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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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| 1:00 |
Pre-Conference Seminar: An Introduction to Solar Cells |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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| 8:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
| 9:00 |
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Welcome and opening remarks |
Russell Gaudiana, VP Research
KONARKA |
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| 9:15 |
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Organic PV - The Road to Competitiveness |
Paula Mints, Principal Analyst, Navigant Consulting PV Services Program, Associate Director
NAVIGANT CONSULTING
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| 9:50 |
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Addressing Today’s Market Opportunities with Plexcore Ink Systems |
Mary Boone, Market Development Director
PLEXTRONICS |
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| 10:25 |
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Solar Industry Overview and Market Future |
Dr. Paul Markowitz, Senior Analyst
NANOMARKETS |
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| 11:00 |
Morning networking break |
| 11:30 |
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OPV Device Physics and Pathways to Higher Efficiencies |
Dr. Sean Shaheen, Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER |
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| 12:05 |
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Carbon Nanotubes –C60 Complex for Organic Photovoltaic Cells |
Dr. Somenath Mitra, Professor
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
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| 12:40 |
Roundtable luncheon |
| 2:10 |
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Third Generation Solar Photon Conversion to Electricity and Fuel: Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal Quantum Dots; Quantum Dot Arrays and Solar Cells |
Dr. Arthur J. Nozik, Senior Research Fellow
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL) |
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| 2:45 |
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Technology Update: Fullerenes |
Prof. J.C. (Kees) Hummelen, Professor
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN |
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| 3:20 |
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Transparent Contacts for Organic Solar Cells |
Dr. Teresa Barnes, Senior Scientist
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL) |
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| 3:55 |
Afternoon refreshments and networking break |
| 4:25 |
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Challenges in OPV's and How New Device Designs Can Enhance Cell Output |
Dr. Seamus Curran, Professor
INSTITUTE FOR NANOENERGY, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON |
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| 5:00 |
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Recent Progress in OPV Technology |
Dr. Zheng Xu, Senior Researcher
SOLARMER ENERGY, INC |
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| 5:50 |
Evening networking reception |
Friday, April 30, 2010
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| 8:00 |
Continental breakfast |
| 9:00 |
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Mid-conference summary and announcements |
Russell Gaudiana, VP Research
KONARKA |
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| 9:15 |
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Overcoming the Challenge of Degradation |
Dr. Matthew Lloyd, Scientist
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL) |
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| 9:50 |
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Production Technology for Flexible PV – Trends and Technologies |
Thomas Kolbusch, Vice President, COATEMA
Member of the Board of Directors, OE-A |
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| 10:25 |
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New Materials Development for High-Efficiency Ink Systems |
Shawn Williams, Vice President of Technology
PLEXTRONICS |
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| 11:00 |
Morning networking break |
| 11:30 |
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OPV Products for Off-Grid Markets |
Dr. Rajeev Jindal, Head of Strategic Technology Laboratory
MOSER BAER |
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| 12:05 |
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TBD |
Dr. Thomas Baer, Executive Director
STANFORD PHOTONICS RESEARCH CENTER, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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| 12:45 |
Conference adjournment |
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