Day 1.  Main Program

* The Program is subject to change. 

Dec. 1 (Mon)
Tandem PV Special Forum & 8TH SHJ Workshop
08:00-08:30
Registration
Intro Session
Moderator/Chair: Jihye Gwak, Chief of the Photovoltaics Research Department, KIER
Time
Topic
Speakers
08:30-08:50The Progress of HJT Technology in Huasun

Wenjing Wang

Chief Scientist, Anhui Huasun Energy Co., Ltd.
08:50-09:10
Continuous development of Heterojunction cell and module technologies from Lab to Fab

Charles Roux

Head of PV Cell Division, CEA INES
09:10-09:30
Networking Break / Poster
Opening Session
Moderator/Chair: Seung Yeop Myong, Program Director of Solar PV, KETEP
09:30-10:10Keynote
Progress in Tandem Commercialization and Key Considerations for Mass Production
Kihong Kim
Senior VP, Head of Tandem Commercialization, Qcells Division, Hanwha Solutions
10:10-10:50
Keynote
High-efficiency back-contact silicon solar cell technology for large-scale mass production

Liang Fang

Dean of the Second Research Institute, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
10:50-11:00
Break

11:00-12:00
Opening Event
- WCPEC-9 Promotional Video and Stage Performance
- Opening Announcement and Greetings
- Welcome and Congratulatory Remarks
- WCPEC-9 One-Year-To-Go Event
12:00-13:30
Lunch Break

Industry Session

Moderator/Chair: Hae-Seok Lee , Professor, Korea University
13:30-13:50
Roadmap for 780W Silicon Heterojunction Solar Modules

Wei Long

Director of Solar Cell Development, Tongwei Co., Ltd.
13:50-14:10
Scaling HJT Manufacturing in Europe: R&D-Driven Pathways to Gigawatt-Level Solar Deployment

Cosimo Gerardi

CTO, 3SUN – ENEL
14:10-14:30Industrial Implementation of TECC-Connect: From R&D into Series Production

Lars Podlowski

CTO, SOLYCO TECC GmbH
14:30-14:50From HJT to Perovskite – innovative vacuum coating equipment for all your future needs

Robert Stock

Senior Engineer Technology, VON ARDENNE
14:50-15:10Networking Break / Poster

Panel Discussion

Moderator/Chair: Kaining Ding, Head of PV-Thync Lab, Jülich GmbH
15:10-16:10Manufacturer perspective on silicon and tandem technology

Kihong Kim, Hanwha Solutions

Chris Case, OxfordPV

Cosimo Gerardi, 3SUN - ENEL

Wei Wang, SPIC New Energy

Wenjing Wang, Anhui Huasun Energy Co., Ltd.
16:10-16:30Networking Break / Poster
R&D Session
Moderator/Chair: Sejin Ahn, Principal Researcher, KIER
16:30-16:50Sodium-induced degradation of HJT solar cells in damp-heat environment

Fanying Meng

Professor, SIMIT-CAS
16:50-17:10High-rate Deposition of a-Si:H Surface Passivation Layer by DC Facing Target Sputtering

Shinsuke Miyajima

Associate Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo
17:10-17:30Silicon heterojunction solar cells featuring TCO-free localized front carrier-selective passivating contacts

Olindo Isabella

Head of the PVMD group, Delft University of Technology
17:30-17:50Copper Metallization of Silicon-Based Solar Cells: Process, Reliability and Challenges

Jian Yu

Director of Silicon PV Department, Southwest Petroleum University
17:50-18:10Group Photo