Open AccessRealizing solar power's potential in the European Union
Author(s) -
G. De Santi,
Arnulf JägerWaldau,
N. Taylor,
H. Ossenbrink
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074
H-Index - 169
eISSN - 1471-2962
pISSN - 1364-503X
DOI - 10.1098/rsta.2012.0391
Subject(s) - exploit , european union , renewable energy , context (archaeology) , photovoltaic system , environmental economics , electricity , electricity system , business , resource (disambiguation) , solar energy , efficient energy use , scale (ratio) , emerging technologies , computer science , electricity generation , power (physics) , engineering , economics , international trade , electrical engineering , computer security , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , paleontology , biology
The European Union aims at largely decarbonizing its energy system by 2050. In this context, this paper reviews the status of the solar electricity technologies that can exploit our largest renewable energy resource. Although substantial progress is being made, the possibility, for instance, to more than double the efficiency of photovoltaic systems underlines the continued need for coordinated R&D efforts, aimed also at promoting European expertise and industrial competiveness. In parallel, it is important to expand the market by developing integrated building products and by demonstrating the viability of very large scale systems for both technologies.JRC.F-Institute for Energy and Transport (Petten
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