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 photovoltaics, 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 Renewable Energy 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 Solar Power 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 - Solar energy 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.