From April 28-29, 2016, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE will hold the sixth SOPHIA PV Module Reliability Workshop hosted by the Austrian Institute of Technology AIT in Vienna, Austria. International experts from research and industry will speak about innovations in materials, module reliability on the system level and PV module integration in buildings, among other topics. After the talks, time for questions and profound discussions will round off the presentations. Registrations for the workshop are being accepted up to April 20 at the following address: https://www.conftool.net/pv-module-reliability-workshop- 2016/
The workshop program spans two days and covers, amongst others, topics requested by the participants who have attended in the past. Four main topics will be presented: new materials and challenges for reliability tests, building integration, reliability on the system level and new developments in characterization. These topics will be presented by qualified experts in the field. Andreas Skringer, Head of Application Engineering at ISOVOLTAIC, will present an overview on the challenges of continuously having to adjust the backsheet films to meet the ever changing modifications on the market and in the standards. The path from building-integrated PV module to certified building component will be addressed by Dieter Moor, Executive Director/Marketing and Sales at Ertex Solar. Also, Thomas Friesen, Certification & Development at Glass2Energy, will speak on the integration possibilities for dye solar modules in buildings. John Wohlgemuth from the National Renewable
