Background

Solar technology is a substantial part of my professional live since 1980, beginning with the know - how transfer for PV thin film technology from the University of Stuttgart and afterwards at the end of the eighties with specification and rump of the MIS cell fabrication. In 1995 I moved from the cell production line to the module development department.

I was responsible within the module development department of Schott Solar for material selection and testing, equipment specification and putting into the production as well for quality audits at OEM and joint venture partners.

In addition I managed European and German public founded programs with in collaboration with German and European institutes and universities (e. g. Fraunhofer ISE, TÜV Rheinland, PTB Berlin, Humboldt University Berlin, ECN, JRC Ispra, Loughborough University, Ben-Gurion University Israel, Ines Chambery.)

In addition a was responsible for PV Module testing an certification according IEC 61215 and 61730. Also for sustainability and recycling of PV modules.

Key competence

• PV Module design and quality issues
• Material selection and qualification
• Double glass module material and process requirements
  
• Production equipment specification and putting in operation
• Process installation and optimization
• Lamination and interconnection technology
  
• Life time assessment, material interactions, degradation mechanism and life time reliability
  
• Out door and accelerated material and module testing
• Failure analysis
• Module production quality audits
• Testing and certification
• Evaluations of PV roof installations
• Sustainable PV products, PV module recycling
  
• Renaissance of the PV Production in Europa