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NEW INSTITUTE IN GERMANY. international solar energy research center Konstanz e.V. content. location of the new institute facts about the institute our running and planned projects. 1700 km. location within Europe. Estonia. Germany. Germany. solar cell manufacturers. universities.
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NEW INSTITUTE IN GERMANY international solar energy research center Konstanz e.V.
content • location of the new institute • facts about the institute • our running and planned projects
1700km location within Europe Estonia Germany
Germany solar cell manufacturers universities institutes location within Germany
Rhein location at Lake of Constance Konstanz
facts about ISC our legal aspects and sponsors • name International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e.V. • legal form registered, non-profit association founded on 12.12. 2005 • institute headed by a board of directors elected by the General Assembly consisting of all regular members (legal entities) • supporting members (companies) consult the Board of Directors via an Advisory Board
facts about ISC our team and business model • 17 founding members with long term experience in PV • 5 elected directors with different functions • - Dr. E. Wefringhaus (Director Finances) - Dr. K. Peter (Director National Public Projects) - Dr. P. Fath (Director Industry Partners) - Dr. R. Kopecek (Director International Public Projects) • - Dipl. Phys. R. Petres (Director Internal Organisation) • currently 10 people as permanent staff at ISC (future plans: 50 scientists) • annual fixed costs via annual subscription fee of members and sponsoring • initial equipment and infrastructure • - donation of equipment manufacturer • - purchased by initial financial support of founding companies and members • major contribution to the budget via bilateral and publicly funded projects
facts about ISC our focus R&D platform test platform training and education crystalline silicon photovoltaics training of staff in solar cell and process technology silicon feedstock testing of feedstock crystal growth / thin film and wafering education of PV experts in crystalline silicon solar cells cooperation with universities industrial solar cell development novel solar cell generation independent expertise for novel production technologies testing of production PV industry and the public cell characterisation and simulation equipment module development climate and operation testes for cells, modules AC/DC converter development and converters
running and planned projects our running publicly funded projects sponsored by Federal German Ministry for Environment (BMU) INWET inline wet-chemical processes with industrial partner RENA SOMOCELL II module recycling and adapted cell concepts with Deutsche Solar sponsored by European Union within FP6 FOXY (STREP/ 019811) p- and n-type SoG-Si feedstock and solar cell development
running and planned projects our planned publicly funded projects sponsored by Federal German Ministry for Environment (BMU) WETPARK alternative cost-effective passivation technologies Si4ALL adapted solar cell concepts for “dirty” silicon sponsored by European Union within FP7 SOSIFE (Energy.2007.2.1.7: secure and affordable supply of feedstock) development of metallurgical purified SoG-Si feedstock INK-JET (Energy.2007.2.1.6: alternative approaches for crystalline silicon PV) introduction of alternative deposition technique for precursors and metallisation IBIS (Energy.2007.2.1.6: alternative approaches for crystalline silicon PV) development of industrially feasible concepts for bifacial solar cells