What Happens When Energy Policy Ignores Storage ft. Dr. Radovan Kopecek | Soliverse Ep. 37

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What happens when energy policy plans the future grid, but leaves storage out of the equation? In this episode of Soliverse | The Future of Solar, host Peter Pongracz sits down with Dr Radovan Kopecek, Co-Founder and Director at ISC Konstanz, to unpack why the next phase of solar depends on battery storage, local manufacturing, and clearer industrial strategy across Europe, the US, India, and China.

Dr Kopecek shares a sharp global view on solar manufacturing, hybrid projects, battery economics, European industrial policy, cybersecurity, and why space may become one of the most unexpected frontiers for crystalline silicon. This is a grounded, wide-ranging conversation for anyone working in utility scale solar, energy storage, renewable manufacturing, or the future of the grid.

About the guest
Dr Radovan Kopecek is Co-Founder and Director at ISC Konstanz, the International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz. His work spans high-efficiency solar cell technology, PV manufacturing strategy, battery-adjacent energy systems thinking, training, and emerging solar applications including space.

Guest links
ISC Konstanz
ISC Konstanz, solar cells for satellites
LinkedIn
TikTok
PV Trainings
Important PV events

Referenced organizations and events
ESA, European Space Agency
DLR, German Aerospace Center
IEEE PVSC
IEEE PVSC, Area 12 Industry Perspective
EU PVSEC
EU PVSEC Programme, Industry Summit
Asian PVSEC
Gigawatt PV Tech Conference
Taiyang News
RCT Solutions
Premier Energies

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