••• = strong activities,  •• = medium activities,  • = low activities R&D = research & development, IMP = implementation (pilote & demo), IND = industrialisation
Production and process plants / materials	R&D	IMP	IND
Silicon: processing and recycling			••
Silicon: wafer production
Silicon: coating, texturing	••	••	•••
Silicon: thermal processes (firing)	•	•	•
Silicon: interconnection of Si cells (Tabber, Stringer)	•	••	•••
Silicon: encapsulation, module laminators	••	••	••
Silicon: cell and module lines (PERC, HJT)	•••	•••	•••
CIGS: roll-to-roll production lines	••	•••	••
Process control, testing (in and offline)	•	••	••
Encapsulation / Chemicals / Adhesives materials	••	••	••
Solar cells and modules	R&D	IMP	IND
Thin film: Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)	••	••	••
Thin film: Cadmium telluride (CdTe)	•	•
Thin film: Amorphous silicon (a-Si:H)	•
Thin film: Dye sensitized (DSC)	••	•	•
Thin film: Perovskite (PSC)	•••	•	•
Thin film: Organic (OSC)	••	•	•
Thin film: Extremely thin absorber layer (ETA)	•
c-Silicon: Passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC)	•••	••	••
c-Silicon: Heterojunction (SHJ)	•••	••	•••
Tandem (c-Silicon+PSC / c-Silicon+CIGS)	••	•	•
Hybrid (PVT: PV+thermal)	•	•	•
Others	••	••	••
Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)	R&D	IMP	IND
Photovoltaic building elements, solar architecture	••	•••	•••
Integration	•	••	••
Special modules (surface, colouring, size...)	••	••	••
System technology: inverters, electrical connection, assembly	R&D	IMP	IND
Solar inverters, MPP tracker	••	•	••
Cables and plugs, junction boxes	•	••	•••
Mounting systems	•	••	••
Grid integration	••	••	••
Storage	••	••	•
Quality assurance	R&D	IMP	IND
Solar inverters	••	•
Modules (Building integrated PV)	•••	••	•
Overall photovoltaic system	••	••
Software, planning, environment	R&D	IMP	IND
Production forecast, solar forecast	•	••	•••
Planning and design	•	•	•••
Plant monitoring	•	•	••
Environmental analyses (life cycle analyses, blending)	••	•	•