Photovoltaic Markets, Technology, Cost, Performance with Emphasis on Building Integrated PV
Workshop 9
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Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm

Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site (includes lunch)
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Presented by: Paul Maycock, PV Energy Systems and Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates
Description: This comprehensive course will provide historical perspective; present status and forecast the future for: cell technology, performance, manufacturing cost; balance of systems performance and cost, systems design (stand alone to grid connected) with emphasis on the details of Building Integrated PV Systems; a detailed analysis of the world PV market including studies of Japan, Spain, the United States and Germany; and market forecast to 2015. Manufacturing cost for all options will be developed- all crystal silicon options, amorphous silicon (on glass and flexible), cadmium telluride, copper indium diselenide (on glass and flexible). Cost and efficiency for all options will be forecast to 2015.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a copy of Steven Strong's book "The Solar Electric House" and a handout of all quantitative market data, cost and performance status and forecast.
Who should attend? VERY BROAD New hires in PV Industry, Marketing, technology of manufacture, installers, government policy makers in energy, investors, planners, students, architects, builders.

8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Additional Workshop Details:

WORKSHOP AGENDA

7:30-8:30 Registration

8:30 Welcome / Introduction Welcome-Introductions from Participants.

8:45 - 9:30 Overview of PV Technology and Performance-P. Maycock Introduction to PV. What the technology is about and how it works. Brief history of development Overview of all PV technologies including single crystal, polycrystal, amorphous silicon, concentrators, copper indium diselenide, etc. Manufacturing cost summary FOR ALL OPTIONS including the fully integrated 500 MW polysilicon plant with silicon purification and glass production on site. ($1.00/WATT MANUFACTURING COST BY 2015?)

9:30 - 10:30 Overview of PV Systems Options & Applications-P. Maycock
Montage of PV SYSTEM options using current applications from microwatts to megawatts including: consumer electronics, off-grid telecommunications, off-grid residential, grid-connected residential and commercial buildings, and central power applications.

10:30 -10:45 Morning Break

10:45 - 12:00 PV-in-Buildings: Materials and Methods -S. Strong
Options for incorporating BIPV in residential and commercial buildings Technology options available to the architect as design elements--Commercial curtain walls, Sloped commercial glass roofs, Residential roof-integrated arrays, residential roof tiles, Sunshades, PV as architectural ornament, transparent thin-film PV architectural glazing.

12:00 -1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 PV-in-Buildings: A World Overview -S. Strong
Residential and commercial examples of PV-powered buildings from Europe, Japan and the US with an emphasis on the integration of the PV elements as a part of the building's skin.

2:30 - 3:30 PV-powered Buildings - Case studies -S. Strong
Review of building-integrated PV construction process for selected examples

• Single family residence with integral PV roof
• Commercial office building with integral PV facade and roof

3:30 - 4:00 PV Performance, Technology & Cost Forecast thru 2015 P. Maycock
PV manufacturing costs and profitable selling prices for all technology options will be forecast to 2015 based on technology and volume.

4:00 - 5:00 PV Markets From 1975 thru 2015 P. Maycock
Installed systems costs for basic systems will be summarized. Seven market sectors will be quantified and forecast to 2015, including the emerging grid-connected residential market. The impact of governmental PV program subsidies will be discussed including the Japanese ,German and the US program.

5:00 - 5:30 Closing Session: Questions & Discussion Maycock & Strong

PRESENTERS' CURRENT POSITIONS AND EXPERTISE

Paul Maycock is President and owner of PV Energy Systems. Maycock provides consulting and information products on all aspects of photovoltaic energy systems. He performs market research and product development, designs PV manufacturing facilities, completes due diligence on mergers, acquisitions and investments. Maycock publishes PV News, and reports on PV markets, technology, manufacturing costs and performance. He has authored three books on PV including the "Guide To The Photovoltaic Revolution." He managed and formed the United States PV program for the Department of Energy (Senior Executive Service). Maycock is a solid state physicist with 13 years of experience at Texas Instruments. Additionally, he served the U.S. Navy Research establishment, and is a retired Navy Captain.

Steven Strong is Founder and President of Solar Design Associates, and is regarded as the pre-eminent authority on integration of renewable energy systems in buildings in North America. Drawing on his background in Architecture and Engineering, he has earned a reputation for pioneering integration of renewable energy systems - especially solar electricity - with environmentally responsive building design. He is the author of The Solar Electric House and Solar Electric Buildings, an Overview of Today's Applications and the editor and contributing author of Photovoltaics in the Built Environment, a Design Guide for Architects and Engineers as well as contributing author to Photovoltaics in Buildings and Building with Photovoltaics.