After Prof. Jen's inspiring talk on materials design (see previous post) Prof. Morten Madsen from the Mads Clausen Institute at the University of Southern Denmark gave a great review on stability of organic solar cells by detailing various aging mechanisms of all layers in OPV. Surprising results p... Continue

The second tutorial session of the NGSE5 was started out by Prof. Alex K.-Y. Jen from the City University of Hongkong. Prof. Jen is a pioneer in the design of Donor-Acceptor Molecules which helped pushing OPV efficiencies in the past few years. In his tutorial he gave an introduction into material... Continue

The NGSE5 was kicked off today with a short greeting by Prof. Brabec. The first day featured two great Tutorials. With an average of ca. 210 participants this was the best attended NGSE so far. Opening-slide NGSE5 Opening of the NGSE5 The first Tutorial was held by Prof. Uwe Rau (Forschung... Continue

All speakers for the NGSE5 are now confirmed and the program is available. The titles for the hot topics will be announced shortly. Updates will be available on the schedule page. Preparations of the online seminar tool are ongoing. Registration information will be available soon.  Continue

Dear colleague, photovoltaics is a rapidly changing field in science. New technologies and materials are enabling breakthroughs that seemed impossible a decade ago. The NGSE – Next Generation Solar Energy conference was developed by scientists in order to keep the community connected and updated... Continue

We are happy to announce, that we have the first speakers in the tutorial sections of the NGSE5 confirmed. In 2020 again we can present top speakers on all aspects of organic and perovskite photovoltaics. For a full list that is continually updated check the invited speakers page.  Continue

Despite Corona uncertainties the NGSE will take place again in 2020. Christoph, Jens, Angus and Ning have begun to work out a hybrid concept which consists of a combination of on-site tutorials and talks which will take place in Erlangen & Guangzhou. All parts of the event will be taped and can... Continue

We were happy to welcome more than 90 participants from 11 countries! We thank the speakers for excellent presentations and everyone for the good discussions. We hope to see you again next year! Participants of the NGSE4 at the Energie Campus Nürnberg. See all information on the conference.  Continue

You can now view and download the full program for the ngse4 in Nuremberg.  Continue

The program for the 4th next generation solar energy conference has been finalized. We are pleased to have 23 top scientists from 6 countries presenting their most recent results.  Continue