The first SOLVE conference was held in Karlstad.

The first SOLVE conference was held on the 14th-15th November at Karlstad University in Karlstad.

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There were around 60 participants including SOLVE PhD students, partner from universities, industries and regional governments and municipalities.

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Attendees were welcome by Marika Edoff and Markus Rinio.

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A selection of non-academic partners of Midsummer AB, Ellevio, Region Värmland, Svenska Kyrkan, Checkwatt, Svea Solar, European Energy, Sticky Solar, Equa, Evolar AB, Vattenfall, and Vasakronan presented themselves, their activities and ambitions in the solar electricity area, and the ways they wanted to benefit from a partnership in SOLVE.

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SOLVE PhD students explained their projects with poster presentations.

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Theme group discussions were performed in parallel groups.

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Experience from Norwegian research centers for PV technology was shared by the keynote speaker Erik Marstein from IFE, Institute for Energy Technology.

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A study visit was carried out to Glava Energy Center, an international test center for renewable energy solutions, hosted by Magnus Nilsson.

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The next SOLVE conference will be at Mälardalens University in Västerås in May 2023.