Photovoltaics: Made to Last. The 40 years of TISO PV Plant - Looking Back to see the Future
10:30 - 12:00
Taking inspiration from the publication "Photovoltaics: made to last. The 40 Years of TISO Photovoltaics," which will be presented on this occasion, the event will feature the participation of some of the authors and a discussion on the past, present and future of photovoltaics. We will move from the early industrialization, policies and reliability standards, to the present situation, and answer with the authors to questions about the challenges for the acceleration of a PV future and the importance of the experience from the past. The strategic topic of bringing back in Europe the PV industry will be at the center of discussion.”
Jointly organised with SUPSI
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Programme
Welcome and introduction on TISO and SUPSI
Franco Gervasoni General Director, SUPSI
Roman Rudel Director, SUPSI Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment
Presentation of the booklet “Photovoltaics: made to last. The 40 years of TISO PV plant, looking back to see the future"
Mauro Caccivio Head of SUPSI PVLab
Discussion panel 1
Photovoltaics: perspectives 40 years ago
Heinz Ossenbrink Former Head of Department at European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Stefan Novak Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Photovoltaic Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA PVPS)
Domenico Chianese Senior Researcher, SUPSI Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment
Discussion panel 2
Photovoltaics, present and future: evolution, industry and energy market penetration
Christophe Ballif Director of the Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory at EPFL and of the Sustainable Energy Center at CSEM
Gaëtan Masson Director and co-founder of the Becquerel Institute
Fabrizio Bizzarri Head of Solar Innovation at ENEL Green Power
Pierluigi Bonomo Head of BIPV Advanced Building Skin Team at SUPSI Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment