Solar Update romand takes place on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at Beaulieu Lausanne, with a live stream. Under the title “Prêt pour 2027 ?” (Ready for 2027?), the day reviews developments in photovoltaics. It is aimed at planners, installers and other professionals in the solar industry.
When
- Wednesday 18 November 2026, 8 am to 6.30 pm
- 8 am – welcome coffee and visit of the stands
- 9 am – welcome address, followed by the keynote “Paléo: towards a 100% solar festival”
- 9.30 am – session 1, dynamic feed-in tariffs serving the market
- 11 am – session 2, building with photovoltaics (building envelope, permits, standards and safety)
- 2 pm – session 3, the developments transforming the solar industry
- 3.45 pm – session 4, energy integration (control, optimise, connect)
- 5.15 pm – end of the live stream, aperitif and networking
Where
- Beaulieu Lausanne, congress centre, 2nd floor, St. Moritz and Barcelona rooms, avenue des Bergières 10, 1004 Lausanne
- Online – live stream
- Public transport – from Lausanne railway station, bus 3 to the Beaulieu-Jomini stop or bus 21 to the Beaulieu stop
What
Under the title “Ready for 2027? The changes to know for your business”, the day reviews the state of photovoltaics: dynamic feed-in tariffs, new regulations, fire safety, permits and photovoltaics in buildings.
Experts, field professionals and industry players explain the main changes and share their experience. Sponsor and exhibitor stands are open all day. The event is aimed at planners, installers and other solar professionals.
Who
- Anna Plancherel, Director for French-speaking Switzerland, Swissolar (moderator)
- Mario Fossati, Secretary General of Paléo Festival, and Antonin Gantet, technical services coordination at Paléo (keynote)
- Dr Wieland Hintz, Head of Market and Policy, Deputy Director, Swissolar
- Yannick Liniger, Romande Energie
- Yannick Sauter and Laura Curvat, Planair
- Gaëlle Dauloudet, Planair (moderator)
- Frédéric Cizeron, Cerutti Toitures (moderator)
- Kilian Thonney, Electro-Sol (moderator)
- Julia Vallés, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
- Jean-Noël Gagnaison, Proelec
- Blaise Sarrasin, EDCO BS
- Cédric Zürcher, FPS Concept
- Olivier Burnier, Fire Safety & Engineering
- Thierry Antille, Solarmarkt
- Sébastien Cettou, Polybat training centre
- Antony Pinto, Groupe E
- Grégory Alther, OIKEN
- Philippe Ranc, Swiss Heat Pump Association (GSP)
- Dany Horner, Solar Manager
Info
- Official website – solar-update.ch
- Organiser – Swissolar, together with the platform of distribution system operators of French-speaking Switzerland (GRD romands), with the support of the Directorate General for the Environment of the Canton of Vaud
- History – the previous edition took place on 25 November 2025 in Lausanne. Presentations from past editions are published on the official website
- Price – CHF 530.– on site, CHF 235.– for students in initial training, CHF 350.– online, CHF 115.– online for students. Swissolar members get a 25% discount. Coffee, vegetarian lunch and aperitif included
- Ticket office – Ticketino
- Language – French
- Contact – Thomas Bucher, event manager, +41 44 250 88 27
- All events in French-speaking Switzerland – Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Solar Update romand, home page, accessed on 9 November 2026
- Solar Update romand, 2026 programme, accessed on 9 November 2026
- Solar Update romand, information and tickets, accessed on 9 November 2026
- Beaulieu Lausanne, Solar Update romand, accessed on 9 November 2026
- Solar Update romand, speakers, accessed on 10 November 2026
