The dates for next years most important event are set: The Norwegian Solar Cell Conference will take place on May 19th - May 20th 2026
FME SOLAR is a national research center for solar power, focusing on photovoltaics (PV). It is jointly funded by the Research Council of Norway and our partners. FME SOLAR is dedicated to supporting the broad PV industry, the public sector and society in Norway by providing competence and cutting edge R&D in this very important field.
important challenges
Sustainability and circularity
With more than 1 billion PV modules installed every year, sustainability is becoming increasingly important. FME SOLAR addresses both sustainability in production and installation, as well as recycling of PV materials and components.
Supporting accelerated deployment of PV power plants
For the PV industry to continue on its growth trajectory, digital tools supporting development, deployment, operations and maintenance, as well as integration of a rapidly growing number of PV power plants worldwide are needed.
Photovoltaics here, there, everywhere?
FME SOLAR will investigate the opportunities and challenges related to the deployment of PV power plants of all sizes through improved integration in buildings and infrastructure, co-use of land and water, as well as in new environments. Public acceptance is required for further upscaling and is an important aspect of the FME SOLAR research.
Latest news
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Save the dates: The Norwegian Solar Cell Conference (NSCC) 2026 -
Roadmap for the Norwegian PV Industry 14/08/2025 -Roadmap for the Norwegian PV IndustryRead MoreFME SOLAR and Fornybar Norge gave a peak view into the roadmap for the Norwegian PV Industry at Arendalsuka this week.
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FME SOLAR at Arendalsuka 11/08/2025 -FME SOLAR at ArendalsukaRead MoreFME SOLAR is contributing to Arendalsuka at two events this year; on combining utility-scale PV power plants with food production (agri-PV), and on the internationally oriented domestic PV industry.
Upcoming events
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Webinar: The impact of snow on PV systems 06/11/2025 -Webinar: The impact of snow on PV systemsRead MoreWelcome to the FME SOLAR Webinar on Tuesday December 9th at 12:00-13:00
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Workshop: Materials for solar cells beyond Schockely-Queisser 06/11/2025 -Workshop: Materials for solar cells beyond Schockely-QueisserRead MoreWelcome to the FME SOLAR workshop on Tuesday November 17th at 11:00-15:00
In this hybrid workshop we will get an overview of the work in Norway on solar cell materials research, where the aim is to go beyond the Schockley-Queisser limit. This workshop is a collaboration between FME SOLAR and the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) at UiO.
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Webinar: State-of-the-art of agrivoltaic monitoring, modelling and performance to address energy-agriculture land use conflicts in Norway 06/11/2025 -Webinar: State-of-the-art of agrivoltaic monitoring, modelling and performance to address energy-agriculture land use conflicts in NorwayRead MoreWelcome to the FME SOLAR Webinar on Tuesday, November 11th at 12:15-13:00