All information about the Conference Subjects and detailed guidelines for the abstract submission can be found in the Call for Papers.

Conference Subjects

SUBJECT 1:

ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAICS: NEW CONCEPTS AND ULTRA-HIGH EFFICIENCY

* 1.1 Fundamental Studies
* 1.2 New Materials, Cells and Modules
* 1.3 Organic-based PV
* 1.4 Solar Cells, Modules and PV Systems for Space Applications
* 1.5 Terrestrial Concentrator Systems

SUBJECT 2:

WAFER-BASED SILICON SOLAR CELLS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

* 2.1 Silicon Feedstock, Crystallisation and Wafering
* 2.2 Mono- and Multicrystalline Silicon Materials and Cells
* 2.3 Manufacturing Issues and Processing


SUBJECT 3:

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

* 3.1 Thin Film Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Wafer Equivalents
* 3.2 Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
* 3.3 CIS and Other (II-VI) Ternary Thin Film Solar Cells
* 3.4 CdTe Solar Cells
* 3.5 Manufacturing Issues and Processing


SUBJECT 4:

COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS

* 4.1 PV Modules
* 4.2 Balance of System Components, Storage
* 4.3 PV System Engineering, Standards, Socio-economic Aspects, and Sustainability


SUBJECT 5:

PV SYSTEMS

* 5.1 Large PV Power Plants and High Penetration of Distributed PV: System Aspects and Grid Integration
* 5.2 Smart Grids, Intelligent Metering, and Related Issues
* 5.3 PV Components for Buildings, PV Integration in Buildings
* 5.4 Off-grid Applications


SUBJECT 6:

PV TAKING OFF: LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT

* 6.1 Markets for Large-scale PV
* 6.2 Awareness, Communication, Education and Training
* 6.3 Programmes, Policies and Economics; National and International Initiatives Globally