Theme overview
The Solar World Congress 2023 technical sessions will be organised around the following themes. Please see below the categories under which the themes are organised and the sub-topics covered under each theme. We welcome abstracts and side-event proposals under these themes. More information on how to submit your abstract and/or side-event proposal here.
- PV Cell Technologies
- Innovative Application of PV Technologies
- Solar Thermal Power
- Renewable and Efficient Heating and Cooling - Components and Systems
- Grid Integration and Sector Coupling
- Solar Buildings, Urban and Neighborhood Design
- Rural Energy Supply
- System Analysis
- Testing, Certification and Monitoring
- Circular Economy, Recycling
- Solar Resource Assessment and Energy Meteorology
- Perspectives for a 100% Renewable Energy World
- Solar Photocatalysis and Solar Fuel Production
Categories, Themes and Topics
Electrical Components, Systems and Applications
1. PV Cell Technologies
- c-si photovoltaics, perovskite solar cell
- innovative PV, emerging solar cell technologies
- other innovations, technologies or applications
2. Innovative Application of PV Technologies
- accelerating agrivoltaics
- floating PV
- electrical storage
- other innovations, technologies or applications
Thermal Components, Systems and Applications
3. Solar Thermal Power
- CSP
- thermal storage
- other innovations, technologies or applications
4. Renewable and Efficient Heating and Cooling Systems
- renewable heating and cooling
- solar energy and heat pumps
- innovative industrial process heat
- innovative district heating and cooling
- thermal storage
- other innovations, technologies or applications
Cross Cutting Subjects
5. Grid Integration and Sector Coupling
- smart grids
- grid stabilization
- storage technology for grid flexibility and stabilization
- other innovations, technologies or applications
6. Solar Buildings and Urban and Neighborhood Design
- daylighting
- almost zero energy buildings
- energetic renovation of buildings
- energy supply for neigbourhoods and cities
- other innovations, technologies or applications
7. Rural Energy Supply
- solar food processing
- solar cooking
- solar energy access and applications
8. System Analysis
- system modelling
- artificial Intelligence
- digitalization
9. Testing, Certification and Monitoring
- electrical systems
- thermal systems
- other innovations, technologies or applications
10. Circular Economy, Recycling
- towards net -zero manufacturing practices
- other innovations, technologies or applications
11. Solar Resource Assessment and Energy Meteorology
12. Perspectives for a 100% Renewable Energy World
- renewable energy education
- solar energy and climate resilience
- workforce development and jobs in renewable energy
- solar history
- renewable energy strategies, scenarios, financing and policies
13. Solar Photocatalysis and Solar Fuel Production
- green hydrogen
- green ammonia
- hydrocarbon compounds and others