Confirmed Companies and Speakers

BRITE SOLAR     Elias Stathatos

Brite Solar was established in 2009 with offices in Greece (R&D) and the US (Marketing/Sales).
Brite's technology will enable the mass production of solar panels, which can be used as windows in greenhouses, homes and office buildings. These panels can produce energy using both sunlight and  artificial light.


DYENAMO     Henrik Pettersson

The Swedish company Dyenamo offers state-of-the-art materials, solutions and laboratory equipment in the field of perovskites solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells and solar fuels.
Henrik Petterson, CEO of Dyenamo, has more than 20 years experience of dye-sensitized solar cells.


 
VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND    Pälvi Apilo
 
VTT's main focus is on the roll-to-roll printing process development of OPV modules. Printing increases product design freedom enabling arbitrary shaped and sized modules. OPVs can act as a decorative element in addition to energy harvesting. 
 
FLUXIM   Simon Züfle

Fluxim provides simulation software and measurement hardware for research and development of solar cells and OLEDs. Combining sophisticated electrical measurement techniques with numerical simulation helps to gain insight into device operation, to optimize device performance, and to understand the degradation pathways.



FOM TECHNOLOGIES
   
Torben Damgaard Nielsen



CICECO – AVEIRO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS   Helena Alves

CICECO is dedicated to innovative production and transformation of materials, from ceramics to soft matter and hybrids. One focus is the development of graphene-based devices for textile electronics. Graphene offers transparency and enhanced electronic properties, combined with solution processability, compatible with textile, for truly wearable electronics.

HELIATEK     Toni Müller

Heliatek is the leader in the field of Organic Electronics Energy holding the world record efficiency of 13,2%. Through both its leading edge material development and its proven capability for volume manufacturing Heliatek is the first company to begin commercialization of large area OPV solar film. 
 

UNIV. ALGARVE & IT  Henrique Leonel Gomes

Henrique L. Gomes´s research interests are directed towards the electrical characterisation of thin films electronic devices such as field effect transistors, diodes, and MIS capacitor structures. Most recently, his research activities have expanded to encompass the interaction between electronic devices and living cells to develop biosensors and biomedical devices.


CICCI RESEARCH   Lucio Cinà

Cicci Research is a start-up company founded in 2016 from the Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy (CHOSE) of Rome. Arkeo is the core product that allows to integrate spectrally resolved analysis with transient and harmonic measurements mainly focused on Perovskite and Dye-sensitized based devices.


JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE EUROPEAN COMISSION Giorgio Bardizza

Giogio BARDIZZA is responsible for the calibration of emerging thin film photovoltaic devices (organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells) at the ESTI laboratories within the Joint Research Centre of the European Comission (Italy). His main duties are to perform pre-normative research supporting the development of the international standards and to help renewable energy policy makers in the PV technologies assessment.


MERCK   Julian Burschka

Merck is a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Around 50,000 employes work to further develop technologies that improve and enhance life. Founded in 1668, Merck is the world´s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The Performance Materials business offers specialty chemicals that are used in a variety of end products, including functional materials for solar panels and energy solutions. Since 2015, Dr. Julian Burschka has been a project leader within Merck´s R&D department for photovoltaic applications, where he is heading the activities related to perovskite solar cells. 
 


CSInstruments     Louis Pacheco

CSInstruments is a scientific equipment manufacturer specialized in the conception of Atomic Force Microscopes. We believe your research deserves to be made on great quality products that don´t cost the earth...














 



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