The PV-sector has grown at a breath-taking pace in the previous 2 decades turning it into a 100 Billion $ sector and it is likely to expand by an additional factor of 10 over the next 2 decades. Reaching the TeraWatt-level is necessary to accomplish the ambitious CO2-reduction goals of Europe and the world.
The objective of the Joint Programme is to further accelerate the development of Photovoltaic Solar Energy in order to help reach the European climate goals via joint programming and alignment of activities by the key PV research institutes in Europe. The Joint Programme focuses primarily on cost reduction of PV systems, through enhancement of performance, development of low-cost, high-throughput manufacturing processes, and improvement of lifetime and reliability of PV systems and components.