Some History
Becquerel Institute was founded in 2014 and is named after Mr Edmond Alexandre Becquerel.
In 1839, Becquerel created the world's first photovoltaic cell. In this experiment silver chloride was placed in an acidic solution and illuminated while connected to platinum electrodes, generating voltage and current. Today the “Becquerel Effect” is better known as the “photovoltaic effect”.
200 years later, PV covers more than 6% of the world electricity demand, a number expected to rise faster in the coming years and decades.
Our Founders
The Becquerel Institute was founded in 2014 by Gaëtan Masson (picture) and Adel El Gammal, two well-known experts involved in PV development for years, who shifted from the financial sector.
The Becquerel Institute combines the strength of a consulting company and a dedicated research centre focusing on the ecosystem of solar photovoltaics.
Today the company is composed of a young and dynamic team and is active worldwide, with partners and customers on 4 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and Americas).
Becquerel Institute
The Becquerel Institute is a privately-owned Belgian company founded in 2014, providing a hybrid service of strategic and technical consultancy as well as non-for-profit research focused on the role of solar PV in the energy revolution. This spans through neighbouring sectors such as the building and transport sectors including battery storage, green hydrogen and more.
Becquerel Institute's international team of researchers and analysts has a wide experience in the PV and energy sectors completed by a network of external consultants. Together, they empower companies as well as public authorities and institutional organisations to embrace and leverage the energy revolution.
Find Out More About Our Values
Sustainability
We are paving the way to a solar-led energy revolution which will be the cornerstone of the change towards a sustainable and equitable society.
Innovation
We strongly believe that the energy revolution needs innovation, but not only on technical aspects: we must give a chance to new business practices and to pioneer minds.
Excellence
Satisfaction of our clients is our best advertisement. We guarantee our customers the highest quality work and a total commitment to the achievement of the defined objectives.
Becquerel Institute's History
March 2025
Creation of Becquerel Institute Italy
Gaëtan Masson re-elected as co-chair of ESMC European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC)
November 2023
Creation of Becquerel Institute España
January 2023
Launch of the European Solar PV Data Hub
October 2022
Creation of Becquerel Institute France
Becquerel Institute as winner of the DAEJOO Award at PVSEC-30 & GPVC 2020
Becquerel Institute supports the creation and establishment of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC)
Becquerel Institute joins the Belgian Energy Hub
EUPVSEC Best Paper Awards 2015 Europe's Transitioning Power Sector "PV Development as Prosumers: The role and Challenges Associated to Producing and Self-consuming PV Electricity"
Becquerel Institute's Team
Gaëtan Masson
CEO & Founder
Philippe Macé
COO & Partner
José M. Vega de Seoane Lopez
Managing Partner Spain
Caroline Plaza
Managing Partner France
Mélodie de l'Epine
Head of Research & Innovation
David Moser
Managing Partner Italy
Elina Bosch
Senior Analyst
Adrien Van Rechem
Analyst
Damien Gautier
Junior Analyst
Akhildev Pillai
Junior Analyst
Julien Van Overstraeten
Junior Analyst
Ian Paul Kenchington
Junior Analyst
Anna Bargues
Junior Analyst
Juan Ignacio Martinez
Junior Analyst
Guillermo Dominguez
Junior Analyst
Deborah Parmentier
Office Manager
Anne-Catherine Verkaeren
Project Manager
Delinke Demeter
Marketing & Communication Officer
Nabih Cherradi
External Advisor
Paula Sánchez-Friera
External Advisor
To contact a team member : FirstLetterOfName.LastName@becquerelinstitute.eu