Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

2025 European PVPMC Workshop – Ayia Napa, Cyprus (29-30 October 2025) – SAVE THE DATE!!

Co-hosted by EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd, Phaethon Centre of Excellence at the University of Cyprus, and Sandia National Laboratories this workshop will cover all of the PV performance modeling topics you have come to expect and also focus on solar energy integration challenges and solutions facing island grids.

  • Optional technical tours on October 31
  • Check back at end of April for details and abstract submission dates and instructions.

2025 PVPMC Workshop – Albuquerque, New Mexico (13-15 May 2025)

Hosted by CFV Labs, Groundwork Renewables and Sandia National Laboratories, this workshop will explore the technical challenges and opportunities related to PV performance modeling and monitoring. We plan to have special sessions focused on PV plant O&M practices, fault classification and detection, and other operational issues.

Program is now available: 2025 PVPMC Workshop DRAFT Program (V4) (608 downloads)

Registration is Full. If you are a presenter please email jsstein@sandia.gov for a registration code. Otherwise you can email sierra@grndwork.com to get on the waiting list.

Past Workshops

2025 IEA PVPS Task 13 Workshop on Bifacial Tracking Systems, Rome, Italy (27 February 2025)
2024 European PVPMC – Copenhagen, Denmark (21-23 Aug 2024)
2024 PVPMC – Salt Lake City (7-9 May 2024)
2024 High Latitude PV Workshop – Piteå, Sweden (14-15 March 2024)
2023 European PVPMC – Mendrisio, Switzerland (8-9 November 2023)
2023 PVPMC – Salt Lake City (9-10 May 2023)
2022 PVPMC – Salt Lake City (23-24 Aug 2022)
2020 PVPMC Webinar Series
2019 PVPMC – Kunshan, China (9-10 Dec 2019)
2019 PVPMC – Albuquerque (14-16 May 2019) – Performance Track
2019 PVPMC – Albuquerque (14-16 May 2019) – Grid Integration Track
2018 PVPMC – Weihai, China (4-5 Dec 2018)
2018 Bifacial (Bifi) PV Workshop in Denver, Colorado USA (10-11 September 2018)
2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque (1-3 May 2018)
2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque (2-3 May 2018) – Grid Integration Track
2017 PVPMC – Weihai, China (5-7 December 2017)
2017 PVPMC – Santa Anna Pueblo, NM (9-10 May 2017)
2017 PVPMC – Lugano, Switzerland (30-31 March, 2017)
2016 PVPMC Freiburg, Germany (24-25 October, 2016)
2016 Bifacial (BiFi) PV Workshop in Miyazaki, Japan (29-30 September 2016)
2016 PVPMC – Santa Clara (9 May 2016)
2016 PVLIB Users Meeting – Santa Clara (10 May 2016)
2016 PVPMC – Santa Clara (10 May 2016) – Grid Integration Track
2016 PVPMC – Santa Clara (11 May 2026) – PV Lifecycle and Reliability Track
2015 PVPMC – Cologne, Germany (22-23 October 2015)
2015 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Antofagasta, Chile
2014 PVPMC – Santa Clara (4 May 2014)
2014 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Chambery, France
2013 PVPMC – Santa Clara (1-2 May 2013)
2012 Bifacial (BiFi) Workshop in Konstanz, Germany

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.