The Continuing Education Programme of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, the National Centre for Photovoltaic Education and Research (NCPRE) and the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS) are jointly organizing a two-day short course and workshop on “PV Module Reliability”.

With the unfolding of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), as well as several state-level solar energy programmes, there has been a great deal of activity in setting up solar PV plants and installations in various parts of India.  One concern which has been felt is the reliability of the PV modules of various technologies in the different climatic zones of India.  This short course and workshop, with presentations by experts in PV module reliability from USA and India, will address these issues.

Speakers for the short course / workshop include:  Dr. Larry Kazmerski (NREL, USA), Dr. G. Tamizhmani (Arizona State University, USA), Dr. Nick Bosco (NREL, USA), Dr Neelkanth Dhere (Florida Solar Energy Center, USA), Dr. O. S. Sastry (SEC, India), Dr. Anil Kottantharayil (NCPRE, IIT Bombay, India) and Dr. Liang Ji (UL, USA).

The workshop would also be an excellent opportunity for networking with your peers from industry, research labs and academia.