UNSW School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy Engineering
Trends in Global Photovoltaics - 2013 Lecture 2 of 2
Professor Stuart Wenham - UNSW SPREE - PV Centre of Excellence


Professor Stuart Wenham, at UNSW SPREE, 24 October 2013

Professor Stuart Wenham (48Min)

UNSW SPREE - PV Centre of Excellence

Professor Stuart Wenham at UNSW SPREE talking about Global Trends in Photovoltaics

Abstract

In Lecture 01

*Trends in Global Photovoltaics
*Photovoltaics – Magic Devices
*PV Cells - Now only 10% of System Cost
*Need to reduce Encapsulation Costs
*Falling Profitability Leads to Falling Quality
*Quality and Reliability Concerns
*Relationship between Price and Market
*Grid-parity in Europe – EuPVSEC 2013
*Grid-parity in >100 countries
*China’s Dominance in Manufacturing
*Likely Future Trends - Costs
*Likely Future Trends - Applications
*Grid-connected Houses to Resemble RAPS
*Utility Scale – Central Power Stations
*Stand-alone Systems

In Lecture 02

*Experts Predict Future Technology Trends
*Expected Future Technology Trends
*Trend towards Cu replacing Ag
*Trends in Cell Encapsulation
*Challenge for Thin-Films
*Trends in High Efficiency Technologies - n-type dominance?
*Commercialisation of High Efficiency, Low Cost Technology
*Australians in Senior Management Positions of Most Major PV Companies
*BOS Costs – large systems >100kW


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Brief Bio

Scientia Professor Stuart Wenham, Director, Australian Research Council Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence, UNSW, Sydney, Australia