Events

ESMC’s General Assembly Meeting 2023

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the European Solar Manufacturing Council. The annual meeting will take place during the afternoon of March 13, 2023 in Berlin . Of course, it will also be possible to participate digitally via Microsoft Teams.

All ESMC members have recieved a personal invitation from our Secretary General Johan Lindahl via email.

Have you not recieved an invitation? Please contact the secretariat.

PV CellTech 2023

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the two-day conference PV CellTech 2023 in Berlin. The conference programme holds many interesting subjects, some of which are presented by ESMC Member company representatives. 

We are happy to inform you of the collaboration between ESMC and PV CellTech. Read more about the conference through the button to your left. It is our pleasure to offer a €500 discount
per person for the conference ticket for all ESMC members. Contact our Secretary General to receive information on the special offer for purchasing of tickets.

EU PVSEC 2023 

The EU PVSEC is the world’s leading forum for PV Research and Development and the biggest Conference on PV Solar Energy worldwide. It covers a wide range of PV topics. At the same time, it is a state-of-the-art PV Exhibition, where specialized PV Industry presents technologies, innovations and new concepts in the upstream PV sector. That is why PV experts from all around the globe are keen on gathering each year to be part of this specialist’s event, to present and discuss the latest developments in Photovoltaics, to network and to conduct business.

It is the world-renowned science-to-science and science-to-industry platform with a full and only focus on the global PV Solar sector. The conference programme is coordinated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre.

We are happy to offer all ESMC members a 10% discounted price when booking a conference booth or a 5% discounted price when
bookinga package. These offers cannot be compined with other discounts or with each other.  See the Exhibition & Sponsorship Brochure for more information.

8th Word Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8). 

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) which will take place from 26 – 30 September 2022 in the Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy. The conference programme is coordinated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre.

We are happy to inform you of the collaboration between ESMC and WCPEC. Read more about the conference through the button to your left and contact  our Secretary General to receive information on the special conditions for purchase of an exhibition booth for members of ESMC.

PV-IPCEI Launching Event

The PV-IPCEI framework is one of the measures to foster the European PV manufacturing capacities as soon as possible and to achieve balance between the PV deployment needs and the PV manufacturing capacities in the EU. 

A PV-IPCEI launching event will be arranged on 20th May in Brussels (hybrid event). 

Date: May 20th, 2022
Time: 11.00-14.30 (CET)
Physical location: Residence Palace

Biergarten Netorking Event – ESMC and friends

For year 2022’s Intersolar event in Munich, we will host a networking evening. As required by the Bavarian tradition, we will be staying at one of the city’s largest Biergartens:
Hofbräuhaus am Platzl. Bring your colleagues and unwind after a long conference day, with Bavarian food and drinks (at self-cost) and good company.

What? A casual networking evening.
Date: May 12th, 2022
Time: 20.00 (Local time)
Location: Hofbräuhaus am Platz 
Cost: There is no entry fee, but food and drinks will be ordered and paid by the guests at self-cost at Hofbräuhaus.

There is no obligation to RSVP or register your attendance beforehand, but a notification of interest will give you priority and give us an idea of whether we need to increase our reservation.

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Intersolar ESI Events

 In 2021, the European Solar (ESI) Initiative brought together major representatives of the solar PV industry to work together towards the objective of rebuilding 20 GW of solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025. ESMC is a proud partner and part of ESI. At Intersolar, the Initiative’s “Whatever it Takes” events will take stock of the progress realised since last year, and look at the future, to deliver on the EU ambition to rebuild solar PV manufacturing. 

ESI Networking Drinks Reception
Do you want to learn the main players of the EU solar industry? Are you looking to meet new suppliers? Join us for the ESI Networking Drinks Reception, which is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with companies working to boost European manufacturing. Everyone will get a sticker indicating their step in the value chain to break the ice, and we’ll provide Bretzel and Bier.

Location: Intersolar, Messe München
Date: May 11th, 2022
Time:17.00 (Local time)

ESI Briefing event and pitching session
Do you want to learn more about the development of the solar PV manufacturing industry last year and the projects on the table ahead? Then join our briefing event and our pitching sessions to get the latest information on the leading solar PV factories in Europe.

Location: Intersolar, Messe München
Date: May 12th, 2022
Time:10.30 (Local time)

European Solar Initiative – Virtual meeting
Solar glass manufacturing in the EU.

To all members of the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator and supporters of the European Solar Initiative,

We are delighted to invite you to our new virtual meeting on the EU Solar glass production capacities. During this webinar, we will have the pleasure to welcome as speakers:

• Christian Kern, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Interfloat
• AGC Glass Europe representative

Date and time: 28th October 2021 – 15:00 to 16:00

An Outlook invitation is distributed and will be sent upon request. Contact our Secretary General to receive a link.

Looking forward to see you there!

European Solar Initiative Meet & Greet – Come and meet the EU solar PV value chain, and the partners of the European Solar Initiative!

When? 6th October, 16:00 to 17:00
Where? At Intersolar Trade Fair. Hall 5. Booth A5.132 (VDMA) 

The European Solar Initiative is an industry-led initiative launched in February 2021 with the support of the European Commission which has officially endorsed the initiative in the updated European Industrial Strategy. It follows the successful blueprint of the European Battery Alliance, and is open to all stakeholders interested in being part of the European PV value-chain.

One goal. The initiative aims at anchoring a solid solar PV industrial capacity in Europe by 2025, along the full solar PV value chain: solar cells, module and inverter manufacturing, downstream industry. It sets the objective of a 20-GW manufacturing capacity by 2025, creating a recurring €40bn of GDP per year and 400,000 new direct and indirect jobs along the PV value-chain as of 2025.

Three operational pillars. The European Solar Initiative comprises an industrial pillar (the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator) aimed at structuring the value chain and facilitate the emergence of new projects and an investment pillar (the Solar Business Investment Platform) aimed at facilitating the access of new projects to investments and a policy pillar aiming at keeping a close contact with governments.

In 2021s edition of the Solar Industry forum, our Secretary General was the keynote speaker on the first session on day one, September 7th.
The presentation covered driving forces on the PV market in COVID times and what can we expect in the coming months and years. The session provided an overview of the situation of the PV market and the industry in general. Future possible development paths were also highlighted.  

Following the presentation on the policy forum session, a discussion between high-level representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and PV  specialists was held.

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the 2021 European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition — EU PVSEC — which takes place online 06 – 10 Sept 2021.

ESMC organized and took part in two sessions under the 2020 Solar Industry Forum. The sessions can be watch afterwards at this link.

ESMC’s General Assembly Meeting 2023

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the European Solar Manufacturing Council. The annual meeting will take place during the afternoon of March 13, 2023 in Berlin . Of course, it will also be possible to participate digitally via Microsoft Teams.

All ESMC members have recieved a personal invitation from our Secretary General Johan Lindahl via email.

Have you not recieved an invitation? Please contact the secretariat.

PV CellTech 2023

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the two-day conference PV CellTech 2023 in Berlin. The conference programme holds many interesting subjects, some of which are presented by ESMC Member company representatives. 

We are happy to inform you of the collaboration between ESMC and PV CellTech. Read more about the conference through the button to your left and contact our Secretary General to receive information on the special conditions for purchase of tickets for members of ESMC.

EU PVSEC 2023 

The EU PVSEC is the world’s leading forum for PV Research and Development and the biggest Conference on PV Solar Energy worldwide. It covers a wide range of PV topics. At the same time, it is a state-of-the-art PV Exhibition, where specialized PV Industry presents technologies, innovations and new concepts in the upstream PV sector. That is why PV experts from all around the globe are keen on gathering each year to be part of this specialist’s event, to present and discuss the latest developments in Photovoltaics, to network and to conduct business.

It is the world-renowned science-to-science and science-to-industry platform with a full and only focus on the global PV Solar sector. The conference programme is coordinated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre.

8th Word Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8). 

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) which will take place from 26 – 30 September 2022 in the Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy. The conference programme is coordinated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre.

We are happy to inform you of the collaboration between ESMC and WCPEC. Read more about the conference through the button to your left and contact  our Secretary General to receive information on the special conditions for purchase of an exhibition booth for members of ESMC.

PV-IPCEI Launching Event

The PV-IPCEI framework is one of the measures to foster the European PV manufacturing capacities as soon as possible and to achieve balance between the PV deployment needs and the PV manufacturing capacities in the EU.

A PV-IPCEI launching event will be arranged on 20th May in Brussels (hybrid event).  Download the agenda with the meeting link here.

Date: May 20th, 2022
Time: 11.00-14.30 (CET)
Physical location: Residence Palace

Biergarten Netorking Event – ESMC and friends

For year 2022’s Intersolar event in Munich, we will host a networking evening. As required by the Bavarian tradition, we will be staying at one of the city’s largest Biergartens:
Hofbräuhaus am Platzl. Bring your colleagues and unwind after a long conference day, with Bavarian food and drinks (at self-cost) and good company.

What? A casual networking evening.
Date: May 12th, 2022
Time: 20.00 (Local time)
Location: Hofbräuhaus am Platz 
Cost: There is no entry fee, but food and drinks will be ordered and paid by the guests at self-cost at Hofbräuhaus.

There is no obligation to RSVP or register your attendance beforehand, but a notification of interest will give you priority and give us an idea of whether we need to increase our reservation.

.

Intersolar ESI Events

 In 2021, the European Solar (ESI) Initiative brought together major representatives of the solar PV industry to work together towards the objective of rebuilding 20 GW of solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025. ESMC is a proud partner and part of ESI. At Intersolar, the Initiative’s “Whatever it Takes” events will take stock of the progress realised since last year, and look at the future, to deliver on the EU ambition to rebuild solar PV manufacturing. 

ESI Networking Drinks Reception
Do you want to learn the main players of the EU solar industry? Are you looking to meet new suppliers? Join us for the ESI Networking Drinks Reception, which is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with companies working to boost European manufacturing. Everyone will get a sticker indicating their step in the value chain to break the ice, and we’ll provide Bretzel and Bier.

Location: Intersolar, Messe München
Date: May 11th, 2022
Time:17.00 (Local time)

ESI Briefing event and pitching session
Do you want to learn more about the development of the solar PV manufacturing industry last year and the projects on the table ahead? Then join our briefing event and our pitching sessions to get the latest information on the leading solar PV factories in Europe.

Location: Intersolar, Messe München
Date: May 12th, 2022
Time:10.30 (Local time)

European Solar Initiative – Virtual meeting
Solar glass manufacturing in the EU.

To all members of the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator and supporters of the European Solar Initiative,

We are delighted to invite you to our new virtual meeting on the EU Solar glass production capacities. During this webinar, we will have the pleasure to welcome as speakers:

• Christian Kern, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Interfloat
• AGC Glass Europe representative

Date and time: 28th October 2021 – 15:00 to 16:00

An Outlook invitation is distributed and will be sent upon request. Contact our Secretary General to receive a link.

Looking forward to see you there

European Solar Initiative Meet & Greet – Come and meet the EU solar PV value chain, and the partners of the European Solar Initiative!

When? 6th October, 16:00 to 17:00
Where? At Intersolar Trade Fair. Hall 5. Booth A5.132 (VDMA) 

The European Solar Initiative is an industry-led initiative launched in February 2021 with the support of the European Commission which has officially endorsed the initiative in the updated European Industrial Strategy. It follows the successful blueprint of the European Battery Alliance, and is open to all stakeholders interested in being part of the European PV value-chain.

One goal. The initiative aims at anchoring a solid solar PV industrial capacity in Europe by 2025, along the full solar PV value chain: solar cells, module and inverter manufacturing, downstream industry. It sets the objective of a 20-GW manufacturing capacity by 2025, creating a recurring €40bn of GDP per year and 400,000 new direct and indirect jobs along the PV value-chain as of 2025.

Three operational pillars. The European Solar Initiative comprises an industrial pillar (the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator) aimed at structuring the value chain and facilitate the emergence of new projects and an investment pillar (the Solar Business Investment Platform) aimed at facilitating the access of new projects to investments and a policy pillar aiming at keeping a close contact with governments.

In 2021s edition of the Solar Industry forum, our Secretary General was the keynote speaker on the first session on day one, September 7th.
The presentation covered driving forces on the PV market in COVID times and what can we expect in the coming months and years. The session provided an overview of the situation of the PV market and the industry in general. Future possible development paths were also highlighted.  

Following the presentation on the policy forum session, a discussion between high-level representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and PV  specialists was held.

ESMC is one of the supporting organizations of the 2021 European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition — EU PVSEC — which takes place online 06 – 10 Sept 2021.

ESMC organized and took part in two sessions under the 2020 Solar Industry Forum. The sessions can be watch afterwards at this link.