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Presentations

Day One

Keynote addresses

Keynote address by H.H. Prince Saud bin Thunayan

Keynote address by H.E. Dr. Khalid Al Sulaiman

Keynote address by H.E. Dr. Alaa Nassif

Session One: Developing a Value Chain and O&M in Solar

Eng. Abdullah Al Gahtani – Introduction

Dr. Ibrahim Babelli – Value Chain Case Study

Fernando Oliveros – Key Themes for a Successful Solar Programme Deployment in KSA

Dr. Basel Abu Sharkh – Solar PV Value Chain – Development and Localisation

Abdulhadi Al-Mureeh – Local Content Paradigm

Session Two: Update on Policies, Strategies and Projects for Building a Viable Solar Economy

H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al-Shehri – Regulatory Aspects for the Promotion of Renewable Energies and Energy Conservation in Saudi Arabia

Saleh A. Al-Agili – Made in Saudi – Solar Goods and Services Path to Realisation

Dr. Ghassan Jabbour – Solar & Photovoltaics Engineering Research Centre

Mujahid AlGain- Role of Solar in K.A.CARE Renewable Procurement Programme

Session Three: Country Case Studies and Development Highlights

Yousif Al Ali – SHAMS One Development Challenges

Kevin Lang – Worlds Apart, Common Goals – Lessons Learned from Solar Initiatives in Ontario, Canada

Day Two

Session One: Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

Paddy Padmanathan – Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Adrian Wood – Solar Hybrid Solutions

Milton Venetos – Areva Solar CLFR Technology Showcase

Daniel Pons Strigari – Concentrating Solar – A Sustainable and Dispatchable Power Option

Christoph Wolff – Concentrated Solar Power, Modular Fresnel Collector Technology

Session Two: Photovoltaic Technologies (PV)

Alan Elyousfi – Investment in Polysilicon Production

Katsumi Kushiya – Thin Film PV Technology in the Giga-watt Production Era

Karim Asali – PV Thin-filrm Technolody – Energy Yield in Desert Climates

 Session Three: Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Photovoltaic Systems

Henning Von Bareswisch – CPV in Saudi Arabia – Climate, Economics and Implications for the Saudi Supply Chain

Raed Sherif – Concentrated Photovoltaic for Large Scale Solar

Hisham Othman – Distributed Smart Solar Technology and Distribution Grid Reliability

Tetsuya Watanabe – Sharps Technology of Glass-glass Thin-film Silicon PV Module

Dr Kilho Lee – Thin Film Solar Technology as the Best Solution in the MENA Region