PV research and development in Europe — A view from the Technology Platform

Author

Pearsall, Nicola M.

Author_Institution

Northumbria Photovoltaics Applic. Centre, Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

19-24 June 2011

Abstract

Research on photovoltaics within Europe must underpin the achievement of ambitious goals for PV implementation in the short term, up to 2020, and in the longer term. The paper outlines the current European goals, including the PV contributions to energy supply expected by the member countries of the European Union in 2020. It summarises the current research under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission and discusses the research activities in the Solar Europe Industry Initiative and the updated Strategic Research Agenda of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; research and development; Europe; European Union; European goals; PV contributions; PV implementation; PV research and development; Seventh Framework Programme Of The European Commission; Solar Europe Industry Initiative; Strategic Research Agenda of European Photovoltaic Technology Platform; energy supply; photovoltaics; technology platform; Electricity; Europe; Industries; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy resources; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9966-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2011.6185881

Filename

6185881