Conference
Global Advanced PV Technology Conference Plenary
Date: 3 June 2026
Room: InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC, Grand Ballroom 1+2
Time: 09:00-12:00
The solar power has become one of the cheapest energies in the world after all these years; however, technical innovation is still a key issue for reducing the costs. From the viewpoint of long-term development, cost reduction mainly derives from technical breakthroughs in cell efficiency. This Plenary Session gathers the top scientists and industry experts worldwide to present on the international technology roadmap for photovoltaic, and to share their great insights on technical breakthroughs in Solar PV.
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Chair: Prof. Armin Aberle, CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore (NUS) Prof. Hui Shen, Director, Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology |
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Photovoltaic Conversion of the Sun’s Nuclear Fusion Power entering the Multi-Terawatt Scale: Global Opportunities and Challenges Prof. Eicke R. Weber Former Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE; Prof. emeritus, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley |
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Dr. Wei Wang Chief Scientist, State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC); CTO, SPIC New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
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Dr. Pierre Verlinden Chief Scientist, Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology |
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Prof. Martin Green Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) |
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Mr. Zhaojun Gong General Manager, State Power Investment Corporation Integrated Smart Energy Co., Ltd. |
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Perovskite-silicon 2-terminal tandem solar cell research at NUS-SERIS Prof. Armin Aberle CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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PV Recycling and Sustainability Ian Marius Peters Head of Department Sustainable PV, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH |
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