We’re thrilled to announce that the full agenda for the Second Edition of the BECOME PV Workshop on the Future of Emerging Photovoltaics is now live!
This year’s program is packed with exceptional speakers and leading companies driving innovation in next-generation solar technologies. From perovskite chemistry and tandem cell upscaling to commercialization strategies and policy insights, every session is designed to spark collaboration and accelerate progress across the entire PV value chain.
Join us on 2–3 December 2025 in Brussels for two days of cutting-edge discussions, networking, and knowledge sharing. Don’t miss the chance to connect with researchers, SMEs, industry leaders, and policymakers shaping the future of solar energy.
Tickets are selling fast! Choose your option:
Standard Ticket: Full access to the two-day workshop.
Standard Ticket + Social Dinner & Museum Visit: Includes the workshop plus an exclusive group dinner and guided tour of the Belgian Beer World Museum on December 2.
Tuesday, 2 December 08h30 – Registration 09h00 – Welcome
Session 1 09h15 – Dyenamo – Henrik Petterson – Perovskite-chemistry for research and industrialisation 09h40 – Solarlab Aiko Europe – Bhaskar Singh – LCOE benefits of 3T tandem based on Aiko’s ABC technology 10h05 – Fraunhofer ISE – Martin Hermle – Upscaling of tandem solar cell and module technologies at Fraunhofer ISE
10h30 – Coffee break
Session 2 10h45 – Singulus – Simon Huebner – Scaling the Sun: Engineering Equipment for Mass Production of Perovskite Solar Cells 11h10 – CEA – Stephan Cross – Challenges for the elaboration of industrially compatible perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells 11h35 – TÜV – Giorgio Bardizza – Reliability of PSK-PV modules: initial results on accelerated stress tests 12h00 – Panel discussion – Is there still an opportunity for single junction thin-film PV?
12h30 – Lunch
Session 3 13h30 – Oxford PV – Nicola Beaumont 13h55 – Von Ardenne – Martin Fischer – From Single Wafer Level to GigaWatt Manufacturing – Scalable Vacuum Deposition Technology for Perovskite Tandem PV
Session 4 14h20 – TSE Troller – Harald Doell – Development of new products with optimized dies – practical examples 14h45 – Eternal Sun – Peter Pasmans
15h10 – Coffee break
15h25 – Solar Power Europe – Thomas Garabetian 15h45 – CINEA – Monica Aleman – The Innovation Fund in a nutshell 16h05 – ETIP PV – Claire Morin 16h25 – Panel discussion – How can we accelerate the creation of a full value chain? 17h05 – Concluding remarks day 1
19h00 – Dinner and museum tour – Group dinner and guided visit to the Belgian Beer World Museum at The Brasserie – Brussels Stock Exchange
Wednesday, 3 December 08h30 – Registration 09h00 – Welcome
Session 5 09h15 – TotalEnergies – Lars Oberbeck – The market introduction of perovskite technologies from a developer’s perspective 09h40 – Avancis – Peter Borowski – Perovskite-CIGS Thin-Film Tandem Module R&D at AVANCIS 10h05 – Engie – Jonathan Lehman – Pilots and demonstrators: how ENGIE aims at bringing innovation to its industrial PV plants
10h30 – Coffee break
Session 6 10h45 – ASCA – Sebastian Meier – Diving into the efficiency and stability of organic photovoltaics on industrial scale 11h10 – Heliatek – Martin Pfeiffer – From Certified Flexible OPV to Next-Gen Perovskite PV 11h35 – Perovskia Solar – Anand Verma – Scale-up to commercializing Perovskite PV for devices 12h00 – Panel discussion – How can we move from demonstration to market creation?
12h30 – Lunch
Session 7 13h30 – Alpha Precision Systems – Katsumi Araki – Slot-die coating & Turn-key solution for Scaling-up Perovskite 13h55 – LiftPV – David Van Nijen
Session 8: VALHALLA 14h20 – Uliege – Peerukhan Khan 14h45 – Becquerel Institute – Melodie de l’Epine
15h10 – Coffee break
Panel discussion 15h25 – Is versatility in architectures and processing a benefit or a burden? 16h05 – Concluding remarks day 2 16h25 – Closing workshop
