European Smart Windows Conference

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

09.00 Opening & introduction

• Monique Lévy, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
• Theodor Zillner, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology, Austria
• Monika Willert-Porada, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Joachim Oberrauch, EuroWindoor
  
  
• The window - history and future from a global perspective
  Hannes Spiss, ARUP, UK
  
  
• Adaptive building skins in real life
  Brian Cody, Technical University of Graz, Austria
  
  
• Thermochromic Glazing and what makes a “Smart Window” intelligent
  Curtis Liposcak, Pleotint, US
  
  
• Benchmarking of active switchable solar control glazing
  Dirk Jödicke, EControl-Glas, Germany
  
  
• Building integrated PV: status quo and prospects
  Dieter Moor, Ertex Solartechnik, Austria
  
  
• Building integrated OPV: current projects of BGT and Belectric OPV
  Hermann Issa, Belectric OPV, Germany
  
  
• Facade integrated solar thermal collectors
  Federico Giovannetti, Institut für Solarenergieforschung Hameln (ISFH), Germany
  
  

Lunch break

• Glass: the material of the future
  Lothar Wondraczek, University of Jena, Laboratory of Glass Science, Germany
  
  
• Vacuum and multiple isolating glass units: a comparison
  Thomas Kroyer, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
  
  

Parallel Workshops

• <link>Workshop 1: Functional layers
• <link>Workshop 2: Innovative insulating glass & new materials
• <link>Workshop 3: Encapsulation and lamination of functional layers (in German only)
• <link>Workshop 4: Life-cycle analysis
• <link>Workshop 5: Quality control and standardisation (in German only)
  
  

Workshop 1: Functional layers

Chairperson: Dirk Jödicke, EControl-Glas, Germany

• Towards electrochromic windows via roll-to-roll processing
  Uwe Posset (EElicon), Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
  
  
• Additives in redox electrolytes for reduction of loss current of electrochromic windows
  Muhammed Ariful Islam (WinSmart), Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
  
  
• Sputtered TiO₂ and WO₃ films for photoelectrochromic devices
  Shankar Bogati (WinSmart), Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
  
  
• Liquid Crystal Window technology by Merck
  Jasper van den Muijsenberg, Merck Window Technologies, The Netherlands
  
  
• Philips e-Skin technology – a Novel Concept for Smart Windows
  Andrew G.P. Hall, Philips, The Netherlands
  
  
• Nanotechnology retrofit Window Films to improve energy efficiency of buildings
  Peter Ryska, 3M Austria
  
  
• Smart-Windows – providing a new dimension in safety
  Curtis Liposcak, Pleotint, US
  
  
• Inkjet printed OPV
  Anita Fuchsbauer (MEM4WIN), Profactor, Austria
  
  
• Switchable micro mirror arrays
  Volker Viereck (MEM4WIN), University of Kassel, Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics, Germany
  
  
• Graphene as potential ITO - replacement as transparent conductive layer
  Maria Losurdo (MEM4WIN), CNR-IMIP, Italy
  
  

Workshop 2: Innovative insulating glass & new materials

Chairperson: Monika Willert-Porada, University of Bayreuth, Germany

• Practical long-term experience with Vacuum Insulated Glass (VIG)
  Helmut Hohenstein, Dr. Hohenstein Consultancy, Austria
  
  
• Thin-glass membranes for quadruple IG-units
  Leopold Mader (MEM4WIN), LiSEC, Austria
  
  
• Phase Change Materials (PCM) as a storage element in window systems
  Martin Schröcker (Harwin), GlassX, Switzerland
  
  
• Potential of Hollow Glass Microspheres (3M Glass Bubbles) for thermal insulation
  Friedrich Wolff, 3M Germany
  
  
• Glass integrated capillaries for cooling and energy harvesting
  Lothar Wondraczek (LAWIN), University of Jena, Germany
  
  

Workshop 3: Encapsulation and lamination of functional layers (in German only)

Moderation: Dr. Bernd Koll, Kuraray Europe, Deutschland

• Anforderungen an Laminierfolien
  Dr. Bernd Koll, Kuraray Europe, Deutschland
  
  
• Neuartige Verkapselungstechnologie
  Ing. Markus Jandl (MEM4WIN), LiSEC, Österreich
  
  
• Langjährige Praxiserfahrung mit Laminieren von PV-Modulen
  DI Dieter Moor, Ertex Solartechnik, Österreich
  
  
• Laminieren von funktionellen Elementen
  Dr. Manfred Arnold (Harwin), Inglas, Deutschland
  
  
• Die Alterung von Laminierfolien und die Vorhersage der Lebensdauer der Funktionsschichten
  Dr. Gabriele Eder, OFI, Österreich
  
  

Workshop 4: Life-cycle analysis

Chairperson: Catia Baldassarri, European Commission, JRC, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Italy

• LCA from an industrial point of view - challenges and benefits
  Frank Koos, EuroWindoor
  
  
• Life Cycle Data Network as a tool to disseminate innovative projects
  Catia Baldassarri, European Commission, JRC, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Italy
  
  
• Energy demand for thin glass production
  Ulrich Neumann (MEM4WIN), University of Kassel, CESR, Germany
  
  

Workshop 5: Quality control and standardisation (in German only)

Moderation: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ing. Geralt Siebert, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Deutschland

• Die Bedeutung von Qualitätskontrollen für die Glasindustrie
  Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ing. Geralt Siebert, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Deutschland
  
  
• Vor-Ort-Messung der Ug-Werte
  Alexander Frenzl, Netzsch-Gerätebau/Elmar Dohmann, Energy Glas, Deutschland
  
  
• In-line Detektion des Gasfüllgrads von Isolierglaseinheiten
  Dr. Volker Ribitsch, TecSense, Österreich
  
  
• Auf dem Weg zur Zertifizierung von 2 mm gehärtetem Dünnglas
  Werner Bohlheim, LiSEC, Österreich
  
  

Concluding Session

• Intelligent XXL facades: new projects worldwide
  Andreas Bittis, Saint-Gobain Glass Germany
  
  
• Presentation of workshop results
  
  
• Forecast of the worldwide Smart Glass market growth
  Madhura Dhamne, MarketsandMarkets, India
  
  

19.00 Evening programme

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