The Future of Solar Energy – Developments in Photovoltaics

The Pickering public lecture series takes place in September each year and is named in honour of Sir William Pickering, a Wellington-born engineer who earned a reputation as one of the titans of the US space programme.

This is a free public lecture. No registration is required.

The Future of Solar Energy – Developments in Photovoltaics and Opportunities for New Zealand
Photovoltaics, PV, or solar electricity, represent the next generation of ‘smart’ technologies which are set to change the way electricity grids operate and power is supplied in remote areas.

PV technology is developing fast with efficiencies increasing, costs decreasing and an array of new technologies emerging.

The 2009 Pickering lecture will examine PV technologies, trends and applications, as well as the opportunities for more extensive deployment in New Zealand.

Dr Muriel Watt
IT Power Australia
Dr Muriel Watt is a Project Manager for renewable energy consulting company IT Power Australia. She has worked in government energy agencies, private companies and universities on energy-related matters since 1980, with a strong focus on renewable energy research, development, technologies, deployment and policies.

She is Chair of the Australian PV Association and the Australian representative on the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme.

She is also a part-time Senior Lecturer in the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW.

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