Dr. Harin Ullal from the National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) was invited to speak at the 1st PV Investors Conference on April 5 in Munich, Germany. Ullal  presented a paper titled "Thin Film Solar Electric Technologies: Status, Challenges and Outlook." and will be part of a panel discussion, "Traditional Versus Disruptive PV Technologies."

"I am honored and privileged to represent the NCPV, NREL and DOE at this prestigious international conference on solar electric technologies. The international investment community is looking at solar energy in particular and renewable energy in general as the next engine of growth for job creation in the United States and worldwide," Ullal said.

Additional members of the panel are Dr. Eike Weber, director of the Fraunhofer Institue for Solar Energy Systems in Germany, University of New South Wales Professor Martin Green, winner of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Cherry Award, and Photon Consulting's Anthony Fotopoulos.

Ullal served as NREL's point of contact for President George W. Bush's Solar America Initiative which is accelerating market acceptance of solar energy technologies through strategic partnerships and alliances with industry, university, developers and national labs.