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Ove Christen Mørck
Country: Denmark
Year Started Research: 1978
Title of Research: IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme - Task 1 -
Investigation of the Performance of Solar Heating and Cooling Systems
University: Technical University of Denmark / Thermal Insulation
Laboratory
Still Active in Research: No

Ove Christen Mørck (OM) has worked with planning and implementation of Energy Conservation and Renewable
Energy integration in buildings, and environmental issues in Denmark and other European countries since 1974.
First as a student, then as a researcher at the Technical University. Working here OM was Operating Agent for the
mentioned project within IEA SHC. He also coordinated several EU research projects first for simulation and later
for implementation of solar heating systems. Besides leading Task 1 OM has participated in Task 2, 5, 8 and 19.
Later he participated in a number of research projects under the IEA EBC programme: 36, 56 and 75. Together with
some colleagues from TUD OM established the company Cenergia Energy Consultants in which he has undertaken
project leadership of and participated in a number of research, planning and implementation projects nationally
and internationally. This work has been continued after Cenergia was bought by Kuben Management, where he
has run national and international R&D&D projects. He has done several studies and projects directly assisting
the Danish Energy Agency with planning and programme evaluation tasks. OM was leading the project when the
Danish Energy Agency introduced energy labelling of buildings as the first country in Europe. OM has a profound
knowledge on energy conservation and renewable energy technologies suitable for the built environment.

Don Morel
Country: United States
Year Started Research: 1971
Title of Research: Organic PV
University: Esso Research and Engineering Corporate Research Labs
Still Active in Research: Yes

Don Morel completed his PhD in Physics in 1971 at Tulane University and was hired by Elliot Berman who had
formed a program at Exxon Research Labs in New Jersey to develop PV for terrestrial use. The program consisted
of a research effort to develop thin-film organic solar cell technology and formation of a company in Boston, Solar
Power Corporation, to manufacture Si PV panels. He was primarily involved with organic PV R&D in New Jersey,
and he and his colleagues advanced the efficiency of organic solar cells to the 1% level. Subsequently the research
was extended to a-Si and Se thin-film technologies. In 1981 he joined the newly-formed PV company, ARCO
Solar, as Director of Advanced Research. His responsibilities included a-Si, CdTe and CIGS thin-film technologies.
Subsequently he became Vice-President of Research with responsibilities that included scaling up a-Si to pre-
manufacturing levels and formation of joint ventures with Siemens and Showa Shell. Activities in the research
program also included development of a-Si based tandem devices and hybrid tandems between a-Si and CIGS
technologies. In 1989 he joined the University of South Florida as Professor of Electrical Engineering. Together
with his faculty colleague, Chris Ferekides, he established a 3000 ft2 laboratory dedicated to the fabrication
and characterization of thin-film electronic materials with primary emphasis on PV. Materials and devices under
investigation included CIGS and related alloys containing Sn and Zn, CdTe, CdSe, ZnSeTe, transparent conductors,
II-VI and I-III-VI2 – based tandem devices, III-V LED’s and thin film transistors. During the period 2004 -2009 he
served as Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department. He is currently an active member of the faculty and
continues PV research.

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