The PV Secretariat (PV SEC) is a supporting entity to the PV platform financed by the EC.

PV-SEC,  the Secretariat for the PV Technology Platform is a supporting entity proposed by the Photovoltaic Technology Research Advisory Council (PV-TRAC) in the report “A Vision for Photovoltaic Technology”.

The main objective of PV-SEC is to provide organisational support to the Steering committee and the other entities of the Platform, in particular the Working groups. The tasks will be carried out by a consortium of 4 partners: the coordinator EPIA (the European Photovoltaic Industry Association),  WIP, the EUREC Agency and the EC JRC (Joint Research Centre).

The preparation and organisation of the platform meetings will be the main task of the Secretariat. Furthermore the Secretariat will coordinate the flow of information between the Platform stakeholders, the Working Groups and the Steering Committee.

Appropriate information and communication tools will be developed, including the provision of an electronic internet communication and document handling system.

All tasks will be discussed with the Working Groups and performed under the control of the Steering Committee. Changes may have to be implemented following the decision on the final structure of the platform.

• to provide organizational support to the EU PV Platform ;
• coordinate the flow of information between the Platform stakeholders, the working groups and the steering committee.