Launching the Year with New Energy for Photovoltaics
Student Awards: Spotlight on the Next Generation of PV Innovators
Introducing the PhD Student Publication Track
First Recording of the PV Academy 2025 Available
Contribute to the EU PVSEC

Launching the Year with New Energy for Photovoltaics

We hope you had a restful holiday period and a positive start to 2026.

At the EU PVSEC, we begin the new year with energy and confidence, and we warmly invite you to submit your abstract for the EU PVSEC 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. As photovoltaics continue to play a central role in the global energy transition, the conference remains a key platform to share research, exchange ideas and advance innovation. To frame this year’s edition, we would like to highlight the broad scope of the EU PVSEC, as outlined in the Conference Topics Overview:

Introduction to the Conference Topics Overview

The EU PVSEC aims to cover the broad spectrum of multidisciplinary efforts required to ensure the rapid deployment of PV and other sustainable technologies global scale as key enablers of the ongoing energy transition.

The Conference spans the entire photovoltaic value chain, highlighting the developments from fundamental science, e.g., early-stage material and concepts research, to cells & modules, applications, and the deployment of fully integrated PV systems. It addresses scientific, technological, and industrial innovation across the full TRL spectrum…”

Read the full introduction and get inspired to submit your paper.

Student Awards: Spotlight on the Next Generation of PV Innovators

The future of photovoltaics is shaped by emerging ideas and the people behind them.

With the EU PVSEC Student Awards, we recognise outstanding research by student authors and offer a platform to present new perspectives to the international PV community. The awards provide visibility, recognition and valuable exchange with leading experts from academia and industry. Applications can be submitted as part of the paper submission process. 

We warmly encourage student researchers to seize this opportunity and apply for the EU PVSEC 2026 Student Awards.

Introducing the PhD Student Publication Track

To further strengthen student engagement and support early academic careers, the EU PVSEC has introduced the new PhD Student Publication Track. 

This initiative is designed to help PhD students bridge the gap between conference presentation and peer-reviewed journal publication. Abstracts accepted within this track and positively evaluated by the EU PVSEC Scientific Committee will be proposed for publication in one of the collaborating international journals, offering increased visibility for excellent doctoral research. 

By linking conference participation with journal dissemination, the PhD Student Publication Track provides targeted support for young researchers shaping the future of photovoltaic science and innovation. 

First Recording of the PV Academy 2025 Available

The first lecture of the PV Academy 2025 edition in Bilbao, is now available to watch. In “From Fundamentals to New Materials for PV Cells”, Prof. Ned Ekins-Daukes and Dr Shona McNab (UNSW) offer a compact journey from the basics of photovoltaic conversion to current and emerging solar cell materials and technologies.

Further PV Academy sessions from the 2025 edition will be released in the coming months. In the meantime, recordings from previous PV Academy editions remain freely accessible and offer a valuable resource for deepening technical understanding across a wide range of PV topics.

We invite you to make use of this opportunity to revisit these lectures and engage with the PV Academy content.

Contribute to the EU PVSEC

If you want to contribute to the EU PVSEC, there are many ways to do so:
 
Submit an Abstract
Be part of the conference programme and submit your research!
Become an Exhibitor
Show the world your expertise and secure your stand in the B2B exhibition!
Become a Sponsor
Present your company on the international PV stage and contribute!
For further information
please contact:



Organiser of the EU PVSEC:
WIP Renewable Energies

Tel: +49 89 720 12 735
pv.conference@wip-munich.de
pv.exhibition@wip-munich.de
www.eupvsec.org
Technical Programme
coordinated by:

European Commission -
Joint Research Centre
January 15, 2026
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