Utility-Scale Solar Power III: Impacts of Extreme Weather on PV Power Plants

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Time
09:00 am - 10:30 am
Hall
ICM München
Room
Room 14 B

The increase in frequency and intensity of severe weather events associated with global climate change poses a growing risk to PV systems worldwide. These local and global risks range from outright destruction of power plants to long-term performance losses due to accelerated component and system degradation. Without concerted and event-specific resilience strategies, severe weather increasingly threatens the robustness and availability of PV generation worldwide.


This session will:

  • Raise awareness of climate change and its implications for a solar-intensive energy economy
  • Present a range of extreme-weather events that can impact PV power plants and identify/quantify the risks
  • Share strategies for designing and siting storm-resilient PV systems
  • Provide information on failure mechanisms and their root causes

09:00 am - 09:15 amWelcome & Introduction

Ulrike Jahn

Senior Scientist

Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP

09:15 am - 09:30 amTrends in Extreme Weather and Their Implications for Solar-Energy Generation

09:30 am - 09:45 amQuantifying the Impact of Dust and Snow on PV Power Plants

Thore Müller

CEO

PV Radar

09:45 am - 10:00 amTracking Through the Storm: Outsmarting Hail in Solar PV Systems

Giosue Maugeri

Researcher

Ricerca sul sistema Energetico - RSE SpA

10:00 am - 10:15 amGone With the Wind(Storm): Keeping Your PV Systems Grounded in Extreme Weather

Prof. Leonardo Micheli

Associate Professor

Sapienza University of Rome

10:15 am - 10:30 amQ&A Session

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