Workstreams

At SolarPower Europe, our workstreams bring together experts and industry leaders to drive progress across every part of the solar value chain. From policy and innovation to sustainability and digitalisation, each workstream focuses on a specific area where solar can lead the energy transition in Europe.

Digitalisation

The Digitalisation Workstream develops solutions that allow solar PV companies to utilise data to its full potential, both in their operations and their products, including necessary cybersecurity approaches.

Chair of the workstream
Uri Sadot, SolarEdge
Vice Chair of the workstream
Mireia Vila Trunas, EDPR
Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Workstream spearheads initiatives to reinforce Europe’s solar PV production capacity, promoting strategies and actions that ensure a competitive, sustainable, and secure supply chain.

Chair of the workstream
Chiara Landro, 3Sun
Vice Chair of the workstream
Rocio Ruiz Perez, Sonnedix
Buildings & Prosumers

The Buildings & Prosumers Workstream drives the transformation of Europe’s building stock by promoting rooftop solar, storage solutions, and energy-sharing frameworks to empower consumers as active participants in the clean energy transition.

Chair of the workstream
Sofia Barbosa, Greenvolt
Vice Chair of the workstream
Despina Manousos, SolarEdge
Maria Colom, Engie
Renewable Hydrogen & Electrification

The Renewable Hydrogen & Electrification Workstream accelerates the integration of solar PV into Europe’s energy system by driving grid modernisation and unlocking flexibility solutions for a fully renewable, decentralised electricity network.

Chair of the workstream
Mercè Labordena​, SmartEnergy
Vice Chair of the workstream
Marta Navarrete Moreno​, Iberdrola
Manuel Alonso Fernandez​, Enel
Grids & Flexibility

The Grids & Flexibility Workstream accelerates the integration of solar PV into Europe’s energy system by driving grid modernisation and unlocking flexibility solutions for a fully renewable, decentralised electricity network.

Chair of the workstream
Torsten Knop, EON
Vice Chair of the workstream
Giovanni Galli, EDP
Stefano Lenci, Sonnedix
Land Use & Permitting

The Land-Use & Permitting Workstream promotes the swift and efficient deployment of utility-scale solar PV within a fully renewable energy system, ensuring harmony with nature, agriculture, and local communities.

Chair of the workstream
Eva Vandest (Amarenco)
Vice Chair of the workstream
Katy McGuinness, Lightsource bp
Costanza Rizzo, Statkraft
Supply Chain Sustainability

The Supply Chain Sustainability Workstream unites solar industry leaders to build transparent, resilient, and responsible supply chains, driving compliance with EU sustainability directives while promoting best practices for a just and ethical energy transition.

Chair of the workstream
Leda Langberg, Statkraft
Vice Chair of the workstream
Pia Alina Lange, Trina Solar
Markets & Investments

The Markets & Investments Workstream provides strategic guidance to unlock solar PV investments, strengthen market design, and ensure a supportive regulatory environment for Europe’s transition to a 100% renewable energy system.

Chair of the workstream
Mathilde Catrycke, Engie
Vice Chair of the workstream
Juan Carlos Rucian Castellanos, Iberdrola
Francesca Piazza, Lightsource bp
Global Markets

The Global Markets Workstream drives international solar growth by identifying emerging market opportunities, fostering stakeholder engagement, and shaping regulatory frameworks to accelerate the global energy transition.

Chair of the workstream
Gustavo Fernandes, Voltalia
Vice Chair of the workstream
Alejandro Nitto, ABO Energy
Maxence Bourgoing-Dumonteil, TotalEnergies
Lifecycle Quality

The Lifecycle Quality Workstream focuses on ensuring consistent standards and best practices throughout every stage of the product lifecycle, driving efficiency, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Chair of the workstream
Timo Franz, Astronergy
Vice Chair of the workstream
Wojtek Swietochowski​, ABO Energy
Huang Kangqiao, CATL
Product Sustainability

The Product Sustainability Workstream champions solar PV as the most sustainable energy technology, shaping EU policy and promoting best practices to reduce carbon footprint, enhance circularity, and ensure compliance with future-proof standards across the entire value chain.

Chair of the workstream
Pia Alina Lange, Trina Solar
Vice Chair of the workstream
Abeer Ali Khan, First Solar
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