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ETIP PV Conference 2025: The urgency of now
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ETIP PV Conference 2025: The urgency of now
04 June 2025
Presential
Under the theme 'The urgency of now: Innovation in making deployment and production targets a reality for solar PV', the event will focus on exploring strategies, technologies, policies, and collaborations necessary to bridge the gap between ambitions and realities, aligning with the Vision for Europe's sustainable energy future.
Details of the conference
4 June 2025, 09:30 - 16:30 CET
Presential
Brussels
Organiser:
European Technology and Innovation Platform for PV (ETIP-PV)
This one-day event brings together experts from across the PV world: industry leaders, researchers and policymakers for a real look at what’s needed to push solar forward in Europe.
Three sessions, each with keynote talks and panel discussions, will dive into the biggest challenges and opportunities:
See the agenda below
Opening (09:30 - 10:00)
Welcome speeches
Rutger Schlatmann (tbd).
(HZB-Institut PVcomB and ETIP PV Chair)
Policy keynotes (tbd).
Session I (10:00 - 11:30)
Tracking our progress: Where is PV heading in Europe? Assessing where we stand in PV deployment, manufacturing, and investments
Walburga Hemetsberger
(SolarPower Europe)
Panel discussion:
Ivona Kafedjiska (tbd)
(Helmholtz Berlin)
Session II (12:30 - 14:00)
Energy sharing building functional Energy Communities.
Understanding the competitiveness dynamics within the PV value chain
Peter Fath
(RCT Solutions)
Panel discussion (tbd).
Session III (14:30 - 16:00)
Financing innovation: Crossing the valley of death for new PV technologies
Greg Arrowsmith
(Eurec)
Panel discussion
Marina Foti
(3Sun, Enel)
Pablo Ortiz
(Tecnalia)
Yannick Veschetti
(Heliup)