This seminar will introduce the solar PV manufacturing process i.e. from quartz to PV panel, with a brief introduction to the Malaysian solar PV industry supply chain. This will be followed by an account of how China's solar PV industry and market rised from virtually zero into a world leader in less than two decades by China PV expert Frank Haugwitz.

Two short presentations will be followed by Q&A and discussions. The event will take place online.

1. How are PV panels made? An introduction to solar PV manufacturing and the supply chain in Malaysia by Dr PuiWah Wong, Research Associate, University of Edinburgh.

2. The rise of China as the world’s biggest PV manufacturer and market by Frank Haugwitz, Founder, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co. Ltd. (AECEA).

Speakers Bio

Frank Haugwitz is an independent solar energy consultant based in Beijing since 2002 and the founder of AECEA. He is an industrial mechanic by profession with a degree in Applied Business Languages (Sinology) and International Business Management. He has been consulting foreign enterprises and international organizations on the development of renewable energies in general and solar photovoltaic in particular in China. His focus is on the regulatory framework conditions, policy, as well as market and business development. Frank is regularly invited to speak at clean energy forums and PV conferences. His analyses are often cited by PV-magazine and PV-Tech. He is a regular lead country contributor for China for the prestigious REN21 Global Status Reports.

Dr PuiWah Wong holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering specialising in Building Integrated PV energy systems. She has worked as a Principal Analyst and the Head of Solar Division at the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), a think-tank organisation under the Prime Minister Department. She has been involved extensively in the solar PV industry and supply chain analysis with publications including the Malaysian Solar PV Industry report and the UNEP-DTU Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies in the ASEAN Region where she gave an in-depth analysis of the Malaysian PV industry supply chain. She is currently a research associate in offshore renewable energy.

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