The development of PV is, in France as everywhere, a booming sector. Becoming an important field for yield improvement, besides silicon, thin films with high band gap development target to be a top cell thanks to breakthrough researches on new materials. In this context, IPVF has recently agglomerate well-known academic research team and important industrials on PV. (EDF, TOTAL, AIR LIQUIDE, HORIBA, RIBER).