2025 European Conference on Optics for Solar Energy

The 2025 European Conference on Optics for Solar Energy focuses on the critical role that optical science plays in advancing photovoltaic and solar thermal energy technologies. The conference addresses light management in thin-film and crystalline solar cells, anti-reflection coatings, luminescent solar concentrators, spectrum-splitting systems, optical simulation tools, and the integration of advanced optical materials into next-generation solar modules. Improving how solar devices capture, guide, and convert sunlight is essential to achieving the efficiency gains needed for large-scale renewable energy deployment.

The conference brings together optical physicists, materials scientists, photovoltaic engineers, and energy researchers who share a commitment to accelerating the solar energy transition. Industry participants working on commercial solar manufacturing will find the applied optics research directly relevant to product improvement. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in photonics and energy materials will benefit from the conference's focused scope and from direct engagement with the European solar research community and its industry partners.