2^nd PHOTON PV Glass Conference

9:00 - 9:15
CONFERENCE OPENING
Chairpersons: 
• Christof Erban, Schüco, Germany
• Christoph Podewils, PHOTON, Germany

9:15 - 10:00
THE BIG SOLAR GLASS SUPPLIERS: 
PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION 
• Patrick van Bortel, AGC Solar, Japan (confimed)
• Alain Garnier, Saint Gobain, France (confirmed)

10:00 - 10:20
QUALITY REQUIREMENT FOR SOLAR GLASS
Requirements for solar glass from the view 
of a glass processor
• Thomas Hofmann, Centrosolar, Germany (confirmed)

10:20 - 10:45
Coffee-Break 

10:45 - 11:30
FUTURE ALTERNATIVE SOLAR GLASS SUPPLIERS
Solar glass from a glass and cell / module manufacturer 
• Paul Heiligers, Scheuten Solar, Netherlands (confirmed)
Why a solar company moves into glass production 
• Erich W. Merkle, SolarGlas AG, Germany (confirmed)

11:30 - 12:15
DESIGNING SOLAR GLASS FACTORIES
How to produce your own solar glass factory based on rolled glass 
• Heiko Hessenkemper, Technical University of Freiberg,
  Germany (confirmed)
Design of float glass lines vs. patterned glass lines
• Francois Pahmer, Fives Steins, France (confirmed)

12:15 - 13:15
PANEL DISCUSSION – SOLAR GLASS: 
SUPPLY & DEMAND 
• Patrick van Bortel
• Alain Garnier
• Paul Heiligers
• Erich W. Merkle
• Heiko Hessenkemper

13:15 - 13:30
CLOSING OF 
»PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY SHOW EUROPE 2008«
Take-aways from conferences and trade show 
• Michael Rogol, PHOTON Consulting, USA (confirmed)