Wrap-up

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Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 2:06 .

Thank You for Participating: Advanced Diagnostics and Digitalization in the PV Sector Session Wraps Up with Key Insights; Access Slides Soon, Join Tomorrow’s Life Cycle Program at 9 AM, and Don’t Miss Tonight's Barbecue at 7 PM

The wrap-up session concluded with a thank you to all the speakers for their insightful presentations and to the audience for their attention. Key takeaways included valuable insights into employing advanced diagnostics and digitalization in the PV sector. Information about accessing presentation slides was provided, stating they will be available in two weeks via email from the organizers. The next day's program focusing on the life cycle and quality of PV power plants starts at 9 AM in the same room. Attendees were reminded not to miss an evening barbecue event scheduled at 7 PM, weather permitting, which requires a ticket. Additionally, attendees were invited to visit Task 13 experts at their booth for further interactions or obtain printed task reports or download them from the website. With these notes, the session was officially closed with repeated thanks for participation and engagement.

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Speaker

Ulrike Jahn
Senior Scientist
Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP
Germany

Talk of session: Utility-scale Solar Power II: Digitalization in PV Power Plants - Enhancing O&M through Digital Twinning, Data and Process Integration

The utility-scale segment is being digitized at a rapid pace. New digital tools make workflows along the PV power plant value chain more cost-effective: from development to operations and maintenance. A key concept in PV digitalization is the so-called digital twin, a digital representation of the physical PV plant that accurately simulates the performance of a solar system. A digital twin enables better failure detection and support of the O&M decision-making process. This session will discuss: The role of digitalization and digital twins in the solar power plant sector How digitalization can enhance O&M activities Need for full integration of data along the value chain of PV power plants Benefits, drawbacks and hurdles for digitalization in the utility-scale segment (panel debate).

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Ulrike Jahn
Senior Scientist
Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP
Germany

To Talk

Mapping the Relevance of Digitalisation for Photovoltaics

Speaker

Jonathan Leloux
Managing Director
LuciSun
Belgium

To Talk

Why Digitalization Is the Right Choice for Your Lifetime Asset Operation

Speaker

Dr. Julián Ascencio-Vásquez
Head of Solar Advanced Analytics
Univers
France

To Talk

Use Cases for a Digital Twin Within an Integrated EPC and O&M Company

Speaker

Dr. Björn Müller
CEO
Enmova GmbH

To Talk

IEA PVPS Task 13 Activity 2.4: Digitalisation in the PV Sector

Speaker

Christian Schill
Group Manager "PV Power Plants"
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Germany

Dr. Atse Louwen
Senior Researcher
EURAC Research Institute
Italy

To Talk

Panel Discussion

Speaker

David Daßler
Team Leader for PV System Assessment & Diagnostics
Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP
Germany

To Talk

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