Silicon Valley PV Industry Luncheon "Building the Future - How Policy, Solar Cells and a Healthy Supply Chain can Accelerate Mass Solar Deployment" May 14, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA
Pre-registration is now closed. Onsite registration will open at 11 a.m. Despite slowing growth, the sun is still shining on the photovoltaics industry. In these economically difficult times, challenges in the PV manufacturing supply chain become more transparent. They provide inherent opportunities for preparing all segments of the supply chain for the inevitable upturn and an accelerated path towards faster deployment of solar energy. Join the PV Industry Luncheon and listen to perspectives from industry, supply chain and policy experts on how collaboration, process efficiency and dialogue can pave the way to success. Speakers Stephen Empedocles, SVTC “SVTC Solar: A Photovoltaic Development Center in Silicon Valley” As Venture Capital investments in new photovoltaic technologies have slowed, and the requirements for financing manufacturing build-out have become more difficult, there is an increasing need for photovoltaic companies to develop their technologies further on less money. SVTC Solar is a "shared services" Photovoltaic Development Center focused on enabling companies to develop innovative photovoltaic products quickly and cost effectively, by providing the equipment, infrastructure and expertise needed to transition new technologies out of the lab and into a fully-qualified manufacturing process (including pilot manufacturing). Dr. Empedocles will describe the "shared-services" model for photovoltaic development, and show how it can enable a new generation of "capital efficient" photovoltaic companies. Kieran Drain, NanoGram Corporation "Innovation in Silicon meets the Cost Demands to Accelerate Mass Solar Deployment" While the quest for low cost solar modules has driven research in new photovoltaic materials, many companies see a path to grid parity through innovation in proven Silicon. NanoGram has created a breakthrough manufacturing process to substantially reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels while retaining the high efficiency and proven long term reliability of crystalline silicon solar panels. This new approach promises high-efficiency "Silicon Thick Film" PV panels at much lower cost than crystalline wafer based PV panels. Doug Payne, SolarTech “SolarTech - Streamlining the Solar Value Chain” As the American solar industry matures, improving value chain efficiency is gaining increasing attention. Key bottlenecks, including lengthy cycle times for product testing and certification and overly complex installation permitting processes are now being addressed and overcome. During this presentation, Doug Payne, Interim Executive Director of the SolarTech industry consortium, will provide an overview on key SolarTech initiatives that are streamlining the solar implementation value chain. Mr. Payne will also present why it is urgent that the solar industry shifts metrics from Cost per Watt to Cost per Kilowatt Hour and will share insights on how to achieve this for wide adoption of solar electricity. Sue Kateley, CALSEIA California solar public policy update Pricing $59 SEMI Member; $75 Non-member Onsite price $85 Member; $85 Non-member Table Price (10 seats) $550 SEMI Member; $700 Non-member		Presented by: Pricing $59 SEMI Member $75 Non-member Onsite Price $85 Member $85 Non-member Table Price (10 seats) $550 SEMI Member $700 Non member Pre-registration is now closed. Onsite registration will open at 11 a.m. Please contact Anna Morais at 408-943-7805 or amorais@semi.org, if you have any questions about the event. Sponsorships Available For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Marlene Sibley at 408.943.6988 or msibley@semi.org.