Christian Schill

Job Title: Group Manager "PV Power Plants"
Company: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Country: Germany

Since 2021, Christian Schill is group manager of 'Photovoltaic Power Plants' at Fraunhofer ISE, Germany, after stations at Freiburg Material Research Centre (FMF), PSE GmbH and the University of Freiburg. He is an alumni of the Sustainability Center Freiburg. He works in the fields of quality of PV power plants, outdoor weathering of PV modules, climate data and spatial analyses, with a focus on integrated PV and digitalization in the PV sector.

June 18, 2024IEA PVPS Task 13 Activity 2.4: Digitalisation in the PV Sector

Sessions

Session

Utility-scale Solar Power II: Digitalization in PV Power Plants - Enhancing O&M through Digital Twinning, Data and Process Integration

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 04:30 pm - 06:00 pm

ICM München Room 14 B

The utility-scale segment is being digitized at a rapid pace. New digital tools make workflows along the PV power plant value chain more cost-effective: from development to operations and maintenance. A key concept in PV digitalization is the so-called digital twin, a digital representation of the physical PV plant that accurately simulates the performance of a solar system. A digital twin enables better failure detection and support of the O&M decision-making process. This session will discuss: The role of digitalization and digital twins in the solar power plant sector How digitalization can enhance O&M activities Need for full integration of data along the value chain of PV power plants Benefits, drawbacks and hurdles for digitalization in the utility-scale segment (panel debate)

Further Content

Webinar Collection

Shining Light on LATAM Solar Markets: Insights from Brazil and Mexico

July 13th, 2023

During this webinar, our panellists will explore the factors that have contributed to Brazil and Mexico's success, including regulatory frameworks, investment opportunities, and technological advancements. Additionally, they will share their perspectives on the latest policy initiatives, market dynamics, emerging technologies, and potential growth areas.

Market Trend

The BMWK’s Photovoltaics Strategy: German Federal Government Presents Policies

June 26, 2023

BMWK presents strategy paper for the expansion of photovoltaics in May 2023

News

Just Get Involved

July 21, 2023

Meet some of our AWARD winners as well as some start-ups and their energy management systems

Berthold Breid, CEO of Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) in Berlin.

Energy Transition Skills Shortage – What Opportunities Does Education and Training Provide?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 142 | Language: German

July 20, 2023

We speak with Bertholt Breid about the shortage of skilled workers in the energy transition in Germany, about occupational, what opportunities there are in terms of training and continuing education and about the financing of those.

Press Release

Intersolar AWARD 2023: Innovative Solar Technologies Honored

June 13, 2023

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