Launched by the European Commission in 2022, EIT InnoEnergy is leading the European Solar PV Industry Alliance as Secretariat and joined by SolarPower Europe and the European Solar Manufacturing Council on the alliance’s steering committee. The Alliance facilitates innovation-led expansion of a resilient industrial solar value chain in the EU, in particular in the PV manufacturing sector. It supports the growth of a European industry that is developing and commercialising breakthrough technologies along the whole value chain, leading to more innovative, efficient, circular and sustainable products, and making the EU’s climate and energy objectives more attainable. Scaling up the production of solar PV panels and value chain components in Europe will contribute to the EU’s competitiveness and job creation and complement import diversification strategies to better protect against risks of supply disruption. The ESIA aims to create the right conditions for investment in large-scale PV manufacturing capacity in Europe, across the solar PV value chain, by de-risking and accelerating industrial projects, by supporting the diversification efforts and by further promoting the competitive technological advantages. The Alliance brings together businesses and other stakeholders interested in supporting European solutions to increase EU production capacity of PV panels and components and to diversify supply sources for products, components and raw materials. It will implement relevant actions facilitating investment, notably identifying and unlocking synergies across EU and Member States investment programmes in the area of innovative solar PV. This will contribute to creating the momentum for European industry to grow and strengthen the EU’s position on the next generation of solar PV technologies. Participation in the Alliance also serves to assist industrial actors to overcome difficulties and scale up to a level to compete effectively on the market.
