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The Quality Roundtable is returning to All-Energy Australia for the second time on October 23, 10:30am-12:30pm. Join our high-level panel discussion and play a role in ensuring high quality PV installations that will stand the test of time.
Each year we look for new real-world cases of substandard quality, whether its components that don’t pass muster, or sloppy installation. Get in touch at Gifford(at)pv-magazine.com with your rooftop and utility scale cases and we’ll investigate and present findings for discussion during the event.
Make quality count, get involved in the 2019 Quality Roundtable at All Energy.
Taking action on substandard solar, including product testing, fault detection, warranty claims and glass-glass modules
The highly interactive session will present a series of ‘poor quality case studies’ from the Australian and international solar marketplace – examining how substandard PV components, installation or service has let investors and end users down.
Topics for discussion include:
- PID, hotspots and encapsulation material failures
- Common faults in rooftop installation
- Warranty claim processes and best practice
- MAST testing and CEC Enhanced Listing status
- Bifacial module encapsulation and mounting in tracking installations
The session will be based around two panel discussions, addressing both rooftop and utility scale applications.
Event partners include the Clean Energy Council, PV-Lab Australia and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions.
For more information about All Energy Australia 2019 click here
Agenda
10:30 – 10:35
Welcome and introductions
Jonathan Gifford, Editor in Chief Global, pv magazine group and Founding Editor, pv magazine Australia
10:35 – 11:15
ROOFTOP PANEL DISCUSSION Identifying, diagnosing, and testing for failures – then what to do when things go wrong
Sandy Pulsford, Product testing and compliance specialist, Clean Energy Council •
Sunhara Kadam, Renewable Energy Engineer, Operations, Solar Analytics •
Jack Long, Director, Solar Cutters •
Richard Qian, Product Engineer, LONGi Solar •
Panel session includes
QUALITY CASE 1 Module level monitoring for fault detection and proactive O&M implementation
Q&A presentation with Lior Handelsman, Founder, VP Marketing and Product Strategy SolarEdge Technologies
Panel session includes
QUALITY CASE 2 PID, hotspots, backsheet failures, and warranty claims, in tropic climate
Presented by Jonathan Gifford, pv magazine group
11:15 – 11:35
SOLAR LEADER DIALOGUE LeTID in high efficiency PV cells, opportunities for ‘next generation’ PV products
Martin Green, Scienta Professor, UNSW •
Shi Zhengrong, Founder, SunMan •
11: 35 – 11:45
PRESENTATION Latest findings from DuPont’s 2 GW global quality field survey
Hongjie Hu, China Technology Manager, DuPont Photovoltaic and Fluoro Materials
11:45 – 12:25
UTILITY PANEL DISCUSSION From design to commissioning, best practices across the supply chain for fault prevention and underperformance
Marty Rogers, VP Global Asset Management and Support, NEXTracker •
Jan Mastny, Global Head of Sales, Solar and Wind, LEONI •
Michelle McCann, Partner, PV Lab Australia •
Hongjie Hu, China Technical Service and Development Leader, DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials •
Jin Hao, VP of R&D, JinkoSolar •
Panel session includes
PRESENTATION Australian utility scale PV market major players and progress
Dave Dixon, Senior Analyst, Renewables, Rystad Energy
Panel session includes
QUALITY CASE 3 Microcrack inspections, and the role of in-factory quality assurance
Q&A presentation with Steve McKenery, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Clean Energy Associates
12:25 – 12:30
Closing remarks
Jonathan Gifford, Editor in Chief Global, pv magazine group and Founding Editor, pv magazine Australia
Networking Session
Benefits of our unique Roundtable format
provides an environment for sharing ideas, innovations, and best practice experience
facilitates networking to build lasting relationships
encourages open interaction and knowledge sharing with your peers
organically creates a pv community, bringing all the industry stakeholders together
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