EU PVSEC blogs
About blog-discrimination & goodbye from the EU PVSEC!
So – all good comes to an end, they say. Thank god also all bad too! The EU PVSEC organised in Valencia this year has been a great experience for a non-expert like me. It was a nice excursion into the world of the sun’s power, but I have also seen some shadows.
Red tape rules
How stupid bureaucracy jeopardizes growth, jobs and the planet.
Solar Nobel-prize fashion stole my heart!
This year’s EU PVSEC’s new technology and inventions have been incredibly inspiring for my scholarly-intellectual side, but on the last day something very special stole my heart and made my feminine side blush at first and then give in to the solar-hotness I was facing. It was, and is, a designer solar handbag.
Solar Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
The end of the chaotic success.
The deserts will save the world!
Solar energy is the most abundant energy source on earth – the amount that hits our planet’s surface in just one hour is about the same as the energy our entire population consumes in one year. Only a small amount of it can today be used through direct conversion of sunlight into electricity in PV cells, or through thermal collectors for heating/cooling and through concentrating solar power.
UK next big market?
New UK FIT sparks excitement at EU PVSEC.
The ECO house hunter
Who does not want to live in a zero carbon or eco apartment/house? I would. If I had the money to invest in something like that.
The bloggers
Brandon Mitchener
Hailing from the U.S., Brandon Mitchener is director of communications for First Solar in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A former journalist, he wrote for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones International Newswires, among others, for 15 years. He was also a consultant to blue-chip companies, business associations and the "occasional government".
Sasa Malek
Slovenian-born, Sasa Malek has just finished her postgraduate studies at the Technical University Munich, Germany in Sustainable Resource Management. With a strong background in clean tech journalism behind her, she is interested in solar panel efficiency, research into new PV materials and the application of PV in other 'green' industries.
Tobias Glattbach
Tobias Glattbach works in product management at GEMÜ Gebr. Mueller Apparatus Engineering GmbH & Co.KG: his specialist area is PV semiconductors. He previously worked with an air and space technology company, dealing with the testing and launching of satellites with chemical drive systems. He is particularly interested in the production engineering of thin and thick film PV cells.
José María Llopis Reyna
José María Llopis Reyna is general manager of IBC solar’s Spanish subsidiary. Due to the uncertainty surrounding Spain’s PV industry, he believes the connection between manufacturer, supplier and customer is important, in order to understand future markets as quickly as possible. He aims to focus on this theme at the EU PVSEC.
Nancy Komrowski
After studying economic hispanics, Nancy Komrowski began working for solar module manufacturer, Heckert Solar, in Chemnitz, Germany. Based in the marketing department, she is responsible for the company’s corporate communications, in addition to event planning and organization. At this year's EU PVSEC, she will be observing the presentation and effect of PV competition.