As the energy sector accelerates and solar PV enters the multi-TW era as the most affordable and fastest growing energy source, the PV research and innovation community is ready to be the key driver and deliver solutions and developments to the energy transition. As part of the expansion, applications of PV are growing ever more important, and the agricultural PV (Agri-PV) sector especially, and this is the inspiration for the title of this year’s call for papers.

I hereby announce the call for papers for the 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), which will take place in Bilbao, 22-26 September 2025.

The programme is arranged in 5 topics as follows: Silicon Materials and Cells; Thin-Films and New Concepts; Photovoltaic Modules; Photovoltaic Systems; Photovoltaics in the Energy Transition. The technology topics highlight new developments in silicon cells, thin-films, perovskites and tandems. The Module and Systems topics cover design, implementation, performance and operation, as well as the multitude of applications in areas such as buildings (BIPV), integration into transport infrastructure, agriculture (Agri-PV) and on water (Floating PV), and direct uses of PV generated electricity. The energy transition topic covers the wide range of multidisciplinary efforts required to…