Keynotes

This is a preliminary overview of the SWC 2023 Keynote Speakers- more information will be made available here over the coming weeks.

The Integration of Solar Energy by Flexible Sector Coupling
Dr. Andreas Hauer
For a 100 % decarbonized energy system, our final energy demand has to be covered by renewable sources. To achieve this, the energy actually needed has to be supplied. Therefore, the different demand sectors – electricity, mobility and thermal…
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Solving Solar Resource Challenges to Enable Accelerated Deployment and Integration of Photovoltaics
Dr. Manajit Sengupta
Energy Meteorology as a specific area of Meteorology has been around for at least the last three decades. With the acceleration of solar energy deployment over the last decade energy meteorology researchers have been working to solve various new…
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Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods: Holistic planning and design
Dr. Caroline Hachem-Vermette
The keynote will discuss the important role of holistic planning in the design of solar neighborhoods, an approach that integrates building and neighborhood level considerations. The presentation will include an example of successful application…
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Towards 100% urban renewable energy islands, a system analysis
Chiel Boonstra
The key message is to show how connected urban renewable energy islands could develop, without a strong need for external energy sources and heavy infrastructure. He will address the dependencies between low demand, renewable supply profiles and…
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Global Outlook of PV Technologies for the Second Half of the Decade
Prof. Eicke Weber
The keynote will talk about the global outlook for PV technology at the juncture of moving from the 2nd-gen C-Si PV technology (PERC and variations) to 3rd-gen C-Si PV technologies that offers higher efficiencies at low costs, and later to 4th-…
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