4th DOE Sunshot Thin-Film Photovoltaic Workshop

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Arrival, Check-in

1:00 pm – 1:20 pm

Welcome to the Workshop
Inna Kozinsky, DOE SunShot
Nancy Haegel, NREL

1:20 pm – 2:05 pm

Invited Talks: Thin-Film PV Success in the Marketplace

Ralph Romero, Black & Veatch

Mike Woodhouse, NREL

2:05 pm – 3:20 pm

Industry Perspectives

Gang Xiong, First Solar

Adam Halverson, GE

Robert Wendt, Siva Power

Dmitry Poplavskyy, Miasole

3:20 pm – 3:40pm

Coffee Break

3:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Poster Overview Pitches

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Poster Session

Refreshments will be served

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Morning Coffee

8:00 am - 8:20 am

Challenge to Thin-Film PV Community

Greg Wilson, NREL

8:20 pm – 8:40 pm

Key Challenges for Thin-Film PV

Angus Rockett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne

8:40 am – 9:00 am

Invited Talk: Thin-Film PV Module Integration

Hiroki Sugimoto, Solar Frontier

9:00 am – 9:20 am

Invited Talk: Thin-Film PV Reliability

Sarah Kurtz, NREL

9:20 am – 9:40 am

Coffee Break

9:40 am – 10:00 pm

University Perspective

Robert Birkmire, IEC, University of Delaware

10:00 am – 10:45 am

National Lab Perspectives

CdTe: Teresa Barnes, NREL

CIGS: Ingrid Repins, NREL

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Metrology Advances

Two-Photon PL/TRPL: Ed Barnard, Plant PV

Spectroscopy: Richard Haight, IBM

11:30 am - 11:40 am

DOE SunShot Perspective
Inna Kozinsky, DOE SunShot

11:40 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Introduction to Breakout Session

Perspective on DOE Funding in Thin-Film PV

Markus Gloeckler, First Solar

Bob Wieting, Stion

1:00pm – 2:30 pm

Breakout Session: Input to DOE Funding in Thin-Film PV

What should be the focus of thin-film PV research funded by DOE?

What are the critical challenges? What problems will industry solve on its own and what government should be funding?

What emphasis should be placed on characterization vs. other research directions in thin-film PV?

How can DOE facilitate the most productive collaborations?

2:30 pm – 3:20 pm

Breakout Reports and General Discussion

Moderator: Jim Sites, Colorado State University

3:20 pm – 3:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Inna Kozinsky, DOE SunShot

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Coffee Break

Networking Session

The Workshop will take place on NREL campus. The closest hotel to NREL is Denver Marriott West, which is about 10 min walk to NREL and about 40 min from Denver airport. If you choose to rent a car, a cheaper lodging option is La Quinta Inn Denver Golden a bit further from NREL. If you choose not to rent a car, uber from the airport is about 1/3 of the regular taxi fare. Travel and lodging are the responsibility of individual attendees.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Workshop!

Thin-film PV Workshop Committee
Inna Kozinsky, DOE SunShot
Jim Sites, Colorado State University
Angus Rockett, UIUC
Teresa Barnes, NREL
Nancy Haegel, NREL