Redefining the Limits of Photovoltaic Efficiency

Sunday, July 29, 2012
California Institute of Technology

Hameetman Auditorium at the Cahill Center [map]
8:30 am - 5:30 pm


Workshop Agenda

7:30–8:30am

On-Site Registration and Check-In

Cahill Lobby

8:30–9:00am

Welcome and Introduction

Harry Atwater, California Institute of Technology

Hameetman Auditorium
9:00-9:40am

The DOE SunShot Initiative: Revitalizing American Competitiveness in Solar Energy

Minh Le, U.S. Department of Energy

Hameetman Auditorium
9:40-10:20am

Advancing Efficiency and Scale in Concentrating Photovoltaics

Geoffrey Kinsey, Fraunhofer CSE

Hameetman Auditorium
10:20-10:40am

Break

Cahill Lobby
10:40-11:20am

High Temperature Nanophotonics

Ivan Celanovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hameetman Auditorium
11:20am-12:00pm

Modeling the Photovoltaic Efficiency of Nanowire Array Solar Cells

Michelle Povinelli, University of Southern California

Hameetman Auditorium

12:00-1:30pm

Lunch and Poster Session

Front and Back Patios

1:30-2:10pm

New Concepts and Materials for High Efficiency Solar Cells

Wladek Walukiewicz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Hameetman Auditorium
2:10-2:50pm

Thermodynamically Efficient Noninaging Optics with Applications to Solar Energy

Roland Winston, University of California, Merced

Hameetman Auditorium
2:50-3:00pm

Break

Cahill Lobby
3:00-3:40pm

The Utility of Perfection for Achieving High Efficiency

Sarah Kurtz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Hameetman Auditorium

3:50-4:50pm

Breakout Sessions

 

Session A: The Future of the PV Industry

Panelists: Harry Atwater and Minh Le

Hameetman Auditorium

Session B: Concentrators, High Efficiency, and Module Performance

Panelists: Geoffrey Kinsey, Sarah Kurtz, and Roland Winston

Cahill Library

Session C: Innovative Solar Cell Design

Panelists: Michelle Povinelli, Ivan Celanovic, and Wladek Walukiewicz

Cahill 370

5:00-5:30pm 

Concluding Remarks and Best Poster Award Presentation

Hameetman Auditorium

 

 

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