9th Workshop on the Future Direction of Photovoltaics
7-8 March 2013, Centennial Hall, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan	  	  	  	  	  	 Tentative program
Organized by:

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
The 175th Committee on Innovative Photovoltaic Power Generating Systems
March 7, Thursday

Opening
10:00-10:10
Plenary Session
10:10 -10:40

Session 1
10:40-11:10
11:10-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-12:50(Session Chairperson, A.Yamada)Opening Remarks
M. Konagai, Tokyo Tech, Chairman of the JSPS 175th Committee(Session Chairperson, A.Yamada)“Super-high efficiency triple junction solar cells”Tatsuya Takamoto, Sharp
Topics in Photovoltaics(Session Chairperson, N.Usami)
Role of PV in European electricity markets
A. Jaeger-Waldau (EC-JRC)
Status and Prospect of PV Market in Japan
Izumi Kaizuka, RTS
PV R&D Trends in China
Zhengxin Liu, Research Center for New Energy Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem andInformation Technology
Toward Commercialization of Thin Film Si Solar Cell using High Efficiency Triple-junction Technologies
Heon-Min Lee, LGE Korea
High efficiency of crystalline Si solar cell fabricated by the application of film Si technology
K. Yamamoto, KANEKA

13:00-14:00

LunchSession 2
14:00-14:30

Modules & Systems(Session Chairperson, S. Wakao)
The Status and Future of PV System Technology in China
Honghua Xu, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science
PV Status of Thailand -Policy, Research, Industry, MarketDusit Kruangam, Thai Photovoltaic Industries Association (TPVA)TBDHermann Laukamp, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Potential Induced Degradation and how to test the sensitivity of PV-modules for?
Norbert Lenck,
Measurement and Modelling of PV System performance
Steve Ransome, Steve Ransome Consulting Ltd
Report from DIVISION “Reliability and Systems”
Kazuhiko Kato, AIST and Yuzuru Ueda, Tokyo Tech

14:30-15:00
15:00-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00- 16:30
16:30-16:50
Session 3
16:50-17:10
17:10-17:30
18:15

Fukushima PV Program(Session Chairperson, S. Miyajima)
METI/AIST Fukushima PV Program
M. Kondo (AIST)
MEXT/JST “FUTURE –PV Innovation” –Si Nanowire Solar Cells
M. Konagai , Tokyo Tech
Reception(Session Chairperson, Y.Ueda)

March 8, Friday
Session 4
10:00-11:00

Tutorial“Past, present and future of CIGS based thin-film solar cells”
William N.Shafarman, IEC, University of Delaware

Session 511:00-11:30

CZTS(Session Chairperson, T.Wada)
Solution processing of kesterite films for high-performance PV devices
David B. Mitzi, IBM
Development of high efficiency CZTS submodules
H. Sugimoto*, H. Hiroi, N. Sakai, S. Muraoka, C. Liao and T. Kato,Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Solar Frontier K.K.

11:30-12:00(Session Chairperson, T.Wada)

12:00-14:00

Lunch	  （Lab tour）

Session 6
14:00-14:30

CZTS(Session Chairperson, K.Matsubara)
TBD
Susan Schorr, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
CZTS thin film solar cells fabricated by sintering of spray-printed nanoparticles
A. Yamada,	  Tokyo Tech
Kesterite solar cells-hype or hope?
Susanne Siebentritt,
Fabrication process for CZTS thin film solar cells
H. Katagiri, Nagaoka National College of Technology, JST-CREST
The chemical and electronic structure of kesterite thin-film solar cell absorbers as revealed by soft
x-raysMarcus Bar , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin	  	 14:30-15:00
15:00-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-16:30

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