The Dutch Solar Energy R&D Seminar

The Joint Solar Panel develops initiatives to stimulate the long-term research on advanced photovoltaic conversion devices.

The Dutch Solar Energy R&D Seminar is intended for all persons in The Netherlands that are professionally involved in solar cell research and development. The aim of the Solar Energy R&D Seminar is to promote exchange of knowledge and cross-fertilization between the various R&D paths and to stimulate cooperation in the area of research and development of all types of solar cells.

The seminar is organised every year by ECN, Shell, FOM and SenterNovem and is sponsored by FOM and SenterNovem.
The topics of the program cover the whole field of solar cell research in the Netherlands.

The Dutch Solar Energy R&D Seminar took place on Tuesday 13 October 2009 at MediaPlaza, Jaarbeurs Utrecht.

Parallel event ‘PV-Solar in practice’ of SenterNovem

Alongside the Dutch Solar Energy R&D Seminar, SenterNovem organized the event ‘PV-Solar in practice’. Both events started and finished with a plenary presentation. At the event ‘PV-Solar in practice’ people could learn more about the market developments of solar energy, integration of solar energy systems into buildings, exchange of practical experiences and funding possibilities for solar energy systems. Furthermore, several workshops took place. You can find the proceedings of 'PV-Solar in practice' on www.senternovem.nl/eos.

Proceedings Dutch Solar Energy R&D Seminar

You can download the oral presentations below.

	Jan Terlouw, Solar energy in the built environment, no presentation available
	Peter Fath (Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG), Grid-parity factory
	John Schermer (Radboud University), III-V solar cells back to earth
	Miro Zeman (DIMES, Delft University of Technology), Heterojunction silicon-based solar cells
	Anders Hagfeldt (Uppsala University Sweden), Dye-sensitized solar cells
	Albert Polman (FOM - Institute AMOLF Amsterdam), Plasmonic thin-film solar cells
	Daniel Vanmaekelbergh (Utrecht University), Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots: building blocks for new solar cells?
	Paul de Jong (ECN Solar Energy), Challenges for solar module technology
	Robbert Jan Piet (Municipality Heerhugowaard), Aspects regarding the actual installation of PV-panels in built-up areas

Poster sessions

The poster sessions are an important part of this seminar. Many experts presented a poster about their field of expertise. They exchanged their scientific news and knowledge with the participants of the seminar during the breaks. Please download the book of poster abstracts.