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EU Solar Buildings - Strategy Day

EU SOLAR BUILDINGS
Workshop

EU Solar Buildings - Strategy Day

21 February 2024
Presential
Members of SolarPower Europe’s Buildings & Prosumers Workstream and SEAMLESS-PV project, manufacturers, research institutes, and associations will network with representatives of related industries and decision-makers to exchange intelligence and define the strategic outlook for BIPV market and industry.

Details of the conference

Presential
Brussels

Rond-Point Schuman 6 - Scotland House (Brussels)

Organiser:
ETA Florence, SUPSI, SolarPowerEurope

How can Building-Integrated-Photovoltaics (BIPV) contribute to the Green transition? We will discuss current developments in the field of BIPV, with the aim to define a new set of priorities and solutions for solar buildings.

 

9:15
Welcoming breakfast
10:00
Introduction to the activities
Welcoming words by Angela Grassi, ETA-SEAMLESS-PV
Welcoming words by Walburga Hemetsberger, SolarPower Europe
Introduction to Solar Buildings strategy day by Pierluigi Bonomo, SUPSI
The R&I policy of the EU in the field of integrated photovoltaics by Maria Getsiou, DG RTD – EC
10:30
High-level discussion: photovoltaic buildings in the EU strategies
Heinz Ossenbrink, will moderate the discussion:
former Head of the Unit for Renewable Energy EU commission JRC
'Solar Buildings in EU legislative and strategy cycle for solar energy'
Ignacio Asenjo
European Commission, ENER.C1
'BIPV potential in Europe'
Georgia Kakoulaki
JRC
'BIPV and solar sector in EU: status, challenges and perspectives'
Jan Osenberg
Policy Advisor, Solar Power EU
'BIPV and construction sector in EU: status, challenges and perspectives'
Spyros Mathioudakis
Policy Advisor at EBC
11:30
Coffee break
12:00
Workshop #1: solution to massively deploy solar buildings in Europe
Francesco Frontini, will moderate the discussion
Head of Building Sector SUPSI, Task Manager IEA-PVPS Task 15
'BIPVBOOST: low cost EU products portfolio for BIPV' by Francesco Frontini, SUPSI
Francesco Frontini
SUPSI
'BESMART: Color next generation BIPV'
Laurre-Emmanuelle Perret
LNMT& Compaz
'MASS-IPV: Enabling Massive Integration of PV into Buildings'
Bruno Bueno
Fraunhofer ISE
'Market dynamics and decision-making models for BIPV in EU'
Philippe Macé
Bequerel Institute
13:00
Networking lunch
12:00
Workshop #2 European BIPV manufacturing: a competitiveness key for EU?
Carmen Correas Lopez, will moderate the discussion
Policy Advisor at Solar Power Europe
'PV customization: which model in EU?'
Laura Maturi
EURAC, ETIP-PV
'Aesthetics and more: optimizing quality and costs in real market'
Stephan Garson
Akuo Group
'MC2.0: mass-customization manufacturing concept for BIPV'
Roland Valckenborg
TNO
'SEAMLESS-PV: advanced manufacturing for BIPV'
Daniel Valencia
Tecnalia
'Solar materials and Europe’s industrial revolution for efficient buildings'
Rémi Collombet
EuroACE
15:00
Workshop #3: integrated reskilling strategies for solar architecture
Arthur Daemers, will moderate the discussion
Policy Advisor at Solar Power EU
'Reporting from the front of solar architecture'
Jean-Didier Steenackers
Sunsoak
'Challenges in shaping architectural education in EU'
Dag Boutsen
KU Leuven, EAAE
'Stakeholder engagement and cross-sectoral cooperation. INCREASE project'
Thomas Garabetian
Solar Power EU
'Inspired by experience to upskill architects on solar buildings'
Greta Battaglia
SUPSI
16:15
Closing: 'EU Solar Buildings Platform: manifesto and call for membership' by P. Bonomo (SUPSI)