Integrated PV: AgriPV, BIPV, VIPV, Floating

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Time
02:15 pm - 03:45 pm
Hall
Dubai World Trade Centre
Room
Conference Area / The Pavillon

Hailed as the perfect solution for solar in the building environment for many years, only a very limited number of building integrated systems have been installed for various reasons. With the first cities, states and countries having passed laws for mandatory solar inclusion for new houses and leading global module manufacturers launching first BIPV products, it looks like the time has come for this to change.

02:15 pm - 02:20 pmWelcome and Introduction

Dr. Nabih Cherradi

Chief Technology Officer

Desert Technologies

02:20 pm - 02:40 pmCost of Manufacturing BIPV Modules and the Associated Challenges

Philippe Macé

COO

Becquerel Institute

02:40 pm - 03:00 pmIEC Standardization of Floating Solar Systems: Towards a Dedicated Module Qualification Standard

Dr. Mauro Pravettoni

Senior Director Renewable Energy - Systems

Technology Innovation Institute

03:00 pm - 03:20 pmAgrivoltaics Opportunities and Challenges. How the Combination of the two Communities Benefit Efficiently?

Dr. Nabih Cherradi

Chief Technology Officer

Desert Technologies

03:20 pm - 03:40 pmUrban PV: Integration of PV in Urban Infrastructure for Dual Usage of the Surfaces for Energy Production

Dr. Hamed Hanifi

Technical Director Global

AESOLAR

03:40 pm - 03:45 pmQ&A Round

Speakers
Speaker
Dr. Nabih Cherradi, Desert Technologies

Chief Technology Officer

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nabih Cherradi is Desert Technologies' Chief Technology Officer. Has spent over 34 years building on a long track record of equipment's/production lines as well as business development in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Prior to joining Desert Technologies, Nabih is also the CEO of EmpowerSun, a Swiss based photovoltaic energy consultancy, which he founded in 2009. In the meantime, he also co-founded ISWT a French solar developer company. From 2007-2009, as a Vice President/CTO, he accompanied Yingli Green Energy in its fast expansion with responsibility for the technology and manufacturing. He also participated in its IPO in New York (NYSE). As operations & process director at Applied Materials from 1997 to 2007 Nabih was responsible for installing turn-key semiconductor and photovoltaic production lines throughout the world, installing multiple GWs of production capacity across a ten year period. As a scientist, he focused on advance materials for different applications working with different industries (Semiconductor, Photovoltaic and Hard tools) He holds a PhD on materials sciences from the University Henri Poincaré, Nancy as well as an MBA, from the Business School of Nancy, (France).

Speaker
Dr. Hamed Hanifi, AESOLAR

Technical Director Global

Germany

Dr. Hamed Hanifi holds a PhD on Electrical Engineering and Photovoltaics from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. His career spans from 2013-2021 at Fraunhofer CSP in the groups of Module Technology and Module Reliability. Between 2021-2024, he has been leading the Research and Development department and since 2025, he acts as the Global Technical Director at AESOLAR. His group is dedicated to pioneering PV modules, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring durability, especially in extreme climates. Apart from standard modules, he focuses on PV applications such as Agrivoltaics, Shade-resistant, and PV-Thermal modules.

Speaker
Dr. Mauro Pravettoni, Technology Innovation Institute

Senior Director Renewable Energy - Systems

UAE

Dr Mauro Pravettoni is Sr Director at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center of TII, a national research institute in Abu Dhabi. He got his PhD at the Imperial College. He is member for UAE of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC TC82), where in the past he also represented Switzerland and Singapore. He is member of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, Technical Assessor for NATA, the Australian National Agency of Testing Authorities and Referee for EMPIR, the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research. From 2017 to 2023 he was Director of PV Modules at SERIS, Singapore's national research institute for solar energy. Since 2018 he is member of the International Scientific Committee of SNEC, in Shanghai, one of the world largest solar exhibitions. He wrote a number of peer-reviewed papers, books, and conference proceedings, with over 1000 citations. In 2008 he co-developed the world record efficiency luminescent solar concentrator.

Speaker
Philippe Macé, Becquerel Institute

COO

Belgium

Philippe Macé, Chief Operating Officer at the Becquerel Institute, a Belgian strategic consultancy and applied research company specialising in photovoltaic solar energy. Where he has been working for more than 8 years.Philippe has a strong expertise in new business model design as well as in techno-economic issues, both upstream of the value chain, such as PV production cost assessment, and downstream, on systems competitiveness assessments. With his team, Philippe is exploring all key aspects of solar PV, from economics to technology, market and regulation as well as environmental or social life cycle analysis, providing strategic insights and creating value for customers as part of consulting missions and research projects. Philippe has a double academic background, with a MSc in Business Engineering as well as an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Management.

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