Awards for the best Visual Presentations 2009

Considered as one of the main features of the Conference in which the most outstanding visual presentations were awarded. The award giving procedures were based on the quality of the contents reported and on the quality of the presentation.

The poster awards were announced and delivered during the Closing Session on Friday, 5th September to:

TOPIC 1
Advanced Photovoltaics

* 1CV.3.46

J. de Wild, A. Meijerink, J.K. Rath, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, R.E.I. Schropp
“Cell Concept for Thin Film a-Si:H Solar Cells Including Photon Upconversion”

* 1CV.3.68

Y. Kurokawa, S. Tomita, S. Miyajima, A. Yamada, and M. Konagai
“Effects of Nitrogen on the Electrical Properties of Si Quantum Dots Superlattice Using a-SiC Matrix”

TOPIC 2
Wafer-Based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology

* 2CV.1.81

W. Warta, J. Hohl-Ebinger, A. Ohm, K. Kordelos, S. Winter, R. Adelhelm, D. Berger, H.-P. Hartmann, D.-H. Neuhaus, M. Wald, T. Kieliba, H. Albert, B. Hund, J. Isenberg, H. Nagel, J. Fölsch, P. Grabitz, W. Lattwein
“Precise Measurement of Solar Cell Performance in Production”

* 2CV.2.78

M. Taguchi, Y. Tsunomura, H. Inoue, S. Taira, T. Nakashima, T. Baba, H. Sakata, and E. Maruyama
“High-Efficiency Hit Solar Cell on Thin ( < 100 μm ) SiliconWafer”

TOPIC 3
Thin Film Solar Cells

* 3AV.1.38

Z. Ouyang, F. Beck, O. Kunz, P. Campbell, K.R. Catchpole, S. Varlamov, S. Pillai, M.A. Green
“Enhanced Photocurrent in Evaporated Solid-Phase-Crystallised
Poly-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Rear Surface Plasmons”

* 3BV.5.71

M. Topic, K. Brecl, J. R. Sites
“From Small-Area Cell to Large-Area Module Performance–
Role of Inhomogeneities in Thin Film Photovoltaics”

TOPIC 4
Components for PV Systems

* 4AV.3.49

S. Pingel, Y. Zemen, O. Frank, T. Geipel and J. Berghold
“Mechanical Stability of Solar Cells within Solar Panels”

TOPIC 5
PV Systems

* 5BV.2.35

C. Voyant, M. Muselli, C. Paoli, M.L. Nivet, P. Poggi and P. Haurant
“Predictability of PV Power Grid Performance on Insular Sites
without Weather Stations: Use of Artificial Neural Networks”

TOPIC 6
PV Deployment

* 6DV.3.19

B. Ghosh & S. Bardhan
“Analysis on the Integration of PV Power at Eco-Tourism Site”