ETIPV

What ETIPV does

ETIP PV (European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics) is a non-profit coordination platform established in 2005 to develop research agendas, policy recommendations, and events for the European photovoltaic sector. Based in Munich, Germany, it operates under the European Commission's Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and is funded by the EU's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101265485. The platform focuses on improving the competitiveness of the European PV industry across both upstream segments (feedstock supply, equipment manufacturing, cell and module production) and downstream segments (grid integration solutions, market solutions, installation).

The organization's core outputs are strategic publications rather than commercial products. It coordinates five specialized working groups covering Integrated Photovoltaics, Manufacturing & Cost Competitiveness, Digital PV Grid and Storage, PV Technology, and Environmental Social & Governance (ESG). These working groups produce the EUPI-PV Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) 2025-2027, fact sheets, policy documents, white papers, and conference proceedings. ETIP PV also supports SET Plan implementation through a PV Implementation Plan and a Solar Manufacturing Accelerator. Stakeholder engagement is delivered through the Annual ETIP PV Conference, working group workshops, a periodical newsletter, and social media.

ETIP PV does not sell products or services commercially and has no pricing model. Its Secretariat is operated as a consortium led by SolarPower Europe (Coordinator) and WIP Renewable Energies, which together provide organizational support, event organization, research coordination, and stakeholder promotion. Revenue is derived entirely from the Horizon Europe grant, and the platform serves European PV manufacturers, researchers, policymakers, and downstream integrators without traditional customer-vendor relationships. Day-to-day coordination is handled by named project managers at SolarPower Europe (Thomas Garabetian) and WIP Renewable Energies (Alexandra Michaelsen, Rania Fki, Johannes Stierstorfer).

Name

ETIPV

Legal name

WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG

Website

https://etip-pv.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ETIP PV is a non-profit European Technology and Innovation Platform, established in 2005 and based in Munich, that coordinates PV-sector stakeholders to produce research agendas and policy advice, funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme and operated by SolarPower Europe and WIP Renewable Energies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Research Coordination

akta.pro primary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Photovoltaics innovation platform
• Solar PV research coordination
• Renewable energy policy
• SET Plan implementation
• EU PV industry stakeholders

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ETIP PV is a European Technology and Innovation Platform that coordinates stakeholders across the photovoltaic (solar PV) value chain to develop research agendas, policy recommendations, and strategic publications. Its core offerings consist of five working groups (Integrated PV, Manufacturing & Cost Competitiveness, Digital PV Grid and Storage, PV Technology, ESG), a portfolio of publications including the EUPI-PV Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda 2025-2027, an annual conference, and activities supporting the EU's SET-Plan.

Product overview

ETIP PV (European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics) is a coordination and advisory platform for the European PV sector, not a commercial product company. It does not develop or sell a unified product. Instead, it operates as a multi-component offering: (1) Publications portfolio including reports, white papers, fact sheets, and conference proceedings developed by its five Working Groups; (2) Working Groups covering Integrated PV, Manufacturing & Cost Competitiveness, Digital PV Grid & Storage, PV Technology, and ESG that generate strategic recommendations; (3) EUPI-PV SRIA 2025-2027 providing strategic research priorities; (4) Annual Conference for stakeholder engagement; (5) Newsletter for sector updates; and (6) SET Plan activities including PV Implementation Plan and Solar Manufacturing Accelerator. The ETIP PV Secretariat (SolarPower Europe + WIP Renewable Energies consortium) coordinates these activities. Core value delivery is through publications and working group outputs rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ETIP PV Working Groups Five specialized working groups covering Integrated Photovoltaics, Manufacturing & Cost Competitiveness, Digital PV Grid and Storage, PV Technology, and ESG. They develop publications and strategic recommendations for the European PV industry.
• ETIP PV Publications Portfolio Portfolio of reports, white papers, strategic research agendas, fact sheets, and conference proceedings covering PV technology, manufacturing, grid integration, environmental impact, and policy recommendations for European PV stakeholders.
• EUPI-PV SRIA 2025-2027 (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda) Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for 2025-2027 outlining priorities and roadmap for photovoltaic research and innovation in Europe, used to guide Horizon Europe programme implementation.
• ETIP PV Annual Conference Annual conference bringing together PV stakeholders to discuss innovation, industry trends, and investment priorities, with conference proceedings published as deliverables.
• ETIP PV Newsletter Periodical newsletter providing updates on PV sector developments, working group activities, publications, and events to subscribers.
• ETIP PV Secretariat Services Consortium of SolarPower Europe (Coordinator) and WIP Renewable Energies providing organizational support to ETIP PV, including meeting organization, research support, information coordination, and promotion of the ETIP PV Vision to stakeholders.
• SET Plan Activities (PV Implementation Plan and Solar Manufacturing Accelerator) Activities supporting the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), including the PV Implementation Plan and the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator, to achieve European PV deployment targets.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SolarPower EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolarPower Europe serves as the Coordinator of the ETIP PV Secretariat project. The consortium manages the platform's activities including organizational support, event organization, research coordination, and promotion of ETIP PV's vision to the broader solar PV stakeholder community.
• WIP Renewable EnergiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIP Renewable Energies is a key consortium partner responsible for project management, working group support, event organization, and coordination of information flow within the platform. Contact persons include Alexandra Michaelsen, Rania Fki, and Johannes Stierstorfer.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology): DECHEMA is a German non-profit that coordinates cross-stakeholder technical working groups and produces industry-relevant position papers, structurally analogous to ETIP PV as a multi-stakeholder coordination platform, but with a process-industry focus rather than solar PV.
• SolarPower Europe: SolarPower Europe is the trade association that serves as ETIP PV's Secretariat Coordinator. It is a closely integrated ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor; both organisations operate in the European PV policy and deployment space.
• Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21): REN21 is a global multi-stakeholder network producing the Global Renewables Outlook and policy briefs; it shares ETIP PV's reporting and policy-shaping function but with a global scope across all renewable technologies.
• Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM): CEM is an intergovernmental forum coordinating clean-energy policy across major economies. It is comparable to ETIP PV's coordination function but extends across all clean-energy technologies and operates at inter-ministerial level.

Direct peers

• ETIP Bioenergy: ETIP Bioenergy is another European Technology and Innovation Platform under the SET-Plan, applying the identical stakeholder coordination, working-group, and SRIA model to the bioenergy sector. It shares ETIP PV's institutional structure, EU funding model and Strategic Energy Technology Plan alignment.
• IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS): IEA PVPS is an international R&D coordination programme for photovoltaic technologies, operating through national teams and task experts. Like ETIP PV, it produces strategic roadmaps, technology briefs, and policy recommendations for the PV sector, making it the closest international analogue.
• ETIP Smart Networks for Energy Transition: ETIP SNET is a sibling SET-Plan platform focused on electricity networks and energy system integration, complementary to ETIP PV's Digital PV, Grid and Storage working group. Structurally identical as another ETIP under Horizon Europe.
• ETIP Wind: ETIP Wind is a sibling European Technology and Innovation Platform focused on wind energy, structurally identical to ETIP PV: SET-Plan-aligned, working-group-driven, and funded through Horizon Europe. Comparable as a parallel sectoral technology platform serving EU industrial-policy goals.
• European Energy Research Alliance (EERA): EERA is a public-sector research alliance coordinating European energy R&D across numerous joint programmes; it is institutional model-comparable to ETIP PV but operates as a research-institution consortium rather than a multi-stakeholder industry platform.

Broad incumbents

• IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency): IRENA is an intergovernmental agency that produces international renewable energy roadmaps, analyses and policy advice with a much broader mandate (all renewables). It overlaps with ETIP PV's analytical and policy-shaping role but operates globally and at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ETIPPV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etippv

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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