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Christian Roecker

christian.roecker@epfl.ch

Mission

Research: Thermal collectors building integration with thin films technology and selective paints Photovoltaic building integration, system analysis and development Daylighting, laboratory apparatus concept and design Airflow in buildings, laboratory apparatus concept and design Photovoltaics consulting for Solar Impulse and Stratxx Teaching: Photovoltaics in European Master in Architecture and Sustainable Development
Professional experience 1983 – current Senior Scientist and project leader at the EPFL-LESO 1980 – 1983 Head of the electronic development team at EIE SA (Equipment for Industrial Equipment), Geneva 1975 – 1980 Electronic engineering for ETEL SA and EPFL, Laboratory for Electromechanics, in Renens and Lausanne 1974 – 1975 Computer programs testing at La Suisse Assurances, Lausanne 1972 – 1974 Development of a new telecommunication computer system (Hasler AG, now ASCOM), Bern Co-founder of 2 Start-ups: - Autoflex SA: Engineering in robotics and automation processes - Solstis Sàrl: Photovoltaics engineering and installation Work for Swiss cooperation (DDC) 6 months stay in Bangalore at CEDT (Centre for Electronig Design and Technology)

Selected publications

Impact of new developments of the integration into facades of solar thermal collectors

Munari Probst, M.-C.; Roecker, C.; Schueler, A.; Scartezzini, J.-L.
Published in In EUROSUN 2004 Proceedings, Freiburg in Brisgau, vol. 2 (2004), p. 351-357 in

On the feasability of coloured glazed thermal solar collectors based on thin film interference filters

A. Schueler, Ch.Roecker, J.-L. Scartezzini, J Boudaden, I.R. Videnovic, R.S.-C. Ho, P. Oelhafen
Published in in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, num. 84 (2004), p. 241-254. in

Innovative bidirectional video-goniophotometer combining transmission and reflection measurements

Andersen, M.; Roecker, C.; Scartezzini, J.-L.
Published in In EUROSUN 2004 Proceedings, Freiburg in Brisgau, vol. 2 (2004), p. 149-157. in

Demosite : The Reference for Photovoltaic Building Integrated Technologies

Roecker, C.; Affolter, P.; Muller, A.; Schaller, F.
Published in In 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference - Munich (2001) in

PVSYST 3.0 : Implementation of an Expert System Module in PV Simulation Software

Roecker, C.; Bonvin, J.; Mermoud, A.
Published in in 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Glasgow (U.K.) (2000) in