The International Solar Concentrator Conference (SC2) for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen

March 12-16, 2007
El Escorial, Spain

Monday, 12 March 2007

18.00-20:00 Registration and reception - Presentations downloaded from CD-ROMs or memory sticks

Tuesday, 13 March 2007

7:45-9:00Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:40:Welcome
9:40-13:00Plenary Session: Latest advances in CPV
11:00-11:30Coffee Break sponsored by INSPIRA
13:00-15:00Lunch sponsored by SolFocus Inc.
15:00-18:30Session 1
15:00-16:30Session 1a: Concentrator Solar Cells
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break sponsored by INSPIRA
17:00-18:30Session 1b: Concentrator Optics and Tracking
20:30 Cocktail dinner sponsored by Concentrix

Wednsday, 14 March 2007

9:00-12:30 Session 2
9:00-10:30 Session 2a: Initiatives, Marketing and Cost Models
10.30-11:00 Coffee Break sponsored by UMICORE
12:00-12:30 Session 2b: Automation and Manufacturing in Concentrator PV
12:45-14:30 Lunch sponsored by ISOFOTON
14:30-18:00 Session 3
14:30-16:05 Session 3a: Poster Session
16:05-16:30 Coffee Break sponsored by UMICORE
16:30-18:00Session 3b: Concentrator PV Systems and Field Experience
20:30 Conference Dinner sponsored by SPECTROLAB

Thursday, 15 March 2007

9:00-12:30 Session 4
9:00-10:35 Session 4a: Innovative Concentrator Concepts and Hydrogen Generation Patways
10.30-11:00 Coffee Break sponsored by Sol3G
12:00-12:30 Session 4b: Concentrator Cell and Module Testing
12:45-14:30 Lunch sponsored by SolFocus Inc.
14:30-18:00 Session 5
14:30-16:05 Discussion Panel: How Does Concentrator PV Break into the $20B/year Photovoltaic Market?
16:05-16:30 Coffee Break sponsored by Sol3G
16:30-18:00Session 5b: Concentrator PV Systems and Field Experience II
18:00Closing Session
20.30 Cocktail dinner sponsored by Amonix