A-Z INFO

You have to register and pay the registration fee to have access to the Conference.
The Conference registration can be processed online. Participants of certain countries may need a visa.
For comprehensive information about the Conference registration and to get to the online registration area, please visit: Conference Registration.
If you have already registered, you can print out your badge at the self-print terminals in the Registration Area, ground floor, Scan the QR-code which you can find in your User Area under Your Data - Bookings directly on your smartphone, or on your accreditation pdf, which you can download there as well. If you forgot your password please do not create a new account, but click on “forgot password”.

As admittance to the Exhibition is included in the Conference registration, no separate visitor ticket for the Exhibition is needed for registered Conference participants.
If you want to exclusively visit the Exhibition, please book your Visitor Exhibition ticket online in the User Area. You can print out your badge onsite at the self-print terminals in the Registration Area, ground floor.
Scan the qr-code which you can find in your User Area under Your Data - Bookings directly on your smartphone, or on your accreditation pdf, which you can download there as well.
If you forgot your password please do not create a new account, but click on “forgot password”. Visitors of certain countries may need a visa.
For comprehensive information about the Exhibition please visit: Exhibition

You need to be registered for the Conference in order to have access to EU PVSEC 2023 Parallel Events.
For comprehensive information about EU PVSEC 2023 Parallel Events please visit:
EU PVSEC 2023 Parallel Events

Access to the Conference is only permitted after full and successful payment of the respective registration fee of the chosen category/period. You may pay via bank transfer, PayPal or via credit card. Visa and MasterCard cards are accepted.
Access to the Exhibition is only permitted after either full and successful payment of the Conference registration fee (if you are also participating in the Conference) or full and successful payment of the Exhibition Visitor Ticket. Visitor tickets can be received after online registration or directly on-site at one of the ticket counters.

WIP, the organiser of the EU PVSEC 2023, accepts Visa or MasterCard credit cards for the payment of your participation fee. 

Please find an overview on all EU PVSEC 2023 ticketing prices at a glance at:
Registration categories, registration fees and registration benefits

Exhibitors are listed in the List of Exhibitors which is available online. All important information for Exhibitors can be found on the EU PVSEC webpage.
Exhibitors will be provided with dedicated Exhibitor passes.
Exhibitors, who also would like to participate in the Conference have to register as a regular Conference delegate.
More information about services for exhibitors can be found in the Exhibitor’ Manual which is available online.

The Green Ticket is an add-on to the Conference and Exhibition registration. By purchasing this ticket, attendees support two climate protection projects that help offset the CO2 emissions caused by both the event and the participation in it. For more information about the sustainability actions and the Green Ticket, please visit: Sustainability at the EU PVSEC.

For Conference Delegates
Conference Delegates must be an author of an accepted and confirmed paper or must have registered and paid the required registration fees before requesting an official letter of invitation for visa purposes.
Please request your invitation letter via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For Exhibitors
The down payment for the exhibition space has to be made before applying for a letter of invitation for visa purpose. You can find the request form in the Exhibitors’ Manual which is available online.

We recommend using the EU PVSEC Programme Planner in order to most successfully schedule your EU PVSEC 2023 week. The planner can be found in your user area or here.

The EU PVSEC 2023 Programme Planner provides a quick and detailed general synopsis of all events, sessions and presentations of the EU PVSEC 2023. It provides targeted search e.g. by speakers, organisations, topics, product categories, keywords, time and location.

Create your personal agenda. See at one glance where and when your chosen presentations / sessions take place and get detailed information about the respective topics. You may save and modify your agenda at any time.

Please use the online version at Conference Programme.

EU PVSEC wants to help bring qualified PV professionals together with the right companies and jobs. For this purpose EU PVSEC offers a provides an on-site Job Wall as well as a LinkedIn Group. Companies who are looking for PV professionals can put up their open positions on the Job Wall. In parallel, you can post job openings in the LinkedIn group, where job seekers will have access to review the positions and apply. You will find PV Job Wall represented at the Exhibition site, next to the Trade Press Wall. Feel free to pin up your printed job offers onto the on-site job wall. 

Our organisation and registration team will be glad to assist you on-site for any information and help you might need during the event. 

The EU PVSEC website will be constantly updated showing key info and all the Event Programme, including all last-minute changes. It also serves as reference for checking further details of the Conference and social programme.

We kindly ask you to check the website, especially the Programme Planner, on a regular basis.

Lost and found items can be recovered at the registration desks located on the ground floor.

Wardrobes / cloakrooms are available close to the registration area on the ground floor.

WLAN is available in the meeting centre. You can easily log-in with your WLAN compatible electronic device. 

SSID "EU PVSEC 2023"
Password "LISBONsolar"

Next to CCL, there are two parking lots with a total of 1,100 spaces.

The organisers do not accept liability for individual medical, travel or personal insurance and participants are strongly advised to make their own arrangements regarding health and travel insurance.

Inside the Conference / Exhibition
It is always recommended informing the organising team at the registration desks in case of an emergency.

Emergency Telephone Codes Outside the Conference / Exhibition
State Police: 112 (accidents, theft, etc.)
Fire Brigade: 112 (fires, weather emergencies)
Portugal’s country code is +351.

In spite of due diligence, EU PVSEC 2023 cannot assume liability for accuracy of the information.

The Conference Opening will take place on Monday, 18 September from 08:30 – 12:30 in the Main Auditorium I. Three Keynote and Plenary speakers present their research work on the topic Sustainable PV followed by the Becquerel Prize Award Ceremony, Opening Addresses and the Panel discussion with title “ How many PV modules do we need to mitigate climate change – where and by when?”

Orals are verbal presentations with a timeslot of 15 minutes presented in power point. More information can be found in the Conference Programme. Create your personal agenda with the EU PVSEC 2023 Programme Planner.

Plenaries are also oral presentations but with a time slot of 20 minutes and no other session takes place at the same time. More information can be found in the Conference Programme. Create your personal agenda with the EU PVSEC 2023 Programme Planner.

Visuals are presentations in form of a poster. It should concentrate on the outstanding features of a project and should present data in a way easily grasped by the viewer, with a minimum of text. It will be visible to the participants from Monday to Thursday of the conference week and the speaker is free to present the work at any time. To guarantee maximum information exchange the author will present the poster during a specific time. More information can be found in the Conference Programme. Create your personal agenda with the EU PVSEC 2023 Programme Planner.

Panel Discussions are round tables included in the official scientific programme, which aim is to serve as exchange sessions promoting the active discussion among key panellists and with the audience on hot topics on particular themes.

There are 3 sessions scheduled:

"Unlocking the PV Potential",
session BO.13 on Tuesday, 19 September, 13:30 - 15:00
"PV Manufacturing ecosystem in Europe",
session CO.7 on Wednesday, 20 September, 13:30 - 15:00
"Securing a diverse and resilient supply chain",
session DO.13 on Thursday, 21 September, 13:30 - 15:00

More information can be found in the Conference Programme. Create your personal agenda with the EU PVSEC 2023 Programme Planner.

The Conference Closing will take place on Friday, 22 September at 12:00 in the Main Auditorium I. All EU PVSEC participants are invited to attend this session which encompasses the Conference Summaries and Highlights, the EU PVSEC Student Awards, the Awards for Outstanding Visual Presentations and concluding presentations.

The EU PVSEC offers both a classic on-site event and interactive virtual features.
The online platform will provide access to registered participants (on the day(s) they are registered) to plenary and oral presentations of the conference and the parallel events shortly after the live session as well as to visual presentation at a glance from the first day of the event.
Additionally, it allows participants to comment on all sessions and gives the opportunity to get in touch and exchange with all participants via the chat function.
The online platform will be available for a full 3 months after the event.

In case you are not travelling to Lisbon, with the Online Ticket, all registered participants under this participation type, will have access to the Online Platform of the EU PVSEC where all conference sessions and Parallel Events will be available for streaming-on-demand. The recordings will be available for 3 months after the event, giving you the advantage of accessing the content wherever you are and whenever you want. Please note that the Online Ticket does not entail live streaming and live interaction with presenters on-site. For on-site participants access to the platform is included in their on-site ticket (on day(s) registered).

All information on how to access the Online Platform will be sent via email on the first day of the event.

The Industry Summit complements the Conference and puts together sessions relevant for the industry. It includes sessions where industry players can present their businesses (Company Presentations) as well as panels and roundtable discussions to share and discuss new developments in the industrial sector with fellow experts. Most sessions take place within the Exhibition area, but some panels will take place at the Conference area. Participants with valid Conference tickets have access to the whole programme, while those with Exhibition visitor tickets can access the activities within the Exhibition area.

In addition to the Conference Programme and the PV Industry Summit , the EU PVSEC Parallel Events offer a deep insight into specific topics along the most recent technology, market and business trends and address to global decision makers from industry, research, finance and politics.

Please find here all EU PVSEC 2023 Parallel Events: Parallel Events Programme

Access to the Parallel Events is included in the Conference Fee on day(s) registered.

The official language used throughout the Conference is English.

The international access code for Portugal is +351.

The standard power supply in Portugal is 230 V AC as in most countries of Western Europe. A transformer and an adapter are necessary to use electrical appliances from various countries. Adapters are available in most hardware stores.

Portugal is in the Central European Time Zone. Western European Summer Time (WEST) is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1).