Approaches to Collective Problem Solving

Who Should Attend

IPPs and PV System Owners, Solar System Developers, Financial Providers, Insurance Providers, Independent Engineering Firms, PV Module Makers, Engineering, Procurement and Construction Firms,  Testing Firms, National Labs.