Sarah Kurtz

Sarah Kurtz




Title and Abstract of the Speech: 

What is known, unknown, and why we shouldn’t “look the other way”

Sarah Kurtz

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, USA


As the PV industry has grown and prices have dropped precipitously, the question arises: “Will the new, lower priced PV actually work?”.  This talk will review some of the technical challenges toward making low-cost PV work for a lifetime and the progress that has been made toward addressing these, including the effects of new (e.g. glass-glass designs) module designs, the importance of controlling the installation process, and simply knowing what questions to ask. Fraudulent (cells replaced by paper replicas) have been found in Africa and should not be allowed into Turkey!  The keys to success are to start with a commitment to high reliability and strong quality control, then follow through to ensure that the results are as desired.


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