Program — 2026 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference

2026 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference · Kambri Precinct, Australian National University · December 1–3, 2026

Program at a Glance

Three days across four academic streams, with plenary sessions each morning, industry workshops, poster sessions and networking events. Pre-conference workshops and site visits run on Monday 30 November.

Draft program. Session times are confirmed; plenary speakers and stream allocations are still being finalised. Please check back for updates.

Monday30 NovPre-conference Tuesday1 Dec Wednesday2 Dec Thursday3 Dec

Monday 30 November — Pre-conference, not part of the main program

ACAP workshop · Open-Source Energy System Modelling Workshop · site visits (choose one)

	Registration for pre-conference events is separate — register your interest when you register for the conference
10.00 – 3.00	ACAP Workshop · Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
11.30 – 3.30	2nd Annual APSRC Open-Source Energy System Modelling Workshop
1.00 – 1.40	Lunch (shared — both workshops)
4.00 – 5.30	Site visits — choose one
	Site visit: ANU PV Lab
	Site visit: Majura Community Energy Project

Tuesday 1 December

Opening ceremony · Asia-Pacific session · Workshop report-back · Plenary · Concurrent sessions · Poster session · APVI AGM

7.45am	Registration opens
8.00 – 8.30	Tea & coffee on arrival
8.45 – 9.00	Opening Ceremony & Welcome to Country Manning Clark Hall, Ground Level
9.00 – 9.10	Welcome Address — APSRC Conference Chair and APVI Chair
9.10 – 9.20	IEA Address (10 min)
9.20 – 1.00	Day 1 Plenary — Manning Clark Hall
9.20 – 10.30	Part A — Asia-Pacific Session
9.20 – 9.40	Ahmad Amiruddin · Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
9.40 – 10.00	Prof Atul Raturi · Fiji National University
10.00 – 10.30	Panel discussion — Asia-Pacific energy transition · panellist: Dr Ravita Prasad (FNU)
10.30 – 11.00	Morning tea
11.00 – 11.30	Report back from Monday's pre-conference workshops
11.00 – 11.10	ACAP report and announcements (10 min)
11.10 – 11.20	Highlights from the Open-Source Energy System Modelling Workshop (10 min)
11.20 – 11.30	Questions and discussion (10 min)
11.30 – 1.00	Part B — Plenary
11.30 – 12.00	Prof Stefan Glunz · Fraunhofer ISE, Germany · PV High-efficiency silicon cells and perovskite–silicon tandems
12.00 – 12.30	Ramteen Sioshansi · Carnegie Mellon, USA · REDI Energy storage in power systems and electricity market design
12.30 – 1.00	PV devices speaker — to be confirmed · PV · recommendation from Ziv Hameiri
1.00 – 1.45	Lunch (45 min — includes 5 min buffer)
1.45 – 2.50	Concurrent Sessions (SB & SHC and CST share a room to free a second PV room)
	PV PV (Room 2) REDI SB & SHC / CST PV1 · 1.45–2.05 PV4 · 1.45–2.05 REDI1 · 1.45–2.05 SBSHC1 · 1.45–2.05 PV2 · 2.05–2.25 PV5 · 2.05–2.25 REDI2 · 2.05–2.25 SBSHC2 · 2.05–2.25 PV3 · 2.25–2.45 PV6 · 2.25–2.45 REDI3 · 2.25–2.45 SBSHC3 · 2.25–2.45
2.45 – 2.50	Changeover
2.50 – 3.15	Afternoon tea (25 min — includes 5 min buffer)
3.15 – 4.20	Concurrent Sessions (SB & SHC and CST share a room to free a second PV room)
	PV PV (Room 2) REDI SB & SHC / CST PV7 · 3.15–3.35 PV10 · 3.15–3.35 REDI4 · 3.15–3.35 SBSHC4 · 3.15–3.35 PV8 · 3.35–3.55 PV11 · 3.35–3.55 REDI5 · 3.35–3.55 SBSHC5 · 3.35–3.55 PV9 · 3.55–4.15 PV12 · 3.55–4.15 REDI6 · 3.55–4.15 SBSHC6 · 3.55–4.15
4.15 – 4.20	Changeover
4.20 – 5.00	Poster Session
5.00 – 5.45	APVI Annual General Meeting
5.00 – 6.30	Networking Drinks — Foyer, Ground Floor

Wednesday 2 December

SunRun · Plenary · Industry workshops · PV concurrent session · Poster session · Conference dinner

6.45 – 8.00	SunRun! — free breakfast at the finish
8.00am	Registration opens
8.00 – 8.30	Tea & coffee on arrival
9.00 – 11.00	Day 2 Plenary — Manning Clark Hall
9.00 – 9.30	Lauren Mellor · PV
9.30 – 10.00	Scott Dwyer · Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS · REDI Customer energy innovation and EV integration
10.00 – 10.30	Laura Jones · ANU / Circular PV Alliance · PV / REDI Circular economy for solar
10.30 – 11.00	Joe Coventry · ANU · CST Thermal energy storage technologies for decarbonisation
11.00 – 11.30	Morning tea
11.30 – 1.00	PV Concurrent Session + Industry Workshops
	PV PV Forecasting & Firm Power Management Abhnil Prasad, UNSW PV Recycling / Circular Economy Rama Sharma, UNSW AgriPV Mahesh Suryawanshi, UNSW PV13 · 11.30–11.50 Workshop 11.30 – 1.00 Workshop 11.30 – 1.00 Workshop 11.30 – 1.00 PV14 · 11.50–12.10 PV15 · 12.10–12.30 PV16 · 12.30–12.50
1.00 – 1.40	Lunch
1.40 – 3.10	Industry Workshops
	Solar Sunshot Fund Success Stories Nathan Chen Social & environmentally sustainable housing in Central Australia Balcony PV & Battery Storage Renewable heat for manufacturing, mining & fuels Ye Wang, ANU
3.10 – 3.30	Afternoon tea
3.30 – 4.30	Poster Session
4.30 – 5.50	Concurrent Sessions (extra PV and REDI rooms — SB & SHC and CST run as dedicated blocks Tuesday/Thursday, see those days)
	PV PV (Room 2) REDI REDI (Room 2) PV17 · 4.30–4.50 PV21 · 4.30–4.50 REDI7 · 4.30–4.50 REDI11 · 4.30–4.50 PV18 · 4.50–5.10 PV22 · 4.50–5.10 REDI8 · 4.50–5.10 REDI12 · 4.50–5.10 PV19 · 5.10–5.30 PV23 · 5.10–5.30 REDI9 · 5.10–5.30 REDI13 · 5.10–5.30 PV20 · 5.30–5.50 PV24 · 5.30–5.50 REDI10 · 5.30–5.50 REDI14 · 5.30–5.50
6.30 – 9.30	Conference Dinner — The Gallery

Thursday 3 December

Policy session · Ultra Low-Cost Solar (ULCS) Funded Projects Showcase (two sessions) · Concurrent sessions · Closing ceremony & awards

8.00am	Registration opens
8.00 – 8.30	Tea & coffee on arrival
9.00 – 11.00	Day 3 Plenary — Policy Session — Manning Clark Hall
9.00 – 9.20	Bjorn Sturmberg · AEMO · REDI AEMO research priorities and the Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables
9.20 – 9.40	Zak Rich · AEMC · REDI The Electricity Network Regulation Review — and the evidence needed from researchers
9.40 – 10.00	Hamish McKenzie · Grattan Institute · REDI Solar soak load management, negative pricing and large-scale solar rollout
10.00 – 10.20	Dan Sturrock · ARENA
10.20 – 11.00	Panel discussion — research, regulation and the energy transition
11.00 – 11.30	Morning tea
11.30 – 1.30	ULCS Funded Projects Showcase — Part 1 (2hr) + Concurrent Sessions
	ULCS Funded Projects Showcase (20 ARENA-funded project teams) PV PV (Room 2) REDI SB & SHC / CST Showcase 11.30 – 1.30 PV25 · 11.30–11.50 PV31 · 11.30–11.50 REDI15 · 11.30–11.50 SBSHC7 · 11.30–11.50 PV26 · 11.50–12.10 PV32 · 11.50–12.10 REDI16 · 11.50–12.10 CST1 · 11.50–12.10 PV27 · 12.10–12.30 PV33 · 12.10–12.30 REDI17 · 12.10–12.30 CST2 · 12.10–12.30 PV28 · 12.30–12.50 PV34 · 12.30–12.50 REDI18 · 12.30–12.50 CST3 · 12.30–12.50 PV29 · 12.50–1.10 PV35 · 12.50–1.10 REDI19 · 12.50–1.10 CST4 · 12.50–1.10 PV30 · 1.10–1.30 PV36 · 1.10–1.30 REDI20 · 1.10–1.30 CST5 · 1.10–1.30
1.30 – 2.10	Lunch
2.10 – 3.10	ULCS Funded Projects Showcase — Part 2 (1hr) + Concurrent Sessions
	ULCS Funded Projects Showcase (20 ARENA-funded project teams) PV PV (Room 2) REDI REDI (Room 2) Showcase 2.10 – 3.10 PV37 · 2.10–2.30 PV40 · 2.10–2.30 REDI21 · 2.10–2.30 REDI24 · 2.10–2.30 PV38 · 2.30–2.50 PV41 · 2.30–2.50 REDI22 · 2.30–2.50 REDI25 · 2.30–2.50 PV39 · 2.50–3.10 PV42 · 2.50–3.10 REDI23 · 2.50–3.10 REDI26 · 2.50–3.10
3.10 – 3.30	Afternoon tea
3.30 – 4.30	Concurrent Sessions (extra PV and REDI rooms)
	PV PV (Room 2) REDI REDI (Room 2) PV43 · 3.30–3.50 PV46 · 3.30–3.50 REDI27 · 3.30–3.50 REDI30 · 3.30–3.50 PV44 · 3.50–4.10 PV47 · 3.50–4.10 REDI28 · 3.50–4.10 REDI31 · 3.50–4.10 PV45 · 4.10–4.30 PV48 · 4.10–4.30 REDI29 · 4.10–4.30 REDI32 · 4.10–4.30
4.30 – 5.15	Closing Ceremony & Award Presentations Manning Clark Hall
5.15 – 7.00	Networking Drinks — Courtyard

Plenary Concurrent / workshops Panels & catering Breaks & networking Streams: PV · REDI (Renewable Energy Deployment & Integration) · SB & SHC (Solar Buildings, Solar Heating & Cooling) · CST (Concentrating Solar Thermal)