A specialised short course on emerging trends in Photovoltaics (PV), tailored for industrialists and scholars alike, looking at where PV is going and how it will contribute to achieving a Net Zero Strategy. 

A short course on future trends in photovoltaic (PV) systems, tailored for industrialists, academic scholars, students, central and local governments officials (eg. energy managers, energy and sustainability managers) and businesses, looking at new and emerging applications to accelerate green energy transition to achieve Net Zero status.

This course looks at: where PV is now, innovative and cutting-edge research areas (such as space-based solar, floating PV, agrivoltaics, third generation PV technologies and the use of PV in the generation of hydrogen), grid management for high PV penetration and the socio-economic and environmental aspects of using PV.

At a glance

  • Dates
    • 09 - 10 Jul 2025
  • DurationTwo days
  • Location探花精选 campus
  • Cost£850.00 - The course fee includes lecture materials, a light lunch and refreshments during the day.

    Concessions available

Course structure

Course is 2-day (face-to-face) with:

  • Lectures given by experts in the field
  • 2 hours devoted to lab/site visit (to see HyWaves green hydrogen facility () and Floating-PV Demonstrations in 探花精选’s 60,000 litre wave tank )

What you will learn

This 2-day course will fast-track your knowledge of where traditional PV systems are heading to, providing opportunities to progress both your business and your own career. It brings together: novel ways of deploying PV panels beyond traditional uses, combining innovative and cutting-edge applications with new business opportunities (such as floating solar, agrivoltaics, green hydrogen generation, space-based solar cell deployment and energy transfer to earth), grid management of and the socio-economic and environmental aspects of new applications of PV. You will also visit current research facilities in this cutting-edge field. 

Core content

Presentations:

• Fundamentals of PV and current state in UK and role of PV in Net Zero strategy
• Innovative PV Technologies:
o Space-based Solar (principles & applications)
o Floating PV systems and their environmental impact
o Agrivoltaics
o 3rd generation PV technologies
o New ways of using of PV panels in green hydrogen generation
• Grid management for high PV penetration
• Socio-economic and environmental aspects of PV (access to & affordability of solar energy technologies, impact on communities, job creation, equity & social acceptance of PV installations, policy aspects)
• Environmental & sustainability considerations of PV (carbon accounting, life cycle analysis and recycling/circularity)

Site/lab tour: Green Hydrogen Facilities (including HyWaves project and Maximum Power Point Tracking, MPPT, measurement for efficient green hydrogen production) and Floating PV demo models in wave tank.

Who should attend

Those with a broad interest in developing renewable energy technologies and wishing to gain a fundamental understanding of Solar Cell application. This includes industrialists, academic scholars, central and local government officials like, energy and facilities managers, energy and sustainability managers, as well as students and anyone wanting to enhance their knowledge of the cutting edge of photovoltaics.

Speakers

Accommodation options and prices

This is a non-residential course. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or 探花精选 Management Development Centre directly. Further information regarding our accommodation on campus can be .

Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.

Location and travel

探花精选 is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world. 

For further location and travel details

Location address

探花精选
College Road
探花精选
Bedford 
MK43 0AL

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