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Hanwha Solutions' Q CELLS division (Hanwha Q CELLS) will host the 'Space Solar Innovation Workshop 2026,' inviting global space solar experts to share technological leadership and discuss cooperation strategies.
The workshop will be held in private from July 13 to 14 at Hanwha's Seoul headquarters and its Jincheon factory in Chungcheongbuk-do Province. The event will feature a space solar technology seminar and a program for observing next-generation solar technologies. Participants plan to jointly discuss key issues related to the space solar industry, including policy, research, manufacturing, and commercialization, while sharing visions for building a space energy ecosystem.
The workshop participants include experts in space solar and future energy solutions from around the world. Hanwha Q CELLS Chief Technology Officer Daniel Muefeld will preside over the entire workshop, with approximately 40 experts gathering, including researchers, engineers, and corporate representatives from the United States, Europe, and Korea.
In the United States, leaders from various institutions such as the U.S. Department of Energy, Georgia Institute of Technology's Space Research Institute, and Arizona State University will attend. Domestically, major experts from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), Korea University, and Sungkyunkwan University will also participate.
Hanwha Q CELLS CTO Daniel Muefeld stated, "Hanwha Q CELLS will fulfill its role in realizing sustainable space power solutions based on the solar manufacturing innovation and technological competitiveness accumulated in the terrestrial solar sector."
A Hanwha official who spoke to this newspaper by phone said, "Hanwha Q CELLS officially launched its entry into the space solar business by establishing a Space Solar Development Team under its Technology Headquarters in June. Additionally, it plans to build a space solar research and development organization in the United States in the future to strengthen global R&D synergies for proactive acquisition of core technologies."
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