Recently, Professor Ian Marius Peters from Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany paid a two-week academic visit to Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology (YIST) to conduct in-depth exchanges on topics including photovoltaic system reliability. During his visit, YIST invited industry peers to a small-scale seminar on the 26th.
At the one-day academic seminar, Professor Peters delivered insightful keynote lectures themed On-site Automated Defect Detection of PV Modules and Sustainability and Recycling of PV Modules. He emphasized that performance monitoring of PV systems is critical to the full transition of energy production to renewable energy. Continuous efforts are required to improve the design quality and reliability of PV modules and systems, along with in-depth research on rapid defect detection methods.
The seminar also featured presentations by other distinguished guests: Professor Thorsten Trupke, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), delivered a report titled Outdoor PL Imaging for Large-scale PV Asset Inspection and Module Degradation Analysis; Liu Haohui from the Intelligence and Digitalization Department of LONGi Green Energy presented Intelligent Operation and Maintenance: Remote Detection of DC-side Issues; and Yu Jun, Project Manager of Floating PV at Sungrow Power Supply, shared insights on the topic of Floating Photovoltaics.
Following the seminar, Dr. Pierre Verlinden, Chief Scientist of YIST, extended his welcome and gratitude to all participating guests. He stated that YIST will focus its future research on addressing the core pain points and challenges of the PV industry and carry out collaborative initiatives accordingly.
About Professor Ian Marius Peters
Dr. Ian Marius Peters, a graduate in Physics from the University of Freiburg in Germany, has been engaged in photovoltaic energy conversion research for 18 years. His core expertise covers PV fundamentals, PV system development, PV system reliability, PV module recycling, and intelligent monitoring of PV power generation. Currently, he serves as the Principal Investigator of High-Throughput Characterization and Modeling Projects at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
With a prolific academic record, Dr. Peters has published more than 250 research papers, contributed chapters to 3 monographs, and holds over 10 patents, accumulating more than 8,500 citations. He also acts as a reviewer for prestigious journals including Nature Energy, Science, Energy and Environmental Science, and Joule. From 2020 to 2022, he organized the special session Towards 100% Renewable Energy at the IEEE PVSC (Photovoltaic Specialists Conference), and served as the Regional Chair for PV Forecasting and Solar Resources. In 2021, he was honored with the PVSEC Hamakawa Award. In addition, he is a frequent invited speaker at industry conferences, universities and research institutions such as IEEE PVSC, Leibniz Universität Hannover, and University of Stuttgart, providing valuable contributions to the advancement of the global PV industry.