Join the hybrid Workshop!
Photovoltaics in Energy Transition: Social/Sustainability Aspects and Climate-specific Challenges
On the occasion of its final general meeting, the partners of the European CACTUS project consortium are pleased to invite you to attend a workshop open to everyone on site in Granada or online!
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
🕒 Time: 15:30 – 18:30
HYBRID FORMAT
📍Salón de Grados de Matemáticas,Faculty of science, University of Granada
💻Online access link :
Password: 471774
Please indicate in your registration whether you wish to attend in person or online. The connection link will be sent to you by email.
PROGRAMME:
15:30 Opening Talks
Welcome by UGR
Introduction by EU-SOLARIS – Sarah Essam
Introduction to the CACTUS project – Ioannis Tsanakas
Keynote: EU–Latin America cooperation for a sustainable energy transition – Organization of Ibero-American States
16:00 Session 1: Sustainability with Social and Environmental Aspects for the Energy Transition
Moderator: Delfina Muñoz
Keynote 1 – Prof. Nieves Espinosa
Covers environmental, economic, and social sustainability of PV systems, including lifecycle impacts, equity, supply chain ethics, and circular economy.
Panel Discussion – Panelists:
Cristina Polacchi (EURAC) / Nouha Gazbour (CEA) / Prof. Bilge Şentürk (ODTÜ-GÜNAM) / Felipe Valencia (ATAMOSTEC) / OEI representative / Nieves Espinosa
17:00 Coffee Break 
17:30 Session 2: PV Deployment for the Energy Transition: Climate Resilience and Digitalization
Moderator: Ioannis Tsanakas (CEA)
Keynote 2A – Veronica Bermudez
Climate-specific PV deployment and O&M strategies for extreme conditions: heat, flooding, dust, hailstorms, etc.
Keynote 2B – Sandra Gallmetzer (EURAC)
Automation and Adaptation in PV Operation and Maintenance.
Panel Discussion – Panelists:
Sandra Gallmetzer (EURAC) / Carmen Alonso (CIEMAT) / Hervé Colin (INES / CEA) / Felipe Valencia (ATAMOSTEC) / Veronica Bermudez
18:30 Closing Remarks & End of Workshop