How to Manufacture Solar Wafers, Cells and Modules Competitively in the United States
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has sparked a resurgence in US solar manufacturing, leading to the announcement of over 250 GW of new or expanded solar manufacturing capacity across 23 states, creating more than 27,000 jobs and attracting over $14 billion in investments. Now the first manufacturing projects are coming online, while many companies are still in the development phase. Given the highly dynamic and challenging environment for equipment manufacturers in international markets, the US market landscape offers significant opportunities and substantial untapped potential.
This content-driven 1-day event format provides a platform for all stakeholders active and looking into solar manufacturing in the US to create a competitive solar industry, contributing to resilience and energy security at time the quickly expanding solar market still relies heavily on imports with minimal domestic content. The conference will provide a 360-degree view on manufacturing along the silicon value chain with emphasis on technology in wafer, cell and module manufacturing.
Date: Monday, September 9
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Level 3, Room 304ABC
Cost: $550 Member/$650 non-Member
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Schedule (as of 9/05/2024)
Session 1: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Solar Made in USA – Policy, Incentive, Cost & Technology Overview
| Time | Presentation Title | Speaker | |
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| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Welcome & Introduction | Michael Schmela, Managing Director, TaiyangNews |  |
| 9:05 am - 9:15 am | Solar Technology Developments | Dr. Radovan Kopecek, Head of Department Strategy & Education, Member of Executive Committee |  |
| 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Roadmap for Resilent Silicon Solar Supply Chains | Dr. Paul Basore, Chief Solar Scientist, Department of Energy |  |
| 9:30 am - 9:45 am | What the U.S. Solar Industry Needs to Meet U.S. Climate Goals | Stacy J. Ettinger, SVP Supply Chain & Trade, SEIA |  |
| 9:45 am - 10:00 am | Cost Competitiveness of U.S. Solar Manufacturing | Prof. Peter Fath, CEO, RCT Solutions |  |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Panel: Is the U.S. Set to Become the Next Big Global Solar Manufacturing Hub? | ||
Coffee Networking – 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Session 2: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Ingot / Wafer / Cell Production Equipment & Materials
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| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Critical Technologies for PV Ingot & Wafer Production | Dr. Zhixin Li, CEO & CTO, Linton Technologies Group |  | ||||
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | TOPCon Cell Production Turnkey Lines for the U.S. | Prof. Jerry Liao, PV Division CTO, Leadmicro |  | ||||
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Metallization: The Key Consumable Driving Solar Cell Production | QJ Guo, CTO, Solamet Electronic Materials |  | ||||
| 11:45 am - 12:00 am | Towards Higher Efficiencies & Lower LCOEs - Opting for HJT Cell Technology | Dr. Sebastian Gatz, VP Photovoltaics, Von Ardenne |  | ||||
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Panel: How to Speed Up Ingot/Wafer & Cell Production Projects? | - Todd Templeton, Regional Director of America, Norsun - Terry Jester, Chairman of the Board, Highland Materials / Managing Director, Kiwa PI Berlin; - Alex Akar, CEO, American Ingots - Adam Tesanovich, CEO, Talon PV |  | ||||
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Networking Lunch – 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Session 3: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Module Production Equipment & Materials
| Time | Presentation Title | Speaker | ||||
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| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Solutions for Turnkey Solar Module Assembly Lines | Martin Ma, Sales Director, ConfirmWare Technology |  | |||
| 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm | PV Module Manufacturing Integrated Solutions | Paulo Rocha, International Sales Director, Autowell |  | |||
| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Comprehensive Packaging Solutions for Solar Modules: A Complete Overview | Steve Akey, Sales Director of NA Market, Hangzhou First |  | |||
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Fully Automatic European Turnkey Lines for PV panels | Laura Sartore, Managing Director, Ecoprogetti |  | |||
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Panel: What 's Still Needed to Build A True Local Crystalline Module Supply Chain | - Jim Wood, CEO, SEG Solar - Nadeem Haque, CTO, Heliene - Hitesh Doshi, Chariman, Waaree Technologies |  | |||
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Coffee Networking – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Session 4: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Opportunities & Barriers for Solar Made in U.S.
| Time | Presentation Title | Speaker | |
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| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Deep Dive Assessment of Top Solar States & Inflation Reduction Act Outcomes | Markus, A.W. Hoehner, President & CEO, EUPD Research |  |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Theory & Reality: Successfully Establishing Cell & Module Production Fabs in the U.S. | Thomas Koerner, Corporate Sr. Vice President, Canadian Solar |  |
| 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm | Navigating the Green Deal: IRA Launch Successes, Challenges, and Future Scenarios | John Smirnow, Principal, Smirnow Law |  |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Supply Chain Issues for the U.S. Solar Manufacturing Industry | Elissa Pierce, Solar Module Supply Chain Analyst, Wood Mackenzie |  |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Panel Kick-off: Opportunities & Barriers for Solar Made in U.S. | Phil Shen, Managing Director, Roth Capital |  |
