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1. Most relevant PV funding topics

*not relevant: -, interested: +, important: ++, very important: +++

2. Available programmes for RD&I on PV

Program A: State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2021-2023 - State Program to Promote Scientific-Technical Research and its Transfer - Subprogram for Knowledge Transfer
Proyectos en Colaboración Público-Privada (CPP) 2021

Program B: State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2021-2023 - State Program to Promote Scientific-Technical Research and its Transfer - State Subprogram for Knowledge Generation
Proyectos Estratégicos Orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital (TED) 2021

Program C: State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2021-2023 - State Program to Promote Scientific-Technical Research and its Transfer - State Subprogram for Knowledge Generation
Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento (PID) 2021

Program D: State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020 - State R+D+I Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society
Proyectos I+D+i Pruebas de Concepto (PDC) 2021

Program E: State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020 - State R+D+I Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society
Ayudas a Plataformas Tecnológicas y de Innovación (PTR) 2020

Program F: CDTI – Mission Programme - This challenge-oriented approach programme intends to support large consortia projects, mainly with a focus on industrial research activities that will contribute to solve some of the problems arising in the MISSIONS. Competitive Call. MISSIONS are defined as large thematic umbrellas/challenges under which specific sub-objectives will be specified. One of the MISSIONs that have been defined is called “Secure, clean and efficient Energy for the XXI century”.

Program G: CDTI – R&I Projects - Main R&I funding programmes managed by CDTI are non-competitive programmes. Open calls. No budget restrictions. CDTI finances R&D PROJECTS which may be executed by one or more companies (individual and consortium projects) The projects will originate from business initiatives, also including those carried out by regional business consortiums and multilateral and bilateral international technological collaborations (EUREKA, IBEROEKA). Business RDI projects may include the participation of public R&D stakeholders for executing the specific work packages within the proposed objectives. Research and Development projects may comprise both industrial research activities as well as experimental development for the creation and significant improvement of a production process, product or service.
No RTD lines predefined, no pre-selected technologies

3. Success stories regarding PV funding

-“CHEER-UP” - Low Cost High Efficient and Reliable UMG PV cells
030_CHEER-UP_Summary.pdf (solar-era.net)

- “In4CIS” - New in-line optical methodologies for advanced assessment of high efficiency CIGS industrial processes
048_In4CIS_Summary.pdf (solar-era.net)

-“SOLARADAPT”- ACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION AND LOCAL CONSUMPTION IN FLEXIBLE POWER GRIDS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Call 2021 – Mission Programme - CDTI
Total Budget: EUR 2.7 million.
Total Grant: EUR 2.0 million
Number of companies involved in the project: 6
Coordinator: Sociedad Española de Construcciones eléctricas, S.A.

-“FOTO-CER”- TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC FINISHINGS FOR OBTAINING SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CLEAN ENERGY THROUGH THE BUILDING ENVELOPE
Call 2021 – Mission Programme - CDTI
Total Budget: EUR 5.1 million.
Total Grant: EUR 3.2 million
Number of companies involved in the project: 8
Coordinator: KERABEN GROUP, S.A.

-“TRANSFER” - RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY STORAGE BASED ON NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC-THERMAL SYSTEMS
Call 2019 – Mission Programme - CDTI
Total Budget: EUR 1.8 million.
Total Grant: EUR 1.4 million
Number of companies involved in the project: 4
Coordinator: BLUE SOLAR FILTERS, S.L.

-“MATER-ONE” - DEVELOPMENT OF LOW DIMENSIONAL MIXED CHALCO-HALIDE COMPOUNDS BY PHYSICAL ROUTES FOR TANDEM SOLAR CELL DEVICES APPLICATIONS
Call 2020 - State Agency for Research (Agency-AEI)
Total Budget: EUR 1.2 million.
Total Grant: EUR 0.9 million
Number of companies involved in the project: 4 : Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Jaime I de Castellón; IREC

-“AISOVOL2” - PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION SOLUTION ADAPTABLE FOR USE IN BUILDING AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
Call 2019 - State Agency for Research (Agency-AEI)
Total Budget: EUR 1.1 million.
Total Grant: EUR 0.5 million
Number of companies involved in the project: 1 : INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES, S.A.

4. Main PV research institutes or PV industries

-The Spanish Technological Platform of Photovoltaic FOTOPLAT (FOTOPLAT – Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Fotovoltaica) was created for the purpose of integrating all of the agents involved in the photovoltaic sector to define and promote strategies at the national level to allow the consolidation of a much more advanced photovoltaic technologies capable of responding to the challenges of the future.

FOTOPLAT was formed in 2011 as a meeting point and a common forum for dialogue to allow greater mutual understanding among its member organizations and bodies, identify potential opportunities for collaboration, define a shared vision, and if necessary, defend a common position in relation with their target audiences (society, national and European administrations, etc.).

Most PV players can be found via:
Mapa de Capacidades – FOTOPLAT (Capacities mapping)
Documentación Fotoplat – FOTOPLAT (strategic Documents)

-UNEF is the main association of the solar photovoltaic sector in Spain, with over 600 member companies, we are the meeting point, networking lobby association with the greatest representation at the national level. Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association | UNEF

Analysis and Reports Resources and reports | UNEF

5. National production data (MW/a) and employees

Reference year: 2020

6. Current installation numbers (GW/a) and forecast

Current installations (GW/a):
We do not have official numbers of 2021 yet. In 2020 Spain has a total PV capacity of 3.5 GW (utility-scale+ self-consumption). Utility-scale is 2,812 MW and self-consumption 596 MW.

Forecast (GW/a): Spanish forecast for the horizon 2030 are:
- Spanish Green Deal, for PV technology: 39,181 MW in 2030
- Self-consumption: between 9 GW to 14 GW.

7. Short description of the overall PV strategy

The vision and general objectives of the policies on research, experimental development and innovation (R&D&I) for our country during the period 2021-2027 have recently been included in the Spanish Strategy for Science and Technology and Innovation 2021-2027, which constitutes the reference framework in the field of research and innovation, and in which the National Plans for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research corresponding to the periods 2021-2023 and 2024-2027 will be articulated, as well as the different regional plans in R&D&I.

Among the strategic lines identified in the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy, Climate, Energy and Mobility have been outlined covering: 1) Sustainable mobility 2) Climate change and decarbonization 2) Sustainable cities and ecosystems and 3) Energy transition.

In the financing and management of the National Plans for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research, the State Agency for Research (Agency-AEI) and the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI), assigned to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, play a key role.

Main R&I funding programmes managed by CDTI and the State Agency for Research, are open to all renewable technologies, including photovoltaic technologies (No RTD lines predefined, no pre-selected technologies).

R&D&I priorities from the National Energy and Climate Plan are:
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improvement of energy efficiency focusing efforts on the residential, commercial and service sectors, in transport and in the industrial sector, as well as in electricity generation, which will be 100% renewable in 2050.
• Increasing the share of renewable energies in the use of energy through innovation in renewable technologies, including development of storage systems and the digitalization of the electrical system, for the achievement of a more decentralized, secure, flexible and resilient system.

Regarding the Next Gen EU funds, Spain has established that around a 40% of investments will be devoted to Ecological Transition. Funds will be mobilised through different initiatives and instruments, such as the Strategic projects for economic recovery and transformation (PERTE) or the complementary plans, a result of the coordination between regional and national administrations.

Recently a new PERTE on renewable energies, renewable hydrogen and storage has been launched. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge plans that the bulk of the aid lines and actions will be available between 2022 and 2023 and will be launched through competitive calls to finance the best projects. The aim of this PERTE is to underpin the areas associated with the energy transition in which Spain is well positioned, such as renewable energies, power electronics, storage or renewable hydrogen, and to reinforce those areas with less presence. The PERTE includes a line of action focused on fostering R&D&I activities.