Description

Electrical energy from sunlight. To this day, it still seems more of a promise than reality. Nevertheless, solar power is expected to be price competitive with traditional power from the grid by 2015. Despite favourable subsidy schemes, only 1% of electricity consumption was covered by PV systems in Germany in 2009. In the Netherlands, this is much lower. So why this optimistic expectation?
One of the main reasons for solar power eventually reaching the break-even point is the continuing price drop of modules sourced from China. The question is whether the Western European industry will be able to parry this.

Following on from the lecture evening on 8 February last, we have once again found two companies active in the PV market willing to give their views on the developments surrounding PV energy:
- Jos Lenssen of Nuon-Helianthos will give a lecture on flexible roll-to-roll production methods of PV systems.
- Peter Pennings of Suncycle will give a lecture on Suncycle's sunlight concentrators

Location

USG-Innotiv, Emmasingel 17,

5611 AZ Eindhoven

Organiser

Mechanical Engineering

Name and contact details for information

ir. G.A.H.F. Janssen, at the e-mail address below.

gjanssen@iae.nl