The 2023 SOLVE Autumn Conference

On November 8 and 9, Uppsala University hosted the SOLVE 2023 Autumn Conference which brought together over 60 participants representing academic institutions, industry partners, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and public sector entities.

Director Marika Edoff Sets the Tone:

Marika Edoff welcomed conference delegates with warm remarks and gave an informative overview of SOLVE's project, including major activities undertaken over the last six months. Her introduction set an upbeat tone that set off an eventful and productive discussion.

Themes and Discussions:

Our conference was structured around themes in order to encourage more in-depth dialogue among attendees. Each theme provided participants with the chance to learn about recent developments while devising plans of action.

A selection of the presentations:

Anna Werner from Svensk Solenergi presented on "Trends In Solar," while Hans Nyhlen from STUNS presented on "Trends In Collaboration." These presentations offered invaluable insights into current solar trends as well as collaborative efforts being made by solar industry stakeholders.

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Anna Werner, Svensk Solenergi

Study Visit First Solar European Technology Center

At the conference, participants toured First Solar European Technology Center - an influential player in sustainable energy - where they witnessed first-hand innovative applications and applications of practical applications. 

Equa simulation – new partner in SOLVE

Equa’s main focus is development and activities around the software IDA ICE. IDA ICE is the main tool for energy and comfort analysis of larger buildings in Sweden and Finland. As the newest version of IDA ICE has a detailed PV simulation integrated, this gives the opportunity for all energy engineers to study the behaviour of the PV system including optimizers, inverters, batteries, and chargers, together with the entire building electrical system (also including CHP and other generators.) The complete energy system of a building, including all forms of energy, can be studied in a single holistic model.

IDA ICE 5.0 will also include facilities for energy trading between different actors in a microgrid. Of special interest is to study the performance of PV systems together with other energy systems in a building, including controls, validation of key component models and integration of product data of PV modules, inverters, and batteries. 

Equa hope to contribute to SOLVE by helping to bridge the gap between research and commercial companies as IDA ICE is widely used by both by both parties. Most partners in SOLVE have use for analyses that can be performed in IDA ICE 5.0. Equa taking part in SOLVE will give the partners the possibility to directly convey their views about what answers they want from the simulation of PV systems. This will give Equa the opportunity to create a tool that the solar power industry will benefit from. 

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