Workshop Budapest 10-11 May 2007
An open scientific workshop on research
and development on advanced industrial crystalline silicon PV
technology organized on 10th - 11th May 2007 in Hotel
Mercure Budapest Metropol in Budapest, Hungary. The workshop was
attended by interested researchers and scientists,
by the participants of the CrystalClear project and a number of
invited guests. In addition, a number of PhD students from New
Members States and candidate countries were invited by the
CrystalClear Coordinator to participate in the event, and their
travel expenses have been funded.
The aim of this workshop was to disseminate
R&D results achieved within CrystalClear to the respective
stakeholders in PV in the New EU Member States and candidate
countries, identify opportunities for future joint work and
encourage young researchers in these countries to work in the
exciting field of c-Si PV.
The programme mainly consisted of up-to-date
presentations on the status of the R&D work within Crystal
Clear along the value chain of PV module production based on
crystalline silicon, and a forum to discuss and identify essential
future R&D topics and possible contributions by universities,
research institutes and other parties from the countries
mentioned.
R&D on Advanced Industrial
Crystalline Silicon PV Technology
Budapest,
Hungary, 10-11 May 2007
Hotel Mercure Budapest Metropol,
Rákóczi út 58, 1074 Budapest
Day 1 (presentations can be downloaded by
clicking on the title)
- 09.00 Opening by workshop chairman Prof.
Wim Sinke and local host Prof. István Bársony; Who is who? (brief
introduction round).
- 09.30 Photovoltaic solar energy and the role of
wafer silicon technology - the EU PV Technology Platform
Vision Report and Strategic Research Agenda - Wim
Sinke (ECN, NL).
- 10:00 Women in research: best
practices for the Gender Action Plan of CrystalClear -Dr. Flavia
Zucco (European Platform of Women Scientists).
- 10:45 Coffee Break.
Developments and challenges in wafer silicon PV technology:
a tour from feedstock to module
- 11:00 Feedstock: from using "off specs"
material to dedicated solar grade silicon production.(Report from
CrystalClear Subproject 1 & discussion + optional: short report
from selected R&D group in NMS or Candidate Country) - Boukje
Ehlen (ECN, NL).
- 12:00 Ingots, wafers and ribbons (presentation
not downloadable): towards efficient silicon utilization and
low silicon consumption(Report from CrystalClear Subproject 2 &
discussion + optional: report from selected R&D group in NMS or
Candidate Country) - Achim Eyer (FhG ISE).
- 13:00 Lunch break & walk out (program item).
- 14:30 Wafer equivalents (presentation not
downloadable): alternatives routes to low cost silicon
substrates. (Report from CrystalClear Subproject 3 &
discussion) - Achim Eyer (FhG ISE).
- 15:15 Solar cells: high efficiencies,
novel design concepts and advanced processing.(Report from
CrystalClear Subproject 4 & discussion - Guido Agostinelli
(IMEC, BE).
- 16:30 Break.
- 16:45 Modules: key to high reliability
and low cost. (Report from CrystalClear Subproject 5 &
discussion) - Emmanuel van Kerschaver (IMEC, BE).
- 17:15 Wrap-up Day 1.
- 19.30 Workshop dinner.
Day 2 (presentations can be downloaded by
clicking on the title)
