Program

WCPEC Special Session

The 1st Asia-Africa (A2) Joint PV Symposium and the 3rd Korea-Singapore Joint PV Symposium

  • Date & Time
    2025. 09. 01(Mon), 09:00-12:30 (3.5hr)
  • Place
    Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) RM 103
  • Co-organized by
    Korea Photovoltaic Society (KPVS)
    African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE)
    Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)
  • Sponsored by
    Daejeon Metropolitan City
    Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
    Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)
Sep 01
(Mon)
Program RM 103
09:00-12:30
Moderator Woo Kyoung KIM (Yeungnam University, Korea)
09:00-09:10 10' WELCOME ADDRESS
Jae Hyeon KIM (President, KPVS)
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09:10-09:30 20' AFRICAN NETWORK FOR SOLAR ENERGY: PROMOTING RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AFRICA AND BEYOND
Daniel Ayuk Mbi EGBE (African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE), Africa)
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09:30-09:50 20' FROM NICHE TO NECESSITY: THE RISE OF FLOATING SOLAR IN ASIA AND BEYOND
Serena Fen LIN (Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Singapore)
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09:50-10:10 20' EFFICIENT PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS THROUGH INTERFACE AND ADDITIVE ENGINEERING
Jangwon SEO (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea)
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Chair Daniel Ayuk Mbi EGBE (ANSOLE, Africa)
10:10-10:30 20' TRENDS OF GLOBAL PV MARKET AND INDUSTRY
Izumi KAIZUKA (IEA PVPS Task 1; RTS Corporation, Japan)
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10:30-10:50 20' TESTING, REPAIRING, AND SCALING: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO SUPPORTING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES IN AFRICA
Kinya KIMATHI (Kijani Testing Ltd., Kenya)
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10:50-11:10 20' BIPV INNOVATIONS: THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR MEGA-CITIES
Carlos CLEMENT (Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Singapore)
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Chair Serena Fen LIN (SERIS, Singapore)
11:10-11:30 20' CHINA PV INDUSTRY, MARKET AND TRENDS
Fang LYU (Chinese Academy of Science; ECOPV, Chinese Green Supply Chain Alliance, China)
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11:30-11:50 20' ADVANCING FROM BIOMASS TO PHOTOVOLTAIC-INTEGRATED GREEN ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Balla Diop NGOM (University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal)
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11:50-12:10 20' PROGRESS WITH PEROVSKITE-SILICON TANDEM SOLAR CELLS AT SERIS
Yong Ryun KIM (Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Singapore)
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12:10-12:30 20' OVERVIEW OF SOLAR PV TECHNOLOGY TRENDS, RESEARCH, AND ROADMAP TOWARDS NET-ZERO IN MALAYSIA
Ahmad Wafi Mahmood ZUHDI (Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia)
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12:30-12:35 5' CLOSING REMARKS
Chang Sik SON (Organizer, WCPEC-9)
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12:35-12:40 5' Group Photo ¡¡
12:40-13:30 50' LUNCH BREAK ¡¡
13:30-15:00 90' GPVC Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech ¡¡
15:00-18:00 180' Technical Tour (CAST, Center for Advanced Solar PV Technology of KIER) ¡¡

Women in PV

  • Date & Time
    2025. 09. 02(Tue), 13:50-15:50 (2hr)
  • Place
    Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) RM 103
Sep 02
(Tue)
Program RM 103
13:50-15:50
Moderator Yunae CHO (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Korea)
13:50-14:00 10' WELCOME ADDRESS
Jihye GWAK (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Korea)
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14:00-14:50 50' Round Table
¡°For Young Solar Sisters Shining Like the Sun¡±

Panelists :
- Fang LYU (Chinese Academy of Science, China)
- Izumi KAIZUKA (IEA PVPS Task 1, Japan)
- Kinya KIMATHI (Kijani Testing Ltd., Kenya)
- Serena Fen LIN (Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Singapore)
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14:50-15:50 60' Q&A ¡¡