Solar Energy

• The value and challenges that central station and distributed solar provide to traditional utility grids and business models
• Policies to encourage utility support for distributed solar
• Navigating growth and enabling the next-wave of innovation
• The battles that solar power faces in terms of non-R&D barriers, which prevent solar technologies from effectively penetrating markets
• The financing of utility scale solar projects, both thermal & photovoltaic
• The impact of ungrounded PV array and transformerless designs on PV inverter cost, reliability & performance
• Solar energy generation as a prime policy objective for public & private sector buildings
• Lifecycle  analysis vs. cost benefit of solar energy systems
• Corporate Environmental initiatives and the role of solar
• Balance of systems and system integration progress
• Advanced Cell Technology