Sep 16 2010
Atlas Material Testing Technology and Underwriters Laboratories are pleased to announce dates for PV Durability Asia. This technical conference will take place on December 7-8, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai Hotel, China.
Presenters will focus on the latest developments, research and innovative approaches to address environmental durability, performance and service life of materials, components and PV modules as well as compliance and certification testing. Topics will be relevant to module manufacturers as well as to those in the supply chain.
The Asian solar energy market has grown tremendously in the last few years. Various materials such as glass, plastics, polymers, sealants, and metals are used to build PV modules, concentrating dishes and other systems to convert solar into thermal or electrical energy. These systems are typically expected to last 20, 30, or even 40 years. Appropriate accelerated testing of the long-term durability of these components as well as the complete solar systems is crucial in product development, quality control, and certification and testing.
Speakers will include:
- Dr. Sarah Kurtz, National Renewable Laboratory (NREL) USA
- Mr. Michael Köhl, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) Germany
- Mr. William Gambogi, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, USA
- Dr. Xiaohong Gu, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) USA
- Dr. Crystal Vanderpan, Underwriters Laboratories, USA
- Mr. Allen Zielnik, Atlas MTT LLC, USA
- Mr. Liwang Jiang, Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., China
- Dr. Werner Hermann, TÜV, Rhineland, Germany
- Mr. Liang Ji, UL Underwriters Laboratories, USA
- Ms. Wei Feng, SGEPRI, China
- Dr. Jacob Zhang, Atlas MTT LLC, USA
- Mr. Hung-Sen Wu, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
- Mr. Johnson Hsu, TA Instruments-Waters LLC, China
- Dr. Murray Cameron, European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Phoenix Solar AG