The workshop was hosted by EPL Technology Frontiers and Phaethon Centre of Excellence. The technical program was set by Sandia National Laboratories.
Day 1: October 29, 2025
Welcome to the Workshop
| 2025 European PVPMC Workshop - Welcome to Cyprus (43 downloads ) | Venizelos Efthymiou | EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd |
Keynote Address
| AI + Digitalization Driving the Intelligence of Energy Grids for Improved Operational Efficiencies (112 downloads ) | Mr. Demetris Skourides | National Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Cyprus |
1a. PV Performance Modeling
Session Chair: Leonardo Micheli, Sapienza University of Rome
| Performance and Financial Analysis of Tracker Systems in European Market (55 downloads ) | Shrey Bhatnagar | Nextracker Inc. | |
| Scalable Simulation of Complex PV Energy Systems Using Smart Ray Tracing (41 downloads ) | Marek Minda | Solargis | |
| Accelerating Precision: Making Ray Tracing Affordable in SolarOPS for Complex PV System Modeling (47 downloads ) | Thomas Gazzola | TotalEnergies |
1b. PV Performance Modeling
Session Chair: Mandy Lewis, Enurgen
| PVsyst Updates (41 downloads ) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA | |
| Constructing and Validating pvlib Model Chains for Accurate Site-Specific PV Simulation (42 downloads ) | Thore Müller | PVRADAR Labs GmbH | |
| Addressing Radiative Loss in the Thermal Analysis of PV Systems (44 downloads ) | Solomon Freer | PV Lighthouse |
2. Beyond the Dashboard: Driving Value Through Data, Analytics & Transparency in PV Operations – Panel Discussion
| Ivo Stroeken | DuConcepts | ||
| Jorn Hackbarth | Ampyr Solar Europe | ||
| Rob Andrews | Engramiq | ||
| Nir Shadmi | Contel Smart Energy |
3. Poster Session
4. Tracker Losses and Modeling
Session Chair: Sharifa Dunn, Nextracker Inc.
| Detection and Quantification of Tracker Losses in Utility Scale Solar Power Plants (46 downloads ) | Andreas Wabbes | ENGIE | |
| Tracker Losses: Quantifying the Effect of Stuck and Misaligned Trackers Using Operational Data (41 downloads ) | Steven Chen | GreenPowerMonitor, a DNV Company | |
| Custom 3D Backtracking Analysis in Complex Terrain Using SolarFarmer (39 downloads ) | Luca Vignoni | DNV |
Day 2: October 30, 2025
5. PV Plant Diagnostics
Session Chair: Elise Hoffman, Engramiq
| Tackling High Cost for DC Field Monitoring and “Invisible” Underperformance How Advanced Analytics Helps to Recover 15% of Uncategorized Losses. (41 downloads ) | Ricardo Bento Alves | Lightsource bp | |
| Analysis of Efficiency Losses in Photovoltaic Inverters Using Operational Data (40 downloads ) | Stephanie Malik | Fraunhofer CSP | |
| Losses Decomposition: An Advanced Diagnosis to Optimize O&M Activities (46 downloads ) | Jérémie Aimé | The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) | |
| Advanced Detection of Anomalies: Synergy Between Monitoring Data and Aerial Inspections (38 downloads ) | Maitheli Nikam | 3E |
6. Curtailment, BESS, and Grid Constraints
Session Chair: Thore Müller, PVRADAR Labs GmbH
| Increasing the Grid Capacity for Solar PV Through Remote Sensing (38 downloads ) | Johan Lindahl | Becquerel Sweden AB | |
| Magnitude and Economic Impact of PV Curtailment, and Possible Implications for Soiling Mitigation (36 downloads ) | Leonardo Micheli | Sapienza University of Rome | |
| Hierarchy of Losses in Performance Analysis Applied to Curtailment (39 downloads ) | Karel De Brabandere | 3E | |
| Simulating PV Systems with BESS Using Dynamic Curtailment and Power-Shifting Dispatch Strategies (40 downloads ) | Auriane Canesse | PVsyst SA | |
| The Hidden Losses and Impacts Behind the Grid Constraints (39 downloads ) | Spyros Theocharides | Univers SAS |
7. Predictive Analytics
Session Chair: George Makrides, Phaethon Centre of Excellence
| From Forecast to Action: Enabling Predictive O&M Through Weather-Driven PV Performance Analytics (48 downloads ) | Spyros Theocharides | Univers SAS | |
| Forecast-Based Predictive Analytics and Operational Control for Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants (40 downloads ) | Andreas Livera | University of Cyprus | |
| Deep SVDD-Driven Anomaly Detection and Multiclass Classification for Predictive Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems (46 downloads ) | Imane Flouchi | Ibn Zohr University |
8. Planning and Operational Challenges for Managing Efficiently PV Dominated Integrated Systems
Session Chair: Venizelos Efthymiou, EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd
| Operational Challenges of the Transmission System in the Energy Transition (40 downloads ) | Costas Stasopoulos | Transmission System Owner, Cyprus | |
| Planning and Operating Challenges for Managing Efficiently a PV Dominated Distribution System (37 downloads ) | Phivos Therapontos | Distribution System Owner, Cyprus | |
| Intelligently Optimizing Energy Portfolios to Meet Operation Need (38 downloads ) | Sotiris Kyprianou | EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd | |
| Planning and Operational Challenges for Managing Efficiently PV Dominated Integrated Systems (36 downloads ) | Venizelos Efthymiou | EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd | |
