Events and Workshops

2023 China PVPMC Workshop in Huzhou, China (11-12 November, 2023)

  • The 4th installment of the China PVPMC workshop series is continuing. Email pvpmc@solarbe.com for details. Abstracts are due by 30 September 2023.
  • This workshop is being organized independantly by SolarBe and Harbin Institute of Technology.

2023 European PVPMC Workshop in Mendrisio, Switzerland (8-9 November 2023)

2023 PV Performance Modeling Workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah USA (9-10 May 2023)

2022 PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah USA (23-24 August 2022) – SOLD OUT

2021 PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah USA (CANCELED)

2020 PVPMC Webinar Series

Webinar recordings and PDFs are available here.

  • Webinar 1: Solar Resource Assessment for PV Performance Modeling, June 24, 2020
  • Webinar 2: PV Performance Modeling Methods, August 5, 2020

Sandia National Laboratories, GroundWork and CFV Labs host these events

–CANCELED due to COVID-19– 2020 14th PV Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshop in Salt Lake City, UT (19-20 May 2020)

2019 13th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Kunshan, China (9-10 Dec 2019) – Optional PV Manufacturing Tutorial and Factory Tours (11-12 Dec 2019)

Solar Research Institute of HIT, Fraunhofer ISE, and Sandia National Laboratories co-organized the 13th PV Performance Modeling Collaborative (PVPMC) Workshop in Kunshan, China (near Shanghai).

2019 PV Systems Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA (14-16 May 2019)

Sandia National Laboratories, CFV Solar Test Laboratory and EPRI hosted the 2019 PV System Symposium. We had over 185 attendees.

2018 11th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Weihai, China (4-5 Dec 2018) – Optional PV Manufacturing Tutorial and Factory Tours (6-7 Dec 2018)

Solar Research Institute of HIT, Fraunhofer ISE, and Sandia National Laboratories hosted the 11th PVPMC Workshop in Weihai , China (second year in a row).  In addition to the technical sessions, there was an optional 2-day PV manufacturing tutorial that included guided tours of Sunport Power Co. (1 GW manufacturing of MWT cells and modules), ANX Automation (PV cleaning robot manufacturer), and GCL (major manufacturer of poly and mono silicon, wafers, PV cells, and modules).

2018 5th bifiPV2018 Workshop, Denver, Colorado USA (10-11 September 2018)

  • Over 170 participants gathered for this workshop on bifacial PV.  Topics covered included: Bifacial PV bankability, cell, modules, and systems, modeling, and characterization.
  • The presentations from this workshop are now available.

2018 PV Systems Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA (1-3 May 2018)

Sandia National Laboratories, CFV Solar Test Laboratory and EPRI hosted the 2018 PV System Symposium. We had over 155 attendees from over six countries.

May 1-2, 2018PV Performance Track: 10th PV Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshop 10th PVPMC Workshop Presentations and Posters. Final Program: 2018 PVPMC Workshop Program_Final (4174 downloads) , 10th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop Highlights (1684 downloads)
May 2-3, 2018Grid Integration Track: IEEE 1547, DERMS, and Firming and Shaping of Renewables Final Program: 2018 PV Systems Symposium - Grid Integration Track Program (1840 downloads) , Grid Integration Track Presentations and Posters.

2017 9th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Weihai, China (5-7 December 2017)

Solar Research Institute of HIT, Fraunhofer ISE, and Sandia National Laboratories co-organized the 9th PV Performance Modeling Collaborative (PVPMC) Workshop in Weihai, China.  With 250 participants from over ten countries, this was the best attended workshop to date!

2017 8th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (9-10 May 2017)

Sandia National Laboratories and CFV Solar Test Laboratory hosted the 2017 8th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop (May 9-10, 2017) at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2017 7th PV Energy Rating and Module Performance Modeling Workshop in Canobbio, Switzerland (30-31 March, 2017)

This workshop was hosted by SUPSI, PTB, and Sandia National Laboratories and included members of the IEA PVPS Task 13 and European Metrology Research Project, “Photoclass” working groups.

2016 6th PV Performance and Monitoring Workshop in Freiburg, Germany (24-25 October, 2016)

The workshop was hosted by Fraunhofer ISE and Sandia National Laboratories included oral presentations in the following main topic areas:

2016 Bifacial (BiFi) PV Workshop in Miyazaki, Japan (29-30 September 2016)

2016 PV System Symposium in Santa Clara, CA

Co-hosted by EPRI and Sandia National Laboratories.  Presentations are available for download from each workshop webpage (links below)

May 9, 20165th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
May 10, 20162016 PVLIB User Group Meeting
May 10, 20162016 PV Grid Integration Workshop
May 11, 20162016 PV Lifecycle and Reliability Workshop

4th PV Performance Modeling Workshop in Cologne, Germany

The 4th PV Performance Modeling Workshop was held on October 22-23, 2015 in Cologne, Germany and was hosted and co-organized by TUV Rheinland.  Over 220 participants attended from over 20 countries.

2015 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Antofagasta, Chile

The PVPMC is working with the BiFi group to help make the presentations from their workshops more accessible to the public.

3rd PV Performance Modeling Workshop in Santa Clara, CA USA

The 3rd PV Performance Modeling Workshop was held on May 4, 2014 in Santa Clara, CA.

2014 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Chambery, France

The PVPMC is working with the BiFi group to help make the presentations from their workshops more accessible to the public.

2nd PV Performance Modeling Workshop in Santa Clara, CA USA

The 2nd PV Performance Modeling Workshop was held on May 1-2, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA. The event was well attended with about 150 attendees from North America and Europe.  Workshop attendees learned about advances in in PV performance models and modeling practice from industry experts (late into the night!).

2012 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Konstanz, Germany

The PVPMC is working with the BiFi group to help make the presentations from their workshops more accessible to the public.

1st PV Performance Modeling Workshop in Albuquerque, NM USA

The first PV Performance Modeling Workshop was held on September 20-21, 2010 in Albuquerque, NM.