Season 2, Episode 6: 施正荣院士 - “太阳能之父”、上迈新能源创始人

[Recorded in February, 2021] In this episode, we speak with Dr. Shi Zhengrong (施正荣), known as the ‘Sun King’ for his pioneering work scaling solar PV development and manufacturing in China. Dr. Shi founded Suntech Power, once the world’s largest producer of solar panels reaching a market cap of $US 16 bn with an annual production capacity of 1,000 MW, enough to power 1 million US homes. Suntech became a catalyst for other Chinese solar companies to become publicly listed. We explore Dr. Shi’s path from Suntech to Sunman Energy, a new venture that produces eArc, a lightweight, glass-free and flexible form of solar PV. Learn about the importance of glass-free solar panels, applications from trains to buildings, and the rule of three in the industry: safety, reliability, and affordability. Dr. Shi has published more than 100 papers and is the owner of 60 patents. He is also a professor at the University of New South Wales and a member of the Australian Academy of Engineering. Relevant links: Sunman Energy: https://www.sunman-energy.com/  Solar Train (eArc installation): https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy （2021年2月录制）在本期播客中，我们与施正荣院士进行了交谈，他曾因对中国光伏的研发和制造的开拓性工作和贡献被称为“太阳能之父”。施正荣院士在2001年创立了尚德（Suntech）电力公司，该公司曾经是世界上最大的太阳能光伏板生产商，市值达到160亿美元，年生产能力为1000兆瓦，足以为100万个美国家庭供电。尚德由此成为其他中国太阳能公司上市的催化剂。在离开尚德之后，施正荣院士重振旗鼓，创办了上迈新能源。上迈新能源是一家专注于生产eArc的新企业。eArc是一种轻巧且柔性的光伏板，创新点在于摆脱了传统光伏板因玻璃材质导致的重量问题。在播客中，你将了解eARC光伏板的应用和重要性，以及该行业的三大原则：安全性，可靠性和可承受性。 关于嘉宾：施正荣院士是无锡尚德太阳能电力有限公司、上迈新能源的创始人、澳大利亚新南威尔士大学教授、澳大利亚工程院院士。作为一位知名的太阳能科学家，施正荣院士拥有60多项光伏技术的发明专利，并出版和发表了100多篇文章和论文。 相关链接： 上迈新能源官网：https://www.sunman-energy.com/ eArc在火车上的应用：https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/ 推特Twitter：https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy