Name:	Uwe Hupach Dipl.-Ing. / Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. / BSc (Hons) at TECOM Investments
Company: Address:	TUV Rheinland Immissionsschutz und Energiesysteme GmbH Am Grauen Stein 51105 Cologne Germany	Tel.: +49 (0)221 806 2017   Fax: +49 (0)221 806 1350 E-mail: hupach@de.tuv.com Website:www.tuv.com www.umwelt-tuv.com

Short Profile of the Person:

Graduate in Electrical Engineering Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) and Bachelor of Science (BSc.)

Graduated in Business Administration Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (Dipl.Wirt.-Ing.)

• Engineer for renewable energies at TUV Rheinland since 1998
• Expert for PV product qualification and PV installations
• Team leader of product qualification team
• Coordinating and performing of product qualification of photovoltaic modules, inverter, solar home systems
• Coordinating and performing of final acceptance tests on PV installations
• Support in planning and construction phase of large scale PV projects
• Training of staff or inspectors for PV applications
• Preparation of expertises on PV installations or projects (feasibility study etc.)
• Developing new test procedures and programming software
• Coordination and participation in R&D or standardisation projects in the PV field
• Commissioning of Outdoor Test Stand and Training for performing outdoor measurements of photovoltaic modules in Taiwan
• Developing, programming and commissioning of test equipment to compare the energy yield of photovoltaic modules in
• Leading of special PV projects in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Indonesia, South Korea and United Arab Emirates
• Publications in specialist journals
• Presentations at PV symposia and expert conferences

Short Profile of the Company:

TÜV Rheinland is the leading authority on PV system performance and certification.

• TÜV Rheinland Group:  110 operative companies (65 abroad)
• Global network:   340 locations worldwide
• No. of persons employed:  >12.000 (>6.500 abroad)
• Busines field renewable energies
• Experience in Renewable Energies > 25 years started in Cologne, Germany
• Staff: >40 engineers / technicians in Cologne, Germany
• Accredited test lab: ISO 17025 (Quality management system for testing laboratories)
• Photovoltaic (PV) systems and PV components
• Solar thermal products
• Applied research
• PV systems: Grid connection, SHS, PV pumping
• PV module: Measurement and testing methods, live time analysis
• Technical support for PV systems