{"id":77472,"date":"2026-02-20T09:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/?p=77472"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:32:44","slug":"the-empower-consortium-holds-its-2nd-general-assembly-in-chambery-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/the-empower-consortium-holds-its-2nd-general-assembly-in-chambery-france\/","title":{"rendered":"The EMPOWER Consortium Holds its 2nd General Assembly in Chamb\u00e9ry, France"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77472\" class=\"elementor elementor-77472\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3e39b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb3e39b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5713177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5713177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"581\">The <strong>EMPOWER<\/strong> Horizon Europe project recently held its 2nd General Assembly in Chamb\u00e9ry, France, marking another important milestone in the effort to establish a strong photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing base in Europe. The meeting, organized by CEA at their INES facilities, brought together research institutes and industrial partners from across the consortium, fostering alignment, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.<\/p><p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"801\">Over the course of two days, participants took part in a series of workshops and technical discussions designed to accelerate innovation and the industrial deployment of EMPOWER technologies. 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