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
