- CdTe cost roadmap and efficiency improvements over time
- Performance benefits of CdTe thin film vs. crystalline silicon
- Ability to affect system costs and BOS perspective
Mark Chen, Director of Marketing
Abound Solar
Official Opening of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab).
Offshore Wind Research and Development - The need for public test facilities
Jos Beurskens, ECN - The Netherlands
Trina Solar's 60-cell PC05A is powered by Trina Solar's new Honey cells. Developed with advances in multicrystalline cell technology, Honey cells deliver higher efficiencies and world-record-setting power output at family prices. These results firmly establish Honey panels as best in its class. Combined with Trina Solar’s standard 10 year workmanship and 25 year linear power output warranties, Honey is one investment that lets you rest easy and enjoy the sweet returns.
Official Opening of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab).
Offshore Wind Research and Development - The need for public test facilities
Jos Beurskens, ECN - The Netherlands
Trina Solar's 60-cell PC05A is powered by Trina Solar's new Honey cells. Developed with advances in multicrystalline cell technology, Honey cells deliver higher efficiencies and world-record-setting power output at family prices. These results firmly establish Honey panels as best in its class. Combined with Trina Solar’s standard 10 year workmanship and 25 year linear power output warranties, Honey is one investment that lets you rest easy and enjoy the sweet returns.
Thin film and thin wafer PV: challenges for BIPV applications [PV 2009] Smithers Apex
- Flexible PV modules for BIPV
- Potential for cost reductions and aesthetic integration
- Challenges for processing thin silicon wafer
Dr. Andrew Skumanich, SolarVision Consulting
BUILDING THE LARGEST SOLAR SMART ARRAY IN NORTH AMERICA: Behind the Scenes of...Rick Borry
Go behind the scenes of the development and construction of the recently commissioned 2.2 MW solar power plant constructed by Talmage Solar Engineering, Inc. in Sharon, Vermont. This is the largest solar "smart array" in North America, and was featured prominently in the industry press and at SPI 2012.
The system combines Upsolar modules backed by Upsolar's reinforced warranty Tigo Energy's PV solar power optimizers and digital monitoring, and Solectria Renewables inverters, to feed optimized renewable energy directly into the local grid. Project developer Talmage Engineering's CFO Kale Inoue will review the project's history and will lead a panel discussion with and Upsolar's Troy Dalbey, Tigo's Paul Grana, and Solectria's Brad Sherman .
The panel will review the challenges faced in developing the project and the technical advances that allow the system to perform at a lower cost per kilowatt hour than a traditional array. You will learn what it takes to get a project of this size from concept to electricity production, hear from vendors of key system components about their design, and see how everything is performing since commissioning in July 2012.
PV Module efficiency analysis and optimizationWeb2Present
Join this interactive webinar to find out about:
http://www.web2present.com/recorded-webinars-details.php?id=103
- Major contributing factors to solar project returns
- How to maximize the income stream
- How to reduce the capital expenditure
- Risk mitigation for the revenue stream
Low Cost Utility Solar Farms Using Supersized ModulesSmithers Apex
- Utility solar farm market drivers
- Minimizing solar farm capital costs
- Crystalline silicon supersized module manufacturing
- Solar farm systems cost reduction through the use of supersized modules
- Minimizing utility solar farm LCOE by on-site deployment of supersized modules
Roger Little, Chairman & CEO, SPIRE
Thin film and thin wafer PV: challenges for BIPV applications [PV 2009] Smithers Apex
- Flexible PV modules for BIPV
- Potential for cost reductions and aesthetic integration
- Challenges for processing thin silicon wafer
Dr. Andrew Skumanich, SolarVision Consulting
BUILDING THE LARGEST SOLAR SMART ARRAY IN NORTH AMERICA: Behind the Scenes of...Rick Borry
Go behind the scenes of the development and construction of the recently commissioned 2.2 MW solar power plant constructed by Talmage Solar Engineering, Inc. in Sharon, Vermont. This is the largest solar "smart array" in North America, and was featured prominently in the industry press and at SPI 2012.
The system combines Upsolar modules backed by Upsolar's reinforced warranty Tigo Energy's PV solar power optimizers and digital monitoring, and Solectria Renewables inverters, to feed optimized renewable energy directly into the local grid. Project developer Talmage Engineering's CFO Kale Inoue will review the project's history and will lead a panel discussion with and Upsolar's Troy Dalbey, Tigo's Paul Grana, and Solectria's Brad Sherman .
The panel will review the challenges faced in developing the project and the technical advances that allow the system to perform at a lower cost per kilowatt hour than a traditional array. You will learn what it takes to get a project of this size from concept to electricity production, hear from vendors of key system components about their design, and see how everything is performing since commissioning in July 2012.
PV Module efficiency analysis and optimizationWeb2Present
Join this interactive webinar to find out about:
http://www.web2present.com/recorded-webinars-details.php?id=103
- Major contributing factors to solar project returns
- How to maximize the income stream
- How to reduce the capital expenditure
- Risk mitigation for the revenue stream
Low Cost Utility Solar Farms Using Supersized ModulesSmithers Apex
- Utility solar farm market drivers
- Minimizing solar farm capital costs
- Crystalline silicon supersized module manufacturing
- Solar farm systems cost reduction through the use of supersized modules
- Minimizing utility solar farm LCOE by on-site deployment of supersized modules
Roger Little, Chairman & CEO, SPIRE
Julie Blunden, VP of Public Policy and Corporate Communications for SunPower Corp, presented at the GW Solar Institute Symposium on April 19, 2010. More information at solar.gwu.edu/Symposium.html
Thomas Leyden, Managing Director of SunPower, Corporation, discusses some of his company's large-scale commercial solar projects and the driving forces behind them.
This presentation was given December 4, 2009 at the Solar Energy Focus Conference: Fall 2009 hosted by the Maryland, DC, Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) in Gaithersburg, MD.
To learn more please visit:
www.mdvseia.camp7.org
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to look at how improvements are occurring in zero energy buildings. Improvements in the energy efficiency of appliances, in aerogels for insulation, in solar cells for electricity generation, and in passive solar design are helping us reduce energy usage. The goal is zero energy usage of external electricity and fossil fuels.
Dish Stirling - CSP - Technology in TransitionSmithers Apex
- Technology overviews
- Workable business model for Stirling CSP
- What can we expect by 2016
- Battle –Strategy and Sustainable challenges for Dish and other CSP
- Drivers- Barriers and Performance
Cynthia Christensen, President, CORNWELL GROUP
Supporting High-Penetration PV with Energy StorageSmithers Apex
- Photovoltaic (PV) power will be a major contributor to meeting renewable portfolio standards, but as PV penetration levels increase it will be necessary to address certain issues of compatibility with electricity networks
- Depending on the location the utility peak may lag the solar peak by several hours, potentially creating a conflict between PV and baseload generation
- Extremely high ramp rates on partly cloudy days can cause instability on high-penetration feeders or, in the case of island systems, entire networks
- Energy storage provides the solution to PV integration issues, allowing higher penetration levels
• The cost of energy storage can be mitigated by addressing multiple applications, such as the supply of grid services during night-time hours
Jim McDowall, Business Development Manager, SAFT AMERICA INC
- Solar projects use significant acreage and use it intensively
- Wildlife agencies are concerned, conservative, and inconsistent
- Public land rights take time to obtain, while private land is subdivided so as to make land assemblage difficult
- It will take a village of alphabet soup agencies, solar developers, and national environmental groups to make sense of our crazy quilt of regulation so that solar energy can be a growing source of our nation's energy
Peter H. Weiner, Partner, PAUL HASTINGS JANOSKY & WALKER LLP
Where will CSP plants be built? Incentives, RPS requirements, and Project Eco...Smithers Apex
- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009: now that the ARRA has expired, what will be the next big driver for the CSP sector?
- Insights into future initiatives that will help stimulate new projects
- Overview and outlook of federal and state tax incentives
Brett Prior, Senior Analyst, GREENTECH MEDIA
Recent Developments in Commercialising Solar Thermal Power in AustraliaSmithers Apex
- Australia's solar resource and grid connectivity
- Effect of 20% Renewable Energy target
- Solar Flagships program and long term cost
- Solar thermal developments in the region
Dr Jim Smitham, Deputy Director, Theme Leader, Energy Transformed Flagship, CSIRO, Australia
The Promise of Molten Salt: A Vision of CSP Displacing CoalSmithers Apex
- Intro to Halotechnics and molten salt
- A few predictions for the CSP end game
- CSP technology evolution, from troughs to towers and beyond
Justin Raade, CEO & Founder, HALOTECHNICS INC
A Delicate Balance: Energy, Natural Resources and the Public InterestSmithers Apex
- National policy encourages energy development
- Landscapes, wildlife and water resources must be protected
- BLM required to satisfy both requirement
Jim Kenna, Arizona State Director, BLM
Impact of financial incentives on CSP plant economics [CSTP 2009]Smithers Apex
- Review of key current CSP financial incentives and their stability going forward
- Demonstration/case study of how incentives impact a CSP plant’s levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)
Jay Paidipati, Managing Consultant, NAVIGANT
Legal and regulatory issues affecting renewable energy projects [CSTP 2009]Smithers Apex
- Recent developments in federal incentives, including tax credits, grants and loan guarantees
- State law programs, including GHG legislation, transmission and RPS, and power purchase terms
Karen B Wong, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, US
PV Project Financing: Utility, Federal & State Initiatives Designed to Suppor...Smithers Apex
- Which developers and projects are able to attract financing?
- Will loss of 1603 Treasury Grants disrupt the market?
- Is the Tax Equity market back?
- Are REC markets making a different?
Merger and Acquistion Trends in the Solar IndustrySmithers Apex
- A review of the historical growth in solar M&A
- Merger and acquisition activity by sector of the solar industry value chain
- Valuation metrics
- Using M&A to your advantage
Jack Calderon, Managing Director, Lincoln International
How a successful Feed-in Tariff system will stimulate the growth of the PV in...Smithers Apex
- Policies and incentives
- Economic analysis of implementation of FiT
- Demand analysis and benefits
Jessica Glenn, Market Analyst, Global Market Consultants Inc
Charming the Steel Price Snake [Met Coke 2009]Smithers Apex
- The tyranny of large numbers continues
- The age of metallics has lost its shine
- The price outlook will float from overcast (black) to sunny (blue) to black to blue as sustainable demand recovery is delayed until 2010 or later
Becky Hites, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
2. Abound Solar overview
Product CdTe photovoltaic modules
Market focus Utility and commercial scale projects
History Nearly 20 years of development at Colorado State
University; spun out in 2007
Production Ramping first factory to 200MW, 840MW total capacity by
2014
Location 100% USA Manufacturing
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3. Abound – Key Metrics
• Headquarters: Loveland, Colorado
Locations • Plant 1: Longmont, Colorado
• Plant 2: Tipton, Indiana (to be constructed)
Nameplate • 2010: 65 MW
Manufacturing • 2012: 200 MW
Capacity • 2014: >800 MW
Median Efficiency • November 2010: ~10%
• First factory: < $0.90 per watt
Production Cost
• GW-scale: < $0.60 per watt
Capex Cost • < $1.00 per watt of capacity
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4. Step 1: Choose the right technology
CdTe can offer sustainable cost advantage
Source: Lux Research
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5. Step 2: Drive production volumes
First Solar scale curve shows 15% cost reduction with every doubling of volume
3.00
2004
2.50
Production cost ($ / W)
2.00
2005
1.50
2006 2007
2008
1.00 2009
2010 20111
0.50
0.00
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Annual production run-rate (MW)
1) Projected
Sources: First Solar, Barclays Capital
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6. Industry supply curve shows increasing cost of marginal
efficiency gains
2.00
SunPower
Suntech
Production cost ($ / W)
1.50
Trina
1.00 Trony
First Solar
0.50
0.00
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
Module conversion efficiency
Sources: UBS, Barclays Capital, BCG, company financials
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7. Efficiency-adjusted pricing shows demand for efficiency
SunPower
2.00
Suntech
First Solar
Trina
1.50
ASP ($ / W)
1.00
a-Si1
(single junction)
0.50
0.00
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
Module conversion efficiency
1) a-Si pricing estimated due to lack of comparable
Sources: Greentech Media, juwi Solar, company financials
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8. Profitability driven by gap between production cost and
marketing willingness-to-pay
2.00 FIT reductions
Market pressure
1.50
$/W
1.00 Demand Technological innovations
Production scale
Supply
Vertical integration
0.50
0.00
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
Module conversion efficiency
Margin provides greatest room for error as prices and costs drop
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9. Abound Solar driving to lowest manufacturing costs
1) Select fundamentally robust and proven semiconductor
2) Simplify production process
3) Drive yields and efficiencies
4) Increase production scale
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10. Next generation CdTe – Doing it better, faster and simpler
Abound Production Process Using
Closed Space Sublimation (“CSS”)
• Proprietary semiconductor deposition process (single tool)
• Patented
Operational
Capex Advantages Product Advantages
Advantages
• Higher yields • Less costly/complex • Stronger modules
equipment
• Better materials utilization • More reliable modules
• Common hardware
• Greater uniformity • Lower voltage (lower BOS
• Fewer downstream costs for customers)
• Higher throughput process steps
• All black (aesthetics)
• Fewer process steps • Significantly smaller
• Easier to optimize production footprint
semiconductor process
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11. Rapid scale-up versus First Solar validates the
manufacturability of Abound’s process
Modules Produced1,2 Line Yield1,2
Produced 67,000 modules in September 85% yield after 1st year of production
Module Power1,3,4
Achieved >68 Wp average module power five years faster
Ramping module efficiency ~5.5x faster than First Solar
Notes:
1 Abound Solar data beginning 9/09
2 First Solar data beginning 6/01 from NREL report
3 First Solar 2009 Analyst Day Presentation and Abound estimates
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12. Leverage DOE loan guarantee to scale production
On December 9, Abound closed on $400M loan guarantee from US Department of
Energy
Two US Manufacturing sites
• Longmont, Colorado (200 MW)
• Tipton, Indiana (640 MW)
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