Prof. Leonardo Micheli

Job Title: Associate Professor
Company: Sapienza University of Rome
Country: Italy

Leonardo Micheli is an Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). He earned his PhD in Renewable Energy from the University of Exeter (UK). Over the years, he has investigated various topics related to photovoltaic (PV), addressing both foundational knowledge and practical challenges faced by industry. His research areas include PV and floating PV systems analysis and modeling, with a strong focus on soiling and PV loss minimization. He has received national and European research grants and has been listed among the top 2% of researchers worldwide in Stanford University's global database since 2022.

May 07, 2025Gone With the Wind(Storm): Keeping Your PV Systems Grounded in Extreme Weather

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Session

Utility-Scale Solar Power III: Impacts of Extreme Weather on PV Power Plants

Wednesday, May 07, 2025, 09:00 am - 10:30 am

ICM München Room 14 B

The increase in frequency and intensity of severe weather events associated with global climate change poses a growing risk to PV systems worldwide. These local and global risks range from outright destruction of power plants to long-term performance losses due to accelerated component and system degradation. Without concerted and event-specific resilience strategies, severe weather increasingly threatens the robustness and availability of PV generation worldwide. This session will: Raise awareness of climate change and its implications for a solar-intensive energy economy Present a range of extreme-weather events that can impact PV power plants and identify/quantify the risks Share strategies for designing and siting storm-resilient PV systems Provide information on failure mechanisms and their root causes