World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Status	Active
Genre	Conference
Frequency	Quadrennial
Location(s)	Europe United States Asia-Pacific
Years active	8
Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994) [1]
Most recent	WCPEC-8
Next event	WCPEC-9
Participants	[phone]) [2]
Area	Photovoltaics
Organized by	WIP Renewable Energies IEEE

The World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) is an international scientific conference in the solar energy industry, combining three international PV conferences: the EU PVSEC (European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition) on the European side, IEEE PVSC (Photovoltaic Specialists Conference) on the USA side, and PVSEC (International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference) on the Asia-Pacific side. ^[1] The event covers developments in different aspects of photovoltaics, including science, technology, systems, finance, policies, and markets. ^[3] The conference programme of the European segment is coordinated by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). ^[4]

History

The latest iteration of the WCPEC, WCPEC-8, occurred in Milan, Italy, from 26 to 30 September 2022; key discussions included energy transition regarding solar and the rapid deployment of PV technologies. ^[5]

The list of all the WCPEC editions is as follows: ^[1]

WCPEC #	Year	Location	Chair	Segment	Host
WCPEC-1	1994	Waikoloa, USA	Dennis J. Flood	United States	IEEE PVSC
WCPEC-2	1998	Vienna, Austria	Juergen Schmid	Europe	EU PVSEC
WCPEC-3	2003	Osaka, Japan	Kosuke Kurokawa	Asia–Pacific	PVSEC
WCPEC-4	2006	Waikoloa, USA	Sheila Bailey	United States	IEEE PVSC
WCPEC-5	2010	Valencia, Spain	Giovanni De Santi	Europe	EU PVSEC
WCPEC-6	2014	Kyoto, Japan	Makoto Konagai	Asia–Pacific	PVSEC
WCPEC-7	2019	Waikoloa, USA	Alex Freundlich	United States	IEEE PVSC
WCPEC-8	2022	Milan, Italy	Alessandra Scognamiglio	Europe	EU PVSEC
WCPEC-9 (upcoming)	2026	Daejeon, Korea	Chang Sik Son [6]	Asia–Pacific	PVSEC

See also

• EU PVSEC
• PVSC
• Solar power
• Photovoltaics

References

1. "About". wcpec-8.com. WCPEC-8. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. "WCPEC-8 Facts & Figures". wcpec-8.com. WCPEC-8. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
3. Kenny, Robert; Serra, João M. (24 June 2022). "EU PVSEC 2021: state of the art and developments for photovoltaics at the forefront". EPJ Photovoltaics. 13 (E1): E1. Bibcode:2022EPJPv..13E...1K. doi: 10.1051/epjpv/2022011 . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
4. "8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8)". EU Science Hub – Joint Research Centre. European Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. Troeger, Anna (2 January 2023). "Combating the Energy Crisis". Solar RRL. 7 (1). doi:10.1002/solr.202201038 . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
6. "Welcome Address from the General Chair of the WCPEC-9 Organizing Committee". wcpec-9.com. WCPEC-9. Retrieved 21 March 2024.