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09:00 am
 - 09:10 am
CET

Introduction from the Conference Chair

Speakers

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

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

The PV module landscape in the Terawatt production era from 2026 onwards

Conference Chair and PV Tech’s Head of Research, Finlay Colville, will outline how the current PV manufacturing downturn will shake-out the sector over the next couple of years, leading to 2026 when annual production levels are expected to hit the landmark 1 Terawatt level. The talk will also cover module pricing, trends in polysilicon, wafers and cells, and technology evolution.

Speakers

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech
09:40 am
 - 11:00 am
CET
Presentations

PV module technology and supply to Europe in 2025

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

In this opening session we will hear from three PV Module suppliers about their experience in 2024 and how they plan to continue to improve their offerings over the course of 2025. They will be providing data on the latest technology advancements and what this means for module buyers planning for projects in the next 12-18 months.

Speakers

Insan Boy

Insan Boy

Vice President of Global Sales
Seraphim
3SUN - Paolo Di Lorenzo

Paolo Di Lorenzo

Head of Product Management
3SUN
Aiko - Federico Brunelli

Federico Brunelli

Solutions Europe Director
AIKO
11:00 am
 - 11:30 am
CET
Networking

Networking Coffee Break

11:30 am
 - 12:00 pm
CET
Presentation

How to select a reliable, bankable module in 2025?

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

This special session will hear from one of leading PV manufacturers in the sector today, Tongwei. The presentation will cover technology, module supply and details about the company and its overall strategy.

Speakers

Jason Xia, Tongwei

Jason Xia

Director of Module R&D Department
Tongwei
12:00 pm
 - 12:25 pm
CET
Presentations

Understanding the field experience of new module variants

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

This session will look at the some of the issues currently being experienced in Europe with deployed modules, looking at field data. We will then hear from module manufacturers on how they are responding to these issues through manufacturing advancements and by working with third party testing organisations.

Speakers

Erik Lohse

Erik Lohse

Team Leader Quality Management
Enerparc
12:25 pm
 - 12:50 pm
CET
Presentation

Future Module Technology Offerings

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

This session will look at how module technology could evolve in the next few years and what some of the differences will be when compared to mainstream TOPCon offerings today.

Speakers

Hugo Fernandez LONGi

Hugo Fernandez

General Manager
LONGi
12:50 pm
 - 14:00 pm
CET
Networking

Networking Lunch hosted by Enerparc

14:00 pm
 - 15:30 pm
CET
Presentations

Module quality & performance optimization through traceable auditing through the value-chain

Moderator

Finlay-Colville

Finlay Colville

Head of Market Research
PV-Tech

This session will look at how auditing supply-chains and factories used to make modules, and their sub-components, has become essential to understand module quality, reliability, and traceability issues. Learn from some of the module suppliers with strong in-house manufacturing capability and the third-party experts being engaged by module buyers to audit and verify manufacturing and supply-chain metrics. 

Speakers

Ignacio Espinosa

Ignacio Espinosa

Head of European Technical Team
JA Solar
Stefano N. Granata

Stefano N. Granata

Technical Advisor
STS
Victor Rada

Victor Rada

Technical Manager
Runergy
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Jan Vedde

Chief PV Specialist
European Energy
15:30 pm
 - 16:00 pm
CET
Networking

Networking Coffee Break

16:00 pm
 - 16:45 pm
CET
Presentations

Latest TOPCon PV module performance enhancements

Moderator

Jack Levell - Shell

Dr Jack Levell

Researcher - Solar Technology
Shell

This session will look at what technology advancements are coming for TOPCon modules and how these new advancements help to address some of the issues that have been experienced during the first phase of deployment during 2023 and 2024.

Speakers

David Garmendia_Trinasolar

David Garmendia

Product Manager Europe
Trinasolar
Yi Deng

Yi Deng

Europe Product and Technical Service Manager
Astronergy
16:45 pm
 - 17:30 pm
CET
Presentations

Choosing modules tested & qualified for European PV site deployment

Moderator

Jack Levell - Shell

Dr Jack Levell

Researcher - Solar Technology
Shell

This session will look at some of the technical specifications for buying modules in Europe. We will first hear from a developer who will discuss how they assess the different technology options on offer. We will then hear from two module manufacturers about how they differentiate their modules in a market with so much choice.

Speakers

Christian Comes

Christian Comes

Director of Business Development Europe
Huasun
Leo Chang - DAS Solar Speaker

Leo Chang

Director of Global Technical Support
DAS Solar
18:45 pm
 - 20:45 pm
CET
Networking

Networking drinks at Los Patios de Beatas

Join us at the end of Day 1 for an informal evening of wine and tapas at Los Patios de Beatas.

C. Beatas, 43, Distrito Centro, 29008 Málaga, Spain

https://lospatiosdebeatas.com/