🚀 50 Participants propel the future of Space Solar Energy at the 2nd SPECIAL PV Workshop! 🌞
The 2nd SPECIAL PV Workshop - Space Photovoltaics for Energy Conversion in Extra-terrestrial Environments - held last week in Paris, was a resounding success.
🗺 The event gathered 50 esteemed delegates from France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, USA, Japan, Australia, and beyond, bringing together a diverse and knowledgeable group of experts to address key challenges and advancements in the field.
The workshop featured four insightful sessions:
💡 Challenges for the Future
🔬 Radiation Effects: Microscopic
🛰️ Radiation Effects: Macroscopic
🧪 Emerging Materials and Architecture
A highlight of the workshop was the roundtable discussion on “Trends & Challenges for Next Generation Robust Space Photovoltaic Solutions” with esteemed panelists:
🌟 Victor Khorenko (AZUR Space)
🌟 Gavin Conibeer (UNSW)
🌟 Pilar Espinet Gonzalez (Aerospace Corporation)
🌟 Carmine Pellegrino (Fraunhofer ISE)
🌟 Nino Alessi (LSI-CEA)
🌟 Carlos Algora (IES-UPM)
🌟 Romain Cariou (CEA-Liten-INES)
We would like to extend a special thank you to our scientific committee:
👨🔬 Dr. Antonino Alessi, LSI, CEA/DRF/IRAMIS, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique
👨🔬 Dr. Romain Cariou, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA Liten, (Campus INES)
👨🔬 Dr. Jean-François LELIEVRE, Institut National de l’Energie Solaire (INES)
Additionally, we are deeply grateful to our co-organizers from INES and Ecole Polytechnique: Audrey JOLY, Céline Cote, Olivier, Audrey, and Elodie, for their dedication and hard work in making this event possible.
✨Thank you once again to all participants, speakers, and organizers for your contributions and for making the 2nd SPECIAL PV Workshop a fruitful event. We look forward to seeing you at our future edition!