Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSPConference / September 14, 2026 - September 18, 2026
EU PVSEC 2026
43rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference EU PVSEC
Event details
Contact
Location
WTC World Trade Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Date
September 14, 2026 - September 18, 2026
Contributions with the participation of Fraunhofer CSP
Panel Chairs
Tuesday, 15.09.2026
10:30 - 12:00
3BO.12 Indoor/Outdoor Correlations and Degradation
Chairperson: Ralph Gottschalg, Fraunhofer CSP
15:15 - 16:45
3BO.14 Environmental and Mechanical Stresses on PV Modules
Chairperson: Ulrike Jahn, Fraunhofer CSP
Thursday, 17.09.2026
17:00 - 18:30
4DO.10 Environmental Impacts on PV Systems Performance and O&M
Chairperson: Stephanie Malik, Fraunhofer CSP
Oral Presentations
Tuesday, 15.09.2026
08:30 - 10:00
3BO.11 Polymers and Encapsulation
3BO.11.3 Student Awards Finalist Presentation: Can there be too Much Adhesion Promoter in POE Encapsulation? Molecular Insights from Damp-heat Weathering
Jishnu Ramachandran Nair / Nishant Pradhan / Paul Schenk / Matthias Pander / Ralph Gottschalg / Anton Mordvinkin, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
Steffen Bornemann, Folienwerk Wolfen, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
08:30 - 10:00
4BO.16 BIPV Module and System Design
4BO.16.4 Student Awards Finalist Presentation: Silicon Photovoltaics on Metal Substrates: Investigating Cell Gap Changes in Modules with Aluminum Rear Cover
Wiebke Wirtz / Kevin Meyer / Rolf Brendel / Henning Schulte-Huxel, ISFH, Emmerthal;
Ulli Zeller/ Matthias Pander / Ringo Koepge / Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
08:30 - 10:00
1BV.1 Single Junction Silicon Cells | Silicon Bottom Cells for Tandem Photovoltaics | Characterisation & Modelling of Silicon Cells
1BV.1.61 Non-Destructive Evaluation of Surface Recombination and Interface States in Textured Solar Silicon via Spectral Surface Photovoltage
Beyza Durusoy / Maaz Soomro hristian Hagendorf, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen, Germany;
Stefan Lange, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle, Germany;
Nadine Schüler, Freiberg Instruments, Freiberg, Germany
Thursday, 17.09.2026
10:30 - 12:00
4DO.2 Hybrid Systems and Storage; Direct Uses of PV Generated Electricity
4DO.2.6 Direct Solar Water Splitting using Photovoltaic Thin-Film Technology
Marko Turek / Robert Maßmann / Stefan Eiternick / Sina Swatek / Stefan Lange, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Syed Mubeen, SunHydrogen, Santa Barbara, United States of America
Friday, 18.09.2026
08:30 - 10:00
5EO.3 Photovoltaics for and with Society
5EO.3.1 Gender Diversity in Photovoltaics: Experiences and Support Mechanisms in the EU
Pinar Derin Gure, METU, Ankara, Türkiye; Ezgi Pehlivanli, METU, Ankara, Türkiye; Chiara Busto, Eni, Rome, Italy; Niki Fodor, SolarPower Europe, Brussels, Belgium; Ivan Gordon, imec, Leuven, Belgium; Ulrike Jahn, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle, Germany; Perine Fluery, Biosphere Solar, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Ioannis Tsanakas, CEA, Paris, France; Busra Yilmaz, Kameleon Solar, Roosendaal, The Netherlands; Delfina Munoz, CEA, Paris, France; Eren Cihan Gülsoy, METU, Ankara, Türkiye; Rita Ebner, AIT, Vienna, Austria; Hande Eryılmaz, ODTÜ-GÜNAM, Ankara, Türkiye
10:30 - 12:30
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS EP.1 Reliable PV Everywhere
EP.1.2 IEA PVPS Task 13 Highlights - Extreme Weather, Multiple Use, Failure Modes, and Energy Security
Ulrike Jahn, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
Visual Presentations
Monday, 14.09.2026
13:30 - 15:00
3AV.1 PV Module Design and Manufacturing
3AV.1.2 Investigation of Polybutadiene as a Co-Reagent for the Peroxide Crosslinking of Photovoltaic Encapsulants
Michael Wendt / Anton Mordvinkin / Robert Heidrich, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Lionel Riou / Pauline Vitoux / Megan Casey, TotalEnergies Cray Valley, Saint-Avold Cedex, France
3AV.1.22 Implementation of an Industrial Process for Interconnection of Busbar-less IBC ZEBRA Cells using Ribbons with Electrically Conductive and Non-Conductive Adhesive Pads
Tudor Timofte, ISC Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; Jolina Schmid, ISC Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; Simon Emmerich, Mondragon Assembly, Radolfzell, Germany; Susana Soto, Mondragon Assembly, Aretxabaleta, Spain; Jean Philippe Aguerre, Mondragon Assembly, Aretxabaleta, Spain; Xabier Hernandez, Mondragon Assembly, Aretxabaleta, Spain; Maximilian Pospischil, HighLine Technology, Freiburg, Germany; Andreas Dörflinger, HighLine Technology, Freiburg, Germany; Jonas Albrecht, HighLine Technology, Freiburg, Germany; Maximilian Weil, HighLine Technology, Freiburg, Germany; Stephan Großer, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale), Germany; Giuseppe Galbiati, Henkel, Düsseldorf, Germany; Tobias Nitsche, Henkel, Düsseldorf, Germany; Daniel Buckland, Henkel, Düsseldorf, Germany; Joris Libal, ISC Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; Tobias Messmer, ISC Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
3AV.1.24 Development of a Photovoltaic Facade Module
Ringo Koepge / Matthias Pander / Sophia Jahreis / Nick Schröter / Paul Schenk / Ali Kanou / Stephan Großer / Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Wiebke Wirtz / Kevin Meyer / Henning Schulte-Huxel, ISFH, Emmerthal
15:15 - 16:45
3AV.2 PV Module Durability and Reliability
3AV.2.4 UVID Test Results and Early Indicators
Matthias Pander / Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
3AV.2.22 Understanding TOPCon Glass-Backsheet PV Modules Damp Heat Degradation: why ‘Standard’ BOM Should be Avoided?
Sraisth Sraisth / Mehul Raval / Oliver Voigt,Markus Beck, RCT Solutions, Constance, Germany; Wolfgang Jooss, RCT Solutions, Constance, Germany
Xinyang Li, Wuhan RCT PV Technology, Wuhan, China;
Hardik Gohil, RCT Solutions India, Hyderabad, India;
Marius Luedemann / Michael Wendt / Jishnu Ramachandran Nair / Anton Mordvinkin / Robert Heidrich, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
3AV.2.23 Strength Testing of Full-Size Solar Glass
Matthias Pander / Paul Schenk / Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)
3AV.2.43 Development of a Durable Poly(methyl Methacrylate) Frontsheet for Solar Modules
Jalal El Yagoubi / Aziz Fihri, Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;
Matthias Pander / Michael Wendt / Daniel Schüsler / Anton Mordvinkin, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Volker Eberhardt / Christian Rabe, Fraunhofer IAP, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
17:00 - 18:30
3AV.3 PV Module Performance – Modelling, Testing, Standards
3AV.3.8 Temperature Behaviour of Different Solar Cells Architectures for Reverse Breakdown
Bengt Jaeckel / Matthias Pander, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Hamed Hanifi, AESOLAR, Koenigsbrunn, Germany
3AV.3.9 Impact of Spectral Response Variability on Power Determination of Single-Junction Perovskite Modules
Wenhao Xu, TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai), Shanghai, China; Yating Zhang, TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai), Shanghai, China; Mengdi Liu, TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai), Shanghai, China; Christos Monokroussos, TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai), Shanghai, China; Giorgio Bardizza, TÜV Rheinland (Italy), Milan, Italy; Max Koentopp, TÜV Rheinland Solar, Cologne, Germany; Zhen Li, UNSW, Sydney, Australia; Ralph Gottschalg, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle, Germany
3AV.3.12 Characterization and Reliability Testing of Segmented PV Modules and their Main Components based on a Practical Outdoor Test
Simon Karl / Jens Froebel / Matthias Pander / Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Jens Schneider, HTWK, Leipzig, Germany;
Pouya Pourshafi / Andreas Maixner / Hamed Hanifi, AESOLAR, Koenigsbrunn, Germany
3AV.3.35 Thermo-Mechanical Analysis and Prediction of Shear Stresses by FEM in ECA/NCA Interconnects of IBC Solar Cells
Matthias Pander / Stephan Grosser, Bengt Jaeckel, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale);
Tudor Timofte, ISC Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany;
Tobias Nitsche / Daniel Buckland / Giuseppe Galbiati, Henkel, Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, 17.09.2026
10:30 - 12:00
5DV.2 Sustainability of PV
5DV.2.28 Characterization of Photovoltaic Module Waste to Optimize the Recycling Processes of Polymer Components
Robert Heidrich / Michael Wendt / Stefanie Wahl / Susanne Richter, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale)