PV System Performance and Reliability – Quo Vadis?

The PV industry is committed to improving the performance and reliability of systems and has made this a priority of the Solar Europe Industry Initiative. …

Reaching out for opportunities in BIPV – technology and industry developments

A workshop organised by the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform and linked to the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme – IEA PVPS Task 15 …

Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Building-integrated Photovoltaics:Where Sustainability meets Aesthetic

Hosted by the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, the annual conference of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform on Wednesday this week was fully …

Building on PV potential: turning our walls and rooftops into the building blocks of tomorrow’s energy system

Have you ever wondered what a smart house could look like? What if your roof, facades and walls could be more than just pillars of …

Conference of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform - “New dawn for large-scale PV manufacturing in Europe: reality or pipe dream?”.

The conference “New dawn for large-scale PV manufacturing in Europe:  reality or pipe dream?” was held on 24 June 2014 at the Thon Hotel Bristol …

Smart Solutions Forum II

The forum Smart Solutions is a parallel event organized in the framework of the 28th EU PVSEC in Paris, France on 1st October 2013. The …

Nanophotonics - essential ingredient for efficient and cost-effective solar cells?

A forum for the Nanophotonics and Photovoltaics communities to exchange ideas, to inform one another of latest developments, issues and challenges and to discuss joint …

Launch event & Cocktail: Implementation Plan of the Solar Europe Industry Initiative

To mark the launch of the new Solar Europe Industry Initiative (SEII) Implementation Plan, the PV community gathered for a workshop dedicated to photovoltaic innovation …

The R&D priorities of the European PV Industry until 2015

Smart Solutions Forum

The forum consisted of three sessions related to Smart Buildings by using Intelligent Communication Technologies (ICT), Storage and Smart Integration Solutions. All three sessions covered …