The 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU
PVSEC 2015) closed its doors on Friday, 18 September. The global PV community
met in Hamburg, to discuss the latest developments and innovations in
Photovoltaics. More than 50 % of the participants at the EU PVSEC 2015 had been
represented by R & D specialists and about 40 % from the segment industry
and engineering. The EU PVSEC is regarded as the world’s leading platform for
exchanges between the worlds of PV research and industry in the global PV solar
industry sector.
Conference General Chair Dr.-Ing. Stefan Rinck, CEO of SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES, Member
of Main Executive Board VDMA and Chairman Committee for Research and
Innovation, and Technical Programme: ”PV LCOE will decrease further. We expect
a decrease by 30 – 50 % from 2014 to 2030. For me it is obvious that PV will
have a good chance to be the cheapest form of electricity generation in many
countries in the coming decades”.
EU PVSEC Technical Programme Chairman, Dr. Nigel Taylor, European
Commission, Joint Research Centre: “PV technology continues to innovate
at a great pace. Again this year we've heard researchers report on new
efficiency breakthroughs for both silicon-based cells and thin film devices.
Further, these advances are being translated into industrial products. Another
highlight was a hybrid design that combines ultra-high efficiency space cells
with a silicon device to break through the 40% energy conversion efficiency
barrier under direct sunlight. Finally, over 40% of the papers look at issues
such as operational performance, PV product development and markets”.
Dr. Heinz Ossenbrink, Institute for Energy and Transport JRC, European
Commission, pointed out during the closing of the EU PVSEC:” Wiser energy use
while fighting climate change is both a spur for new jobs and growth and an
investment in Europe's future. Europe has to take the leadership in Grid
integration and should take full advantage of the deeds for (near) Zero
Buildings. We also need a new electricity market design in Europe and we have
to transform the best administrative practises across Europe”.
EU PVSEC 2016
The EU PVSEC 2016 will take place at the ICM International Congress Center
Munich starting on
June 20, 2016. The 32nd EU PVSEC will be co-located with the Intersolar Europe
in Munich.
For further information, please visit:
https://www.photovoltaic-conference.com