🌍 Who is behind SHINE PV?

May 20, 2026

As SHINE PV enters its second year, we’d like to take this opportunity to (re)introduce the partners behind the project!

Our consortium brings together 17 partners and 6 associated partners working across disciplines to advance next‑generation PV manufacturing.

🔬 Research organisations and universities leading research, process development, modelling, simulation and impact assessment: University of Ljubljana, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, CEA, imec, CSEM, Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL), TNO

🏭 Equipment manufactures and tech companies driving industrialization and digital demonstrators: Applied Materials (IE & IT), IPTE, RENA Technologies GmbH, M10, HighLine Technology GmbH, Plasma Electronic

🏗️ Industrial partners and use cases ensuring real‑world scalability: Holosolis, SOLTECH NV, 3SUN, Qcells Europe

🧪 Materials innovators and chemical suppliers enabling new processes and circularity: BeDimensional S.p.A., Arkema

⚙️ Reliability testing and digital simulation: Kiwa PI Berlin, EnginSoft Italy

🤝 Coordinated by Applied Materials Ireland, with technical coordination by Applied Materials Italy, and project management & dissemination support by AMIRES.

This diversity is one of SHINE PV’s key strengths: different backgrounds and perspectives working toward sustainable, high‑throughput, industry‑ready PV manufacturing in Europe.

➡️ Meet the consortium and our objectives: https://shinepv.eu/about/

➡️ Follow our progress on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shine-pv