Experience & Activities

Dr. Radovan Kopecek is a renowned expert in the field of photovoltaics, with a long career in solar cell technology and research. With over two decades of experience in the solar industry, Dr. Kopecek has been a key figure at ISC Konstanz since its founding, where he currently serves as Managing Director and Head of the Advanced Solar Cells department. His expertise spans various aspects of solar cell development, including c-Si solar cell technologies, new cell concepts, and the commercialization of innovative technologies such as bifacial PV, n-type concepts, and tandem PV systems. 

He is a founding member of AtaMoS-TeC, a research center for desert modules and systems in Chile, and has contributed significantly to research and development in the solar sector. He is also an active member of multiple boards, including EUREC and the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), and serves as a spokesperson for the BMWK’s working group on PV production. 

Dr. Kopecek has played a key role in organizing numerous conferences and workshops, such as SiliconPV, nPV, and tandemPV, and is dedicated to advancing the solar industry through both research and education. His leadership and expertise continue to shape the future of solar technology, with a focus on innovation, project management, and technology transfer. 

His specialties include: 

• c-Si solar cell development
• New c-Si cell concepts
• Deep understanding of solar cells
• Measurements of depth-dependent carrier concentration in Si-wafers 
• Writing of project proposals 
• Project management
• Lectures on theory, processing, and applications of solar cells, modules, and systems 
• Technology transfer of ISC Konstanz’s technology zoo: BiSoN, MoSoN, ZEBRA, TuKaN 
• Motivation of students and co-workers
• Organisation and accomplishment of conferences and workshops: SiliconPV, nPV, metallization and Interconnection workshop, bifiPV, tandemPV
• Bringing new technologies into the market such as n-type concepts, bifacial PV and tandem concepts
• Setting up new institutes: AtaMoS-TeC, EthiMoS-TeC

Experience & Activities 

Co-Founder, Managing Director, Member of the Executive Committee @ ISC Konstanz (2007 – now) 

Member of the Board of Directors @ European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) (2022 – now) 

Founding Member, Member of the Board of Directors @ ATAMOSTEC (2018 – now) 

Board Member @ The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres (EUREC) (2016 – 2022) 

Group Leader @ University of Konstanz (1998 – 2006) 

Education 

PhD in Photovoltaics @ University of Konstanz (1998 – 2006) 

Diploma in Physics, Superconductivity @ University of Stuttgart (1990 – 1998) 

Master’s Degree in Physics, Cold Fusion @ Portland State Univeristy (1994 – 1995)