Policy discussions have historically been focused downstream, on how to bolster the business case to sell solar PV electricity, but little attention has been paid to upstream policy options to stimulate solar PV supply chain diversification.

In May 2022, the European Commission presented its RePowerEU strategy, including a first-of-a-kind EU Solar strategy, renewing ambition on solar PV deployment to at least 750GWdc by 2030 – a doubling compared the previous numbers. This was complemented by an action plan a new EU Solar PV Industry Alliance looking at supply chain diversification and aiming to bring back manufacturing to Europe of at least 20 GW by 2025 across the supply chain. Recent international developments in India and the United States show the global race for solar PV value chains is on and raises the stakes for Europe how to join in and maintain its undisputed technological leadership in solar energy research.

SolarPower Europe invites you to a webinar where we will hear from industry experts and key decision-makers on the state of play regarding solar PV supply chains around the world, what the latest policy developments are and what this means for Europe.

Programme

Moderation: Dries Acke, Policy Director, SolarPower Europe 

Welcome & setting the scene

• Paolo Frankl, Head of the Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Heymi Bahar, Senior analyst - Renewable Energy Markets and Policy, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Leah Charpentier, Head of European Regulatory and Government Affairs, First Solar

Panel discussion

• Jacek Truszczynski, Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission
• Ignacio Asenjo, Policy Officer, DG ENER, European Commission
• Javier Sanz, Thematic Leader, Renewable energy, EIT InnoEnergy
• Dr. Christian Westermeier, Vice President Marketing, Sales and Application Engineering Wacker Polysilicon
• Dr. Moritz Borgmann, Chief Commercial Officer, Meyer Burger

Moderated discussion including questions from the audience