Fourth Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference
June 19 2012
Fourth Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference will take place on June 19 and 20 at Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana. Lecturers will present photovoltaic R&D projects and good practice cases of solar power plants in Slovenia.
The conference will be accompanied by a one-day fair and International Workshop - Euroregional Workshop on Photovoltaics, focusing on the research work in the field of Photovoltaics in Europe.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 21 2012
Graduate student Gregor Kutin will present a PhD thesis proposal entitled Embedded Small Power Converters in Photovoltaic Modules on Friday, May 25 2012 at 10:00 AM in room PR22-CIT. Welcome.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 14 2012
Graduate student Gašper Matič will present a PhD seminar entitled Problem of Orientation in Rotational Pilotless Airplane on Friday, May 18 2012 at 1:00 PM in Laboratory of Semiconductor Devices. Welcome.
PhD Seminar Presentation
May 14 2012
Graduate student Martin Sever will present a PhD seminar entitled Optical Modelling and Light Management in Thin-Film Solar Cells on Friday, May 18 2012 at 1:00 PM in Laboratory of Semiconductor Devices. Welcome.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 7 2012
Graduate student Matija Pirc will present a PhD thesis proposal entitled Effect of Electrical Field on Optical Absorption in Amorphous Semiconductors on Wednesday, May 9 2012 at 9:15 AM in Diploma room at Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Welcome.
Series of lectures by Prof. Dr. Miro Zeman
April 30 2012
Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics kindly invites you to the series of lectures which will be given by Prof. Dr. Miro Zeman from Delft University of Technology. The topic of the lectures is Thin Film Photovoltaics. The lectures will be a part of the Photovoltaics PhD course.
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 10:00 - Status of PV Power Generation
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 11:00 - Thin-film Si Solar Cells
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 13:00 - New Insights In Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
- on Friday, 4. 5. 2012 at 11:00 - Light management in thin-film solar cells
- on Friday, 4. 5. 2012 at 13:00 - Challenges in Plasmonic Light Trapping
The venue for the lectures is the Diploma room, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, Ljubljana. Lectures will be given in English.
Welcome!
Visit from ITRI institute
April 18 2012
Delegation from ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) institute visited Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics on April 17. The delegates were doing the research for EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development).
Series of lectures by Prof. Dr. Joao Conde
April 13 2012
Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics kindly invites you to the series of lectures which will be given by Prof. Dr. Joao Conde from Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon. The lectures will be a part of Optoelectronics PhD course.
- on Wednesday 18. 4. at 13:00 - Thin-film silicon and polymer MEMS
- on Wednesday 18. 4. at 15:00 - Optical biochips in microfluidic structures for biosensors and cell-chips
- on Thursday 19. 4. at 13:00 - Nanotechnologies and Nanobiotechnologies
The venue for the lectures is the Diploma room, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, Ljubljana. Lectures will be given in English.
Welcome!
Defense of the PhD Thesis
April 12 2012
PhD student Benjamin Lipovšek will defend his PhD thesis entitled Advanced light management in thin-film optoelectronic devices on 20th of April at 12 PM in Diploma room at Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics 2012
April 4 2012
The activities of LPVO have been presented at Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics 2012 Tradeshow in Berlin by Tjaša Vidmar, dr. Mateja Hočevar, dr. Urša Opara Krašovec and Prof. dr. Marko Topič. In addition, at the conference, dr. Urša Opara Krašovec gave a talk on novel concepts of future smart glazing combining photovoltaic and electrochromic technologies.
Chapter in Springer's book
March 31 2012
Springer has published a book about Sol-gel processing for conventional and alternative energy. LPVO members contributed a chapter entitled Dye-sensitized solar cells.
More.
Workshop: Electronic Circuits Design
March 27 2012
Chair of Electronics organizes a workshop »Electronic Circuit Design« for all new students who would like to get familiar with the design tools and tehnologies for design and realization of electronic circuits.
The workshop will take place on 5th and 6th of April, from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Laboratory for Applied Electronics (LAE). Each participant will design and build his own circuit. Hurry with your application, space is limited.
More information and application can be found here.
Chapter in Springer's book
March 7 2012
Springer has published a book about new concepts in photovoltaics Next generation of photovoltaics: new concepts. LPVO members contributed a chapter entitled Light management in thin-film solar cells.
More.
Start of Fast Track European project
March 1 2012
Official start of the Accelerated development and prototyping of nano-technology based high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules (Fast Track) European project, which will be active for three years. More.
New Junior Researcher from Industry in LPVO
March 1 2012
New junior researcher from industry has begun with PhD training in LPVO: Sena Madunić.
Holiday Wish
December 23 2011
The year 2011 is coming to an end. Take advantage of the upcoming holiday season for joy and efficient rest.
In 2012 we wish you best success in future challenges, let potential problems and inconveniences be effectively minimized, and let the renewable moments of happiness and satisfaction grow and intensify.
Happy New Year!
Defense of the Bachelor Thesis
December 19 2011
Miha leskovec successfully defended the bachelor thesis entitled Razvoj in karakterizacija faznega detektorja s femtosekundno dolgotrajno stabilnostjo (Development and characterisation of phase detector with longterm femtosecond stability) under advisot Assist. Prof. Marko Jankovec.
Defense of the Bachelor Thesis
November 17 2011
Fedja Turel successfully defended the bachelor thesis Gorivne celice (Fuel Cells) under advisor Prof. Dr. Franc Smole.
Defense of the Bachelor Thesis
November 4 2011
Anton Šuklje successfully defended the bachelor thesis Zasnova in realizacija nadzornega strežnika z brezžično povezavo Wi-Fi under advisor Prof. Dr. Marko Topič.
Start of CEA-SLO bilateral project
November 1 2011
Official start of the CEA-SLO bilateral project, which will be active for two years.
New Junior Researchers in LPVO
November 1 2011
Three new junior researchers begun with PhD training in LPVO: Gašper Matič, Martin Sever and Tjaša Vidmar.
Poster on NANOSMAT Conference
October 18 2011
Mateja Hočeavr has presented a poster Sol-Gel TiO2 paste for large area dye-sensitized solar cells / modules on NANOSMAT Conference in Krakow, Poland.
Talks on MIDEM 2011 Conference
september 29 2011
The following talks were given on the MIDEM 2011, 47th International Conference by LPVO members:
- M. Berginc, Influence of Cell Temperature and Tri-iodide Concentration in the Electrolyte on the Lifetime of Electrons within Nanoporous TiO2 Layer of the Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
- M. Bokalič, Luminescence Imaging Techniques for Solar Cell Local Efficiency Mapping
- M. Filipič, 2D Simulation of Interdigitated Back Contact HIT Solar Cell using ASPIN2
- M. Herman, A Method for Determination of I-V Curve Scan Time of Solar Cells
- J. Stepan, Comparison of Temperature Sensors and their Attachment to PV Modules
Defense of the PhD Thesis
september 22 2011
Tine Andrejašič, univ. dipl. ing. as a junior researcher from the economy successfuly defended the PhD thesis entitled Analysis of the direct algorithms for solar energy yield in photovoltaic generators.
Photovoltaics Towards Grid Parity
september 16 2011
In the scope of the Technological Days OZS, Prof. Dr. Marko Topič gave a lecture Photovoltaics Towards Grid Parity.
Photovoltaics - Oportunities and Traps
september 14 2011
A lecture Photovoltaics - Oportunities and Traps was given by Prof. Dr. Marko Topič on the ZSFI (Slovenian Photovoltaic Industry Association) Conference.
New LPVO Webpage
September 6 2011
We have launched our new webpage just before the beginning of a new academic year. The page is divided into three sections, each of them aiming to its own group.
We hope that you will easily find all desired information.