Failures, fiascos and fires: How to avoid trouble from manufacturing, through design, to installation

Moderated by U.S. Editor Christian Roselund, this year’s Quality Roundtable, September 25 at SPI will look at the avoidable points of failure that result in either catastrophic failures like fires or simply reduced output of solar projects, from manufacturing through design and installation.

Key takeaways from attending the Quality Roundtable USA  

• Discuss real anonymized quality cases in large scale solar plants with your peers and industry experts
• Learn about the upstream practices that drive module quality and field performance
• Understand the reasons for fires in solar plants and how to avoid them with component selection and installation best practices

Who should attend:

• EPCs
• Asset owners
• Financiers
• Installers
• Developers
• Engineers

Agenda

2:00- 2:05 PM

Welcome and introductions

Moderator: Christian Roselund, U.S. Editor, pv magazine

2:05 – 2:15 PM

Opening presentation from Initiative Partner DuPont

Kaushik Roy Choudhury, Senior Scientist and Project Leader, DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials

2:15 – 2:45 PM

Presentation of quality cases with moderated audience discussion

Christian Roselund, U.S. Editor, pv magazine will present two quality cases from a variety of sources, with Tristan Erion-Lorico, Head of PV Module Business, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL)

2:45 – 3:25 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: All about the BoM: The role of bill of materials in module quality and field performance

Kaushik Roy Choudhury, Senior Scientist and Project Leader, DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials •
Tara Doyle, Chief Commercial Officer, PVEL • Hongbin Fang, Director of Product and Technology, LONGi Solar • Paul Wormser, Vice President, Operations, CEA

3:25 – 3:40 PM

Presentation of quality cases with moderated audience discussion

Christian Roselund, U.S. Editor, pv magazine will present one quality case

3:40 – 3:50 PM

DISCUSSION Best practices to ensure maximum tracker uptime

Kent Whitfield, VP of Quality, NEXTracker

3:50 – 4:25 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Component selection and installation practices to avoid fires

Dean Solon, Founder and CEO, Shoals Technologies Group • Jan Mastny, Head of Global Sales, Solar and Wind, LEONI • Brian Mills, Product Manager Photovoltaics, Stäubli • Kim Primerano, Director of Solar O&M, Longroad Energy

4:25 – 4:30 PM

Closing remarks

Networking session

Benefits of our unique Roundtable format

• 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
• provides an environment for sharing ideas, innovations, and best practice experience