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09:00
 - 09:10
CET

Opening from the Conference Chair

Speakers

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech
09:10
 - 10:40
CET
Presentations

Celebrating 10 years of PV CellTech; PV manufacturing in a Terawatt world

Moderator

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Christian Buchner

Vice President - BU Photovoltaics
Schmid Group

The first special session of PV CellTech 2025 will examine the dynamics of the PV industry as it approaches the terawatt annual production landmark. Topics will include manufacturing trends across the c-Si value-chain, including a focused look at the polysilicon sector and prospects for new plants in the future outside China. Technology roadmap forecasts will also be examined closely, including the first showing of the latest ITRPV edition. The speakers feature some of the leading voices that have been at the forefront of PV CellTech conferences during the past decade.

Speakers

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech
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Markus Fischer

Co-Chair
ITRPV Steering Committee
Johannes Bernreuter

Johannes Bernreuter

Founder
Bernreuter Research
10:40
 - 11:10
CET
Networking

Coffee Break

11:10
 - 13:00
CET
Presentations

State-of-the-art PV manufacturing in 2025; leading producers, technologies & roadmaps

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

As the industry moves into the final phase of TOPCon technology being the mainstream offering, which companies are driving this concept to its maximum efficiency potential? And who are the technology-leaders that will set the benchmark in manufacturing over the next 2-3 years as the industry potentially moves to Back Contact architectures as the next dominant cell type? This session will focus on the companies creating the leading indicators for technology change in 2025, including some of the major cell producers in the industry today. 

Speakers

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Fabian Fertig

Head of Tandem R&D
Qcells
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Johanna Bonilla

Technical Product Manager Europe
JinkoSolar
13:00
 - 14:00
CET
Networking

Networking Lunch

14:00
 - 15:30
CET
Presentations

New PV equipment & processes driving GW-scale production line throughputs

Moderator

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Stefan Rinck

Consultant
Singulus Technologies

High-throughput and capex-optimized tools will play a vital part in moving single-junction cells to their optimum performance levels. This session will focus on the leading PV equipment suppliers to the sector today and next-generation solutions for GW-scale production lines with efficiencies in the high twenties. 

Speakers

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Damian Brunner

Senior R&D Manager Solar & Battery
RENA Technologies GmbH
15:30
 - 16:00
CET
Networking

Coffee Break

16:00
 - 17:30
CET
Presentations

From R&D to manufacturing technology-shifts – the research labs driving the PV industry today

Moderator

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Sebastian Gatz

Vice President Photovoltaics
Von Ardenne

R&D breakthroughs and transferring the technology into mass production status has been a consistent theme within the PV industry for the past couple of decades. This session will hear from some of the R&D institutes that have shaped the PV manufacturing and technology landscape today, with a focus on what is coming next to facilitate the single-junction silicon cell reaching its limits. 

Speakers

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Ralf Preu

Director, Division Photovoltaics
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Radovan-Kopacek

Radovan Kopecek

CTO
ISC Konstanz
Charles Roux

Charles Roux

Head of PV Cell Division
CEA-INES (Institut National de l’Énergie Solaire)
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Kaining Ding

Head of Department - Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells and Modules
Forschungszentrum Jülich