2018 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference 4th DECEMBER - 6th DECEMBER UNSW Sydney

DAY 1 TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER

8:00 – 9:00 Registration

Plenary Session 9:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

"What's next in , beyond PERC?" 9:00 – 9:30 Prof. Martin Green, UNSW Scientia Professor, Director of Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, UNSW, Australia

“Gen3 CSP: U.S. and Australian Cooperative Research on 700°C Heat Transfer Systems” 9:30 – 10:00 Craig S.Turchi, PhD, Principal Engineer, Thermal Sciences Group, National Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA

“The Solar PV industry: a vital talisman for hope in a world in deep trouble.” 10:00 – 10:30 Dr Jeremy Leggett, Director and Founder Solarcentury, Founder and Chair, SolarAid, United Kingdom

10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea

11:00 – 1:00 SESSION 2 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 2 -Deployment & Integration SESSION 2 - Photovoltaic Devices

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 SESSION 3 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 3 -Deployment & Integration SESSION 3 - Concentrating

3:30 – 4:00 Afternoon tea 4:00 – 5:30 SESSION 4 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 4 - Deployment & Integration SESSION 4 - Concentrating Solar Power

Conference Reception 5:30 – 7:00 CONFERENCE POSTER SESSION

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 5th DECEMBER

8:00 – 9:00 Registration

Plenary Session 9:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTERS 9:00 – 9:30 To be announced

" Australian Perspectives on the ‘Cold Crunch’ " 9:30 – 10:00 Dr. Stephen D. White, Head of Energy Efficiency Research, CSIRO

"Solar R&D - the ARENA portfolio in review" 10:00 – 10:30 Ms Kirsty Gowans, General Manager, Project Delivery ARENA

10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea

11:00 – 1:00 SESSION 2 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 2 - Concentrating Solar Power SESSION 2 - IEA Workshop

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 SESSION 3 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 3 - Solar Heating and Cooling & Low Carbon Living SESSION 3 - Deployment & Integration

3:30 – 4:00 Afternoon tea

4:00 – 5:30 SESSION 4 - Photovoltaic Devices SESSION 4 -Solar Heating and Cooling & Low Carbon Living SESSION 4 - Deployment & Integration

6:00 - 9.30 Official Conference Dinner - Tyree Room, UNSW

DAY 3 THURSDAY 6th DECEMBER

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

Plenary Session 9:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

"An Overview of Solar PV Deployment in India" 9:00 – 9:30 Prof. Juzer Vasi, Emeritus Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

"Earth-abundant and environmentally-friendly kesterite solar cells" 9:30 – 10:00 Dr Xiaojing (Jeana) Hao, UNSW Scientia Fellow, ARC DECRA, Senior Lecturer School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW, AUSTRALIA

“Pathways to fuels and electricity using concentrated sunlight” 10:00 – 10:30 Dr. Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA

10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea

11:00 – 1:00 SESSION 2 - ACAP SESSION 2 - Solar Fuels & Chemistry SESSION 2 - solutions for emerging economies

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch 2:00 – 3:30 SESSION 3 - ACAP SESSION 3 - Solar Fuels & Chemistry SESSION 3 - Deployment & Integration 3:30 – 4:00 Afternoon tea

4:00 – 5:30 SESSION 4 - Photovoltaic Devices Session 4 - Concentrating Solar Power Session 4 - Deployment & Integration 5:30 - 6:00 Closing Ceremony/Award Presentations

6:00 - 7:00 Drinks and Nibbles