ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics

The annual gathering of European policy makers on research and innovation for energy took place this week in pretty (and cold 🥶 ) Budapest. During this 2024 #SETplan conference we had a lot of discussions on how R&I can contribute to European competitiveness, both on and off the stage. I had the pleasure to join a session on the Solar energy Innovation Agenda, and here is what I take away from this and two days of discussion: ⚡PV is at the heart of the electricity grid today, and we need to prioritise energy infrastructure that enables Europe to tap into the most affordable electricity source around. That means more flexibility resources, storage and better integration of sectors (e.g. solar mobility) 🛠️ Europe can be competitive on PV manufacturing, but we need tools to ensure investments can materialise and thrive in this space. Market creation for European products through NZIA is a solution to provide a pathway to competitiveness to this strategic industry 🔬 Research and innovation is at the heart of competitiveness for PV and other clean energy technologies. With short technology cycles we need a strong R&I to constantly accompany industry. The co-programmed partnership on photovoltaics steered by ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics is a key tool to create a vibrant industrial innovation ecosystem for PV in Europe. The partnership will help focus efforts on solar PV R&I to accelerate the innovation process. 👩🏭 Skills and de-risking: two transversal topics across clean energy industries where we can find synergies! The European economy is changing, and with it, so are jobs and skills. Meanwhile, we need tools, such as de-risking, to accelerate investments in innovation and allow our industries to innovate at scale, the key factor in long term competitiveness! SolarPower Europe

🌞 Do you want to explore the path forward for P2X and the steps needed to make #Europe ’s ambitious climate goals a reality? 🛑 Register now and be part of the Webinar 𝐄-𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 this Wednesday 10:30-12:00 CET: https://lnkd.in/dzg_V8Px #EnergyTransition #P2X #Renewables #ETIPPV ETIPWind European Commission Christian Breyer Fabrizio Bizzarri EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres

📫 October Newsletter summarising the last months activities is out! Check out here: https://lnkd.in/dWTsNqGu 📆 The upcoming event is P2X Webinar: E-fuels from PV and Wind. The webinar will examine the feasibility of P2X deployment scenarios and the R&D challenges that wind, PV, grids and hydrogen will need to address to make these ambitious plans a reality. 👉 Join us on 6 November (10:30-12:00) : https://lnkd.in/dzg_V8Px EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres

📰 CO-SHAPING THE EUROPEAN PV R&I PRIORITIES Last month, we hosted an interactive workshop at EU PVSEC, to present the upcoming Co-Programmed Partnership and discuss with the participants on three of the key topics of the PV R&I priorities in #Europe: 💡 Industrialisation of Innovation 💡 Supporting Market uptake with Grid Integration 💡Prioritising technology innovations The target was to collect suggestions for the priorities on the upcoming #HorizonEurope calls on solar #PV, that will serve when creating the Strategic #RI Agenda for the Co-Programmed Partnership with the European Commission. 🔎 Check out the main discussions takeaways below. 🙏 Many thanks to those who contributed to the fruitful discussions again! Rutger Schlatmann David Moser Dr. Nora Adam Fath Peter Delfina Muñoz Ioannis (John) Tsanakas Thomas Garabetian Rania FKI SolarPower Europe WIP Renewable Energies

🚀 This is the next webinar of ETIP PV on Power-2-X !! 👇 👇 Check out the agenda below and 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 : https://lnkd.in/dzg_V8Px

💥 In addition to the Steering Committee Meeting, ETIP PV is pleased to have contributed at a successful Enlit Europe in Milan this week! 🇮🇹 At the Event, focusing on the decarbonisation and the digitalisation of #Europe's #Energy system, we had the opportunity to: 🙋 Establish many new relevant contacts from the sector by participating at ETIPs booth. 💁Share in the fruitful discussion and bring Photovoltaics perspective as part of the Panel discussion on the role of ETIPs at catalyst in EU sustainable competitiveness. Nikoletta Fodor SolarPower Europe WIP Renewable Energies

📢 Good news! 📢 An interesting webinar, organised by EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres, will take place on 6.11 (10:30-12:00 CET) on : 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝟐-𝐗 (𝐏𝟐𝐗) : 𝐄-𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐕. 🎤 After an introduction by the European Commission, ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics will participate to give the PV perspective on the feasibility and conditions of P2X, its benefits and challenges, by the speakers: Christian Breyer (LUT University) and Fabrizio Bizzarri (Enel Green Power). The panel discussion will allow also to get the perspectives of #wind and #hydrogen. 📌 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dzg_V8Px

💥We Just wrapped up a successful second day of the ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics Steering Committee Meeting! 🇩🇪 The Steering Committee started by planning the upcoming steps in the establishment of the Co-programmed partnership on Photovoltaics with the European Commission and hed-up to visit WACKER Chemie factory, the leading manufacturer of polysilicon and a pioneer in silicones based in Burghausen 100km from Munich, Germany. Special thanks to Michael Bünnig for all the efforts for making the visit happen! SolarPower Europe WIP Renewable Energies

📣 ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics Steering Committee gathered Yesterday in sunny Munich and online again. 🎉 The meeting aimed to elect the new ETIP PV Chairs for the Period 2024-2026. Rutger Schlatmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin) has been re-elected as Chair and David Moser (Eurac Research) as Vice-Chair. Additionally, the Steering Committee elected Dr. Nora Adam (BayWa r.e. Global) as new Vice-Chair. Rutger Schlatmann "Now more than ever, we need a vigorously growing, resilient European PV market, served by a strong European PV industry”. The meeting was the opportunity to discuss the platform upcoming activities as the upcoming annual conference and the reorganisation of the working groups. The Steering Committee meeting is taking place today again. Stay tuned! ETIP PV Secretariat : SolarPower Europe WIP Renewable Energies #researchandinnovation #solarpv #steeringcommittee

📣 Save the date for a special webinar combining PV and Wind perspectives on E-fuels: 6 November (10:30-12:00 CET)! 𝐄-𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐕: 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? More details will follow soon! EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres ETIPWind