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Photovoltaic technology in Italy: situation and prospects
ORGANIZED BY: PV TECHNOLOGY, the first Italian magazine entirely dedicated to the pv manufacturing industry; FV FOTOVOLTAICI, the Italian magazine dedicated to solar power and heat generation; PV INTERNATIONAL, the first international magazine dedicated to pv manufacturing plants, equipment and industry (in English).
LOCATION: Fiera Milano Rho - East Gate - Congress Centre - TAURUS Room.
ENTRANCE: Access to the Conference is free, upon payment of the Fair ticket.
REGISTRATION: Participants are advised to report to the Conference Reception well in advance; at least 20 minutes before the start of the session.
LANGUAGE: Unless otherwise specified, Conference Presentations will be held in Italian.
* Invited chairman/speaker.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 |
2.25pm - 3.45pm Towards the creation of an integrated manufacturing supply chain for the photovoltaic industry | |
Chairman: Pasquale Stigliani (Assosolare) | |
| Chairman's address |
| The European Photovoltaic Technology Platform: objectives and activities |
| The Italian photovoltaic sector and the international context |
| The role of ENEA in the development of an Italian integrated sector for photovoltaics |
| Discussion |
4.00pm - 6.00pm Investments for the photovoltaic integrated supply chain and the role of finance | |
Chairman: Gert Gremes (GIFI) | |
| Chairman's address |
| A photovoltaic sector for Italy |
| Banks: efficient energy backers and users |
| Risk Capital and Renewable Energies |
| Investing in the sun: experiences and prospects |
| Photovoltaics: still an opportunity for an institutional investor? |
| Solar Energy Theme Certificates |
| Discussion |
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 |
10.00am - 11.35am Certification and control of modules | |
Chairman: Salvatore Guastella (CESI Ricerca) | |
| The status of the IEC, CENELEC and CEI regulations for the certification of modules |
| Accreditation of testing laboratories in Italy and worldwide |
| Module certification |
| Type-tests for modules project certification according to IEC 61215, 61646, 730-1 and 730-2 |
| Quality controls during production |
| Module certification issues for the access to the Italian Feed-in tariff "Conto Energia" |
11.50am-1.30pm Roundtable: 'From polysilicon to cells: the leaders in the Italian integrated manufacturing supply chain' | |
Chairman: Giuseppe Caravita ('Il Sole 24 Ore') | |
| Alessandro Romeo (Arendi, University of Verona) |
| Luciano Brandoni (Brandoni Solare) |
| Gaetano Di Gennaro (Eliotec) |
| Giovanni Milani (Enipower) |
| Domenico Sartore (Estelux) |
| Daniele Margadonna (Italsilicon) |
| Fabio Patti (Silfab) |
| Pasquale Amideo (Solonica) |
| Umberto Catani (Sorgenia Solar) |
| Carlo Cotogni (X Group) |
3.00pm - 5.10pm Photovoltaics market and technology | |
Chairman: Roberto Rizzo ('FV Fotovoltaici') | |
| Chairman's address |
| (in English) |
| (in English) |
| Hi.tech PV System Integration |
| (in English) |
| (in English) |
| Leasing as a financial instrument for Renewable Energy |
| Trina Solar: the advantages of vertically integrated production in the photovoltaic sector |
| Discussion |
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 |
10.00am-11.25am First generation photovoltaics: progress in silicon technology | |
Chairwoman: Simona Binetti (University of Milano Bicocca) | |
| Chairwoman's address |
| New developments for silicon solar cells |
| The use of solar grade silicon in the photovoltaic industry |
| Heterojunction technology: state-of-the-art and prospects |
| Research and development on crystalline silicon based solar cells at ENEA |
| Discussion |
11.40am-12.55am Second generation photovoltaics: thin films from research to industry | |
Chairman: Alessandro Virtuani (JRC - IES) | |
| Thin film photovoltaics: status and outlook |
| Thin film silicon photovoltaics: state-of-the-art and prospects |
| Integration of thin film modules into building elements |
| Discussion |
2.30pm-4.00pm Nanotechnologies and third generation photovoltaics | |
Chairman: Riccardo Po (ENI Centro Ricerche Donegani) | |
| Polymeric photovoltaic cells: status and prospects |
| Plastic materials and nanostructures for photovoltaic conversion of solar energy |
| Polymer solar cells: from materials to devices |
| Silicon quantum dots for third generation solar cells |
| Discussion |
4.15pm - 5.55pm Concentrating photovoltaics: efficiency and prospects | |
Chairman: Giuliano Martinelli (University of Ferrara) | |
| High-efficiency concentrating PV |
| Looking at the concentrating photovoltaic sector in Italy |
| ENEA commitment for the establishment of an integrated Italian sector in concentrated photovoltaics |
| Concentrating photovoltaic systems based on spectral separation of solar radiation |
| Development of III - V solar cells with high economical performance index |
| A Complementary Concentrating System: the Luminescent Solar Concentrator |
| (in English) |