SEAMLESS-PV Project

Can #solarpower and #agriculture thrive on the exact same plot of land? ☀️By combining clean energy generation with agricultural or livestock production, #agrivoltaics is fast becoming an essential tool for "smart farming" and building climate resilience. 🌾It’s simple yet transformative: placing solar panels at an elevated height lets crops grow or livestock graze underneath—unlocking dual land use without compromise. That’s why agrivoltaics takes center stage as Topic 2 at the upcoming International Conference on Integrated Photovoltaics. 🎤 Join us to explore pioneering projects, emerging technologies, innovative materials, and best practices redefining the future of solar energy in our communities. 💡 Got a project to share? 📩 Submit your project proposal by September 18, 2026: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHkWTgag Project Partners: TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Becsa, PIZ s.r.l., ETA Florence Renewable Energies, Becquerel Institute, 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG, Becsa, CEA, BRANKA | Smart is simple., OPTIMAL COMPUTING, Onyx Solar Energy, CSEM, IZPITEK, Agriterra Group, Mondragon Assembly Group, Padanaplast, Casa S.p.A., SolarPower Europe, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

More than a photovoltaic conference: The International Conference on Integrated Photovoltaics (IPV Conference 2026)  is where disciplines converge and innovation becomes reality: 🏢 Architecture meets solar design. ✨ Construction meets innovation. 🌾 Agriculture meets clean energy. 💡 Infrastructure becomes energy infrastructure. 🚗 Mobility embraces photovoltaics. 🏭 Industry meets research and innovation. 🎤 Join us in Florence and be part of the conversations shaping the future of integrated photovoltaics. We look forward to receiving your project abstract and welcoming you to IPVC 2026. 👉 https://lnkd.in/deAXak-8 Project Partners: TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Becsa, PIZ s.r.l., ETA Florence Renewable Energies, Becquerel Institute, 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG, Becsa, CEA, BRANKA | Smart is simple., OPTIMAL COMPUTING, Onyx Solar Energy, CSEM, IZPITEK, Agriterra Group, Mondragon Assembly Group, Padanaplast, Casa S.p.A., SolarPower Europe, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

📢 The Call for Project Abstracts for the 3rd Integrated PV Conference (IPVC 2026) is now open! 📅 Conference: 3–4 December 2026 📌 Florence, Italy 📋 Submission deadline: 18 September 2026 💡 What does it mean to integrate photovoltaics? Not simply adding solar panels to a building. It means designing architecture, infrastructure and landscapes where photovoltaics become part of the project itself. 📖 We invite architects, engineers, researchers, urban planners, developers and companies to submit projects that demonstrate excellence in integrated photovoltaics. 🎤 Selected projects will be presented in Florence to an international audience of experts, designers, industry leaders and policymakers. If you believe photovoltaics should be designed with architecture we look forward to your contribution. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/deAXak-8

🏘️ What if our buildings didn't just consume energy, but actively generated it? Building-integrated photovoltaics (#BIPV) are reshaping modern architecture. By replacing conventional roofing, facades, and skylights with energy-producing solar elements, BIPV generates clean electricity while providing structural protection, thermal insulation, and striking aesthetic design. As cities push toward net-zero targets and energy resilience, BIPV is no longer just an option—it’s an indispensable pillar of urban decarbonisation. That’s where Topic 1 of the 3rd Integrated PV Conference (IPVC 2026) comes in! 📢 We’re calling on researchers, architects, engineers to share their latest innovative project case studies, cutting-edge research and real-world demonstration activities on BIPV. 💡 Why submit? Selected authors will be invited to present their work live via oral or poster presentations, placing your project at the center of the interdisciplinary dialogue where design and renewable energy converge. 🗓️ Deadline to submit your project proposal: 18 September 2026 📍 Event: 3rd Integrated PV Conference (IPVC 2026), 3-4 December, Florence, Italy 👉 Submit your project abstract: https://lnkd.in/deAXak-8 IPVC 2026 is an initiative of SEAMLESS-PV Project Project Partners: TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Becsa, PIZ s.r.l., ETA Florence Renewable Energies, Becquerel Institute, 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG, Becsa, CEA, BRANKA | Smart is simple., OPTIMAL COMPUTING, Onyx Solar Energy, CSEM, IZPITEK, Agriterra Group, Mondragon Assembly Group, Padanaplast, Casa S.p.A., SolarPower Europe, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Do not miss this very interesting conference held by our partners from Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI) in late October!

📢 The Call for Project Abstracts for the 3rd Integrated PV Conference (IPVC 2026) is now open!   💡 What does it mean to integrate photovoltaics? Not simply adding solar panels to a building. It means designing architecture, infrastructure and landscapes where photovoltaics become part of the project itself.   📖 We invite architects, engineers, researchers, urban planners, developers and companies to submit projects that demonstrate excellence in integrated photovoltaics. 🎤 Selected projects will be presented in Florence to an international audience of experts, designers, industry leaders and policymakers.   📅 Conference: 3–4 December 2026  📌 Florence, Italy 📋 Submission deadline: 18 September 2026   If you believe photovoltaics should be designed with architecture—not added to it—we look forward to your contribution. 👉 https://lnkd.in/deAXak-8   #IPVC2026 #BIPV #Architecture #SolarDesign #IntegratedPV #EnergyTransition #UrbanDesign  

🥇 Last week, we gathered in the Netherlands for our General Assembly, hosted by our partner Lightyear, and we had the chance to get our hands on one of the demonstrators of our project, a test car with the following specs: 🚗 Designed from the ground up to have a very low drag coefficient ☀️ Contains 5 m2 of glass-based solar panels. 🌍 The car can produce an additional 177 km of range based on an average summer week in the Netherlands. 🚀 The car is serving the purposes of the project, aiming to develop new Lightweight solar panels that can be integrated in vehicles. Lightyear is developing polymer-based panels, with a lower total weight that can translate to additional range. The demonstrator car is currently gathering data to prove the validity of the developed solutions. CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency TECNALIA Research & Innovation Becsa PIZ s.r.l. ETA-Florence Renewable Energies Becquerel Institute 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives Becsa, BRANKA | Smart is simple. OPTIMAL COMPUTING Onyx Solar Energy CSEM Onyx Solar Energy IZPITEK Agriterra Group Mondragon Assembly Group #Padanaplast Casa S.p.A. I Increase SPHINX SolarPower Europe Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)

☀️ Standard manufacturing lines are too rigid for the unique shapes and sizes required by Integrated Photovoltaics (IPV). To solve this, Mondragon Assembly Group—as part of the SEAMLESS-PV project—is pioneering highly flexible production equipment. 🚀 By introducing advanced pre-lamination systems and flexible tabber-stringers, they are making it possible to manufacture custom PV "cores" that can be seamlessly built into everything from building facades to electric vehicles. 👉 Read how we are bringing massive flexibility to solar manufacturing: https://lnkd.in/ehjBniPR #SEAMLESSPV #SolarManufacturing #MondragonAssembly #BIPV #SolarEnergy #CleanTech #IndustrialInnovation CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency TECNALIA Research & Innovation Becsa PIZ s.r.l. ETA-Florence Renewable Energies Becquerel Institute 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives Becsa, BRANKA | Smart is simple. OPTIMAL COMPUTING Onyx Solar Energy CSEM Onyx Solar Energy IZPITEK Agriterra Group Lightyear #Padanaplast Casa S.p.A. I Increase SPHINX SolarPower Europe Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)

Not PV everywhere. Design everywhere. Non fotovoltaico ovunque. Progetto ovunque.   On 29 October 2026, SUPSI Istituto sostenibilità applicata all'ambiente costruito (ISAAC) will host #SolarMachines, a unique event dedicated to solar architecture, developed within the SOLARCHITECTURE initiative and organised in cooperation with Solar Agentur Schweiz, on the occasion of the European and Swiss Solar Prize. #SolarMachines starts from a provocation: the energy transition will not only be measured in kilowatt-hours. It will be measured in the quality of the buildings, cities and landscapes it produces.   The question is no longer whether photovoltaics should be visible or hidden, added or integrated. The real question is architectural: what kind of spaces, materials, envelopes and public places can emerge when energy becomes a design force?   Linked to a forthcoming book, a series of docufilms and collaborations with leading international architecture practices, the event brings together innovation, architects, leading industries and education.   This is only a save-the-date preview. More information will follow soon on invited guests, international architecture practices, local and international industries, exhibition contents and the full programme. Simultaneous Italian–English interpretation. More information and registration: https://lnkd.in/gHh37-Y  _______________________________________ Il 29 ottobre 2026, SUPSI–ISAAC ospiterà Solar Machines, un evento unico dedicato all’architettura solare, sviluppato nell’ambito dell’iniziativa Solarchitecture e organizzato in collaborazione con Solar Agency, in occasione dello European and Swiss Solar Prize. Solar Machines nasce da una provocazione: la transizione energetica non si misurerà soltanto in kilowattora. Si misurerà anche nella qualità degli edifici, delle città e dei paesaggi che saprà generare.   La domanda non è più se il fotovoltaico debba essere visibile o nascosto, aggiunto o integrato. La vera domanda è architettonica: quali spazi, materiali, involucri e luoghi pubblici possono nascere quando l’energia diventa forza progettuale?   Collegato a un libro in uscita, a una serie di docufilm e a collaborazioni con studi internazionali di architettura, l’evento metterà in dialogo ricerca, cultura del progetto, industria e formazione.   Questa è solo un save-the-date. Seguiranno informazioni su ospiti, studi internazionali, industrie, contenuti della mostra e programma completo. Traduzione simultanea italiano-inglese Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI) SUPSI Formazione continua SUPSI Istituto sostenibilità applicata all'ambiente costruito (ISAAC) SOLARCHITECTURE SEAMLESS-PV Project Solar Agentur Schweiz EUROSOLAR - Europäische Vereinigung für Erneuerbare Energien #SolarMachines #Solarchitecture #BIPV #SolarArchitecture #SUPSI #ISAAC #SEAMLESSPV #Architecture #EnergyTransition #BuildingIntegratedPhotovoltaics #SwissSolarPrize #EuropeanSolarPrize

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬! Increase is pleased to share two upcoming events from our sister projects, bringing together researchers, architects, engineers, and industry professionals working to advance BIPV. 🔹 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒-𝐈𝐏𝐕 𝐒𝐎𝐋(𝐀𝐑)𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 📍 Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 📅 18-19 September 2026 Hosted by our sister project MASS-IPV, this interactive training course combines expert lectures with hands-on learning to explore the integration of photovoltaics into buildings, equipping participants with practical knowledge for the next generation of solar architecture. 🔹 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒: 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 & 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 2026 📍 SUPSI Campus, Mendrisio (Switzerland) 📅 29-30 October 2026 Organised by University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland and SOLARCHITECTURE, and supported by the SEAMLESS-PV Project, this eventexplores how photovoltaics are becoming an integral part of architectural design. Through inspiring talks, case studies, and networking opportunities, participants will discover new perspectives on the future of solar architecture. Together, these events highlight the growing momentum around BIPV and the importance of cross-project collaboration in shaping how solar becomes part of our built environment. 🔗 Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/gHh37-Y Th!nk E | TECNALIA Research & Innovation | CSTB | KU Leuven | VITO | Institute of Baltic Studies | Onyx Solar Energy | SOLTECH NV | SunStyle | BuildUp | Becsa | Bouygues Construction | Metabuild | CEI - Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano | SolarPower Europe | European Builders Confederation EBC | Euskal Trenbide Sarea - Red Ferroviaria Vasca | EPFL PV-lab | CSEM | Climacy | Podgorica #IncreaseIPV #EUProjects #IPV #BIPV #Sustainability #Innovation #SmartBuildings #SmartCities #BuildingTechnology #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #EnergyTransition