ETIP Photovoltaics

Sept. 25, 2025 at 10:30 – Sept. 25, 2025 at 12:00

Fueling PV Innovation: Private R&I and the European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPVSEC 25) (Summary available)

The European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) is a key initiative aligning European PV Research & Innovation (R&I) with strategic policy objectives. Officially established with the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, this partnership between the European Commission and the PV scientific community plays a central role in ensuring that research priorities shape Horizon Europe calls, reinforcing Europe’s leadership in photovoltaics. By defining and promoting the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), it provides a structured framework to advance PV technologies and drive impactful innovation.

This session will not only present EUPI-PV partnership and the SRIA, but also serve as an operational discussion platform, focusing on private sector R&I in photovoltaics and its role in shaping Europe’s innovation landscape. Industry stakeholders, researchers, and policymakers are invited to engage in a dialogue on strengthening industrial involvement, addressing innovation challenges, and enhancing collaboration within EUPI-PV.

 

Draft Agenda:

10:30-10:40 Welcome and introduction of ETIP PV (Rutger Schlatmann, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin)

10:40- 11:10 EUPI-PV in Focus: From Strategic Vision to Implementation

  • 10:40- 10:50 Presentation of EUPI-PV and its implementation (Thomas Garabetian, ETIP PV Secretariat)
  • 10:50- 11:00 The Role of EUPI-PV in Horizon Europe (Maria Getsiou, European Commission)
  • 11:00- 11:10 PV R&I topics identified in the EUPI-PV SRIA 2025-2027 (Delfina Munoz, CEA Liten)

11:10- 11:50 Interactive rotating table discussions with the audience

  • 11:10- 11:15 Quick break and preparations
  • 11:15- 11:30 First discussion round
  • 11:30-11:50 Second discussion round

Topics:

  1. Measuring & Driving Private Sector efforts for Innovation in PV (David Moser, Becquerel Institute)
  2. The next breakthrough in the PV sector: which topics to explore beyond the EUPI-PV SRIA (Ulrike Jahn, Fraunhofer CSP)
  3. European funding for PV: how to improve impact and reduce risk during delivery of support (Pierre-Jean Alet, CSEM)

11:55- 12:00 Conclusions

 

Oct. 21, 2025

Parallel event summary (EUPVSEC25)

Parallel event summary (EUPVSEC25)