Sponsors

WAVELABS supports the shift to a 100% renewable energy economy with its LED based solar simulators. More than 700 products of WAVELABS located in 30 countries help to drive quality, efficiency and cost reduction of solar electricity. WAVELABS’ product portfolio ranges from solar simulators for R+D to mass production of solar cells and modules. Around 80 employees in Germany plus 30 people in sales and service in all global markets share the vision of a renewable energy future.

BT Imaging, founded by Prof. Thorsten Trupke and Dr. Robert Bardos in 2006, is the world-leading supplier of photoluminescence (PL) imaging equipment at Sydney, Australia. The company, owning over 45 granted patents, is dedicated to developing applications of PL imaging, serving research laboratories and manufacturers of photovoltaic bricks, wafers, cells and modules around the world.

China Construction Bank (Europe) S.A. and China Construction Bank Luxembourg Branch were established in August 2013, located in the same building.

China Construction Bank (Europe) S.A. is located in Luxembourg City, one of the European financial centers. It is the first fully licensed CCB subsidiary in Europe, authorized to engage in different kinds of banking businesses. With the advantage of the “European Passport” by European banking license, CCB (Europe) can expand its branches rapidly in the EEA zone. Meanwhile, CCB Luxembourg, with the large exposure waiver and other convenient advantages, is capable of providing a large facility to clients.

The 3Sun Gigafactory is set to become Europe’s largest producer of high-performance photovoltaic modules. Thanks to an investment of €600 million (118 of which will be provided by the European Commission for the Tango Project), production will increase from 200MW to more than 3GW. Furthermore, an estimated one thousand new jobs will be created by 2024. 3Sun’s innovative research will also help relaunch the European PV value chain and reduce the continent’s energy dependency.

FOM Technologies is a leading supplier of lab- and pilot-scale slot-die coating tools for various R&D applications. Our team includes a high percentage of PhDs in Chemistry, Nanotechnology, and Chemical Engineering to ensure that the needs of our clients sit at the heart of our company. We further partner with the leading companies in the field, such as Amira and Mbraun. While Mbraun excels in tool integration into inert atmospheres for flawless operation and ergonomics, Amira focuses on producing and distributing various state-of-the-art tools to industries such as life sciences, pharma, university, and electronics.

G2V Optics is an emerging global leader in smart, precision lighting and is committed to creating enabling technologies to power & feed the world of tomorrow. G2V currently provides technology solutions to world-leading researchers, Fortune 500 technology firms, and aerospace companies in over 35 countries.
 
G2V sells several LED solar simulation product lines (steady-state small and large area simulators, and our forthcoming flash line) globally to enable our customers to develop solutions for a more sustainable built-world. Our customers include NASA, NREL, Amazon, MIT, and other leading research institutions seeking to further solar technology.

halm elektronik delivers high-end class A+A+A+ solar simulators for the IV-measurement of all types of solar cells and solar modules. In addition to visual inspection and other advanced analysis, our main focus is the exact measurement of the electrical characteristic of photovoltaic specimen. The three technical components xenon flasher, curve tracer, and a very flexible software are the key to our precision. Their combination makes the halm technologies high-end which is acknowledged worldwide.

PVcase stands for PhotoVoltaic Computer Aided Solar Engineering. Founded in 2018 by a team of solar engineers who struggled to find a modern engineering tool enabling them to be more responsive to the requests of their customers.

Since the early days when it was only a software project, PVcase has now grown into a global solar technology company with more than 100 employees serving customers in over 50 countries.

The first and only fully integrated solar panel production center in the world to gather all stages of solar panel production, including research and development (R&D), under a single roof. With a 1.2 GW total production capacity, Kalyon PV produces ingot, wafer, cell and module production in Turkey. The production is %75+ Domestic including the ingot facility.

Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), is a national research institute tasked with supporting Qatar in addressing its grand challenges related to energy, water, and environment. Research at QEERI is structured under key centers and departments: Energy Center, Water Center, Environment and Sustainability Center, Corrosion Center, Earth Science Program, Economics and Policy Program, and Natural and Environment Hazards Observatory.

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES – Technologies for a Sustainable World

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES develops and assembles innovative machines and systems for efficient and resource-saving production processes, which are used worldwide in the Photovoltaics, Semiconductor, Medical Technology, Packaging, Glass & Automotive as well as Battery & Hydrogen markets. The company’s core competencies include various processes of coating technology, surface treatment as well as wet-chemical and thermal production processes.

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES regards sustainability as an opportunity to position itself with innovative products that follow this spirit.

In the focus are:

• environmental awareness
• efficient use of resources
• avoidance of unnecessary CO2 pollution

Responsible and sustainable corporate governance is very important to SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES.

Sinton Instruments provides state-of-the-art test and measurement instruments for use in Silicon PV manufacturing and R&D for each stage of the solar cell production process from bricks and ingots through module test. We have revolutionized industrial cell and module testing by incorporating patented methodology and analysis techniques to provide unprecedented accuracy and process-control information.

VON ARDENNE provides industrial equipment for vacuum coatings on materials like glass, wafers, metal strip and polymer films.

The major manufacturers of crystalline and thin-film solar modules use our production equipment. We are also cooperating with them to develop the next generation of modules.

Atotech is a leading specialty chemicals technology company and a market leader in advanced electroplating solutions. We deliver chemistry, equipment, software, and services for innovative technology applications. Atotech, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with 4,000 experts in over 40 countries has manufacturing operations across Europe, America, and Asia.

Eternalsun Spire is a leading manufacturer of flash and steady steady solar simulators with integrated climate chambers for measuring the performance and reliability of PV modules. Our company's mission is to contribute to the development and growth of the solar industry by enabling the highest degree of measurement control and certainty by providing high-end solar testing knowledge, technology and services. We serve a global customer base of PV module manufacturers, research institutes, test laboratories and our solar simulators have renowned capabilities regarding repeatability, reproducibility, spectrum, uniformity, and stability.

More than 20 years in designing and manufacturing of batch wet processing equipment relaunched 2015 as exateq GmbH. Since then developing various platforms of batch wet benches, small and manual for labs through fully automatic pilot/lab systems up to mass production of 12,000 w/h, all implemented in the field with several years of experience. Latest developments are wet benches for M12 wafers up to 12,000 w/h including respective process carriers designed and manufactured by exateq. Equipment competency up to IBC cells. Production equipment operating in various Asian countries and in Europe. Independent Chemical Supply and Disposal systems from lab to IBC level have been added to the portfolio. History in wafer handling automation. Genuine German engineering trained by Asian market requirements and manufacturing in Germany.

FuturaSun is a photovoltaic module manufacturer with headquarters in Italy. Thanks to their long-standing experience, FuturaSun's modules stand out for their quality, excellent yields even at low irradiation and high temperatures, long guarantees and market-leading performance stability.

ISRA VISION / GP Solar is an expert in optical quality inspection and process monitoring solutions for the entire PV manufacturing chain.

High-efficiency solar cell production lines such as PERC, IBC, HJT, extremely thin contact fingers, and new wire contacting designs benefit from high-speed and high-precision inspection performance to optimize production and reduce yield loss. With cloud-based process monitoring and global service, systems from ISRA VISION / GP Solar are optimizing photovoltaic production sites all around the world.

KAUST Solar Center's mission is to create new science and technology in the field of solar energy conversion, providing an environment for interdisciplinary research, training and innovation.
The current expertise in the Center is centered on photovoltaic applications based on organic, hybrid and perovskite materials. The research accomplishments of the KAUST Solar Center (KSC) faculty, helps establish the KSC as a renowned Center in these emerging photovoltaic technologies, from materials design, modeling, synthesis, and characterization to processing and solar cell fabrication.

JP Kummer is a specialist European distributor of instruments and consumables mainly for the Solar- and Semiconductor Industry

We are partnering with nTact USA, manufacturer of slot-die coaters for R&D and high volume production, since more than 10 years, for supporting the solar market in Europe.

nTact’s cutting-edge slot die coating technology and equipment is being applied for thin film Perovskite & hybride Si-Perovskite solar, OPV and other solar applications.

Founded in 2000, LONGi is committed to being the most valuable solar technology company in the world. Under the mission of "To make the best of solar energy to build a green world" with a brand positioning of "The most trusted, reliable solar company that blazes the trail for green technology,"LONGi is developing solutions for large-scale power plants, for different industries and households with its innovation-focused development. Eventually, we will also supply "Green Power + Green Hydrogen" solutions for global zero-carbon development.

Salesbook is an innovative sales and presentation tool for the mobile sales team, managers and marketing teams. It helps to reach the customer, analyze his needs, present and configure the product.

Avalon ST offers large area LED Solar Simulator for latest technology of solar panels.

From cost-sensitive production to advanced research, the Nexun Solar Simulator product line answers all needs at the most stringent requirements, thanks to its market leading A+ capabilities.

PERC, HJT, Bifacial, Perovskite, Multi-Junction,… Avalon gets you covered, at the best cost to performance ratio.

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Oxford PV is the pioneer and technology leader in the field of perovskite solar cells. The company was established in 2010, as a spin-out from the University of Oxford. Today, we have the largest team globally, exclusively focused on developing and commercialising a perovskite based solar technology. We have a research and development site in Oxford, UK and an industrial pilot line near Berlin, Germany enabling the accelerated transfer of our technology into industrial scale silicon solar cell production. In 2019, we announced plans to move into full commercial manufacturing. Solar panels built with Oxford PV’s perovskite solar cell technology will generate more power, critical for delivering more affordable clean energy, accelerating the adoption rate of solar and addressing climate change.