Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3)
Photovoltaics (PV) is a cost-competitive and scalable technology for electricity generation that plays a crucial role to accelerate the European energy transition and achieve carbon neutrality. Large-scale installation of rooftop PV, as well as innovative PV applications such as floating PV coupled...
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| author | Kakoulaki Georgia Taylor Nigel Szabo Sandor Kenny Robert Chatzipanagi Anatoli Jäger-Waldau Arnulf |
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| description | Photovoltaics (PV) is a cost-competitive and scalable technology for electricity generation that plays a crucial role to accelerate the European energy transition and achieve carbon neutrality. Large-scale installation of rooftop PV, as well as innovative PV applications such as floating PV coupled with hydropower and bifacial PV along roads and railways, offer multi-benefits, not least in reducing competition for land. In this study, we present a geospatial approach to assess the pan-European technical potential of these three applications, using publicly available datasets. The findings reveal that the PV total installed capacity could exceed 1 TWp, which is far larger than the total PV capacity for 2030 in the EU Solar Energy Strategy (720 GWp) and would be a significant contribution to the several TWs needed for the overall transition to net-zero by 2050. The evidence presented is a useful starting point for policy-setting at national and regional level, as well as for research and detailed analyses of location specific solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8f06243f1c44d15be441b20d1e917152024-02-13T08:32:01ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Photovoltaics2105-07162024-01-0115210.1051/epjpv/2023035pv230071Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3)Kakoulaki GeorgiaTaylor NigelSzabo SandorKenny RobertChatzipanagi AnatoliJäger-Waldau ArnulfPhotovoltaics (PV) is a cost-competitive and scalable technology for electricity generation that plays a crucial role to accelerate the European energy transition and achieve carbon neutrality. Large-scale installation of rooftop PV, as well as innovative PV applications such as floating PV coupled with hydropower and bifacial PV along roads and railways, offer multi-benefits, not least in reducing competition for land. In this study, we present a geospatial approach to assess the pan-European technical potential of these three applications, using publicly available datasets. The findings reveal that the PV total installed capacity could exceed 1 TWp, which is far larger than the total PV capacity for 2030 in the EU Solar Energy Strategy (720 GWp) and would be a significant contribution to the several TWs needed for the overall transition to net-zero by 2050. The evidence presented is a useful starting point for policy-setting at national and regional level, as well as for research and detailed analyses of location specific solutions.https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2024/01/pv230071/pv230071.htmlphotovoltaicsfloatingbifacialrooftopeu solar strategyr3 |
| spellingShingle | Kakoulaki Georgia Taylor Nigel Szabo Sandor Kenny Robert Chatzipanagi Anatoli Jäger-Waldau Arnulf Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) EPJ Photovoltaics photovoltaics floating bifacial rooftop eu solar strategy r3 |
| title | Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) |
| title_full | Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) |
| title_fullStr | Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) |
| title_short | Communication on the potential of applied PV in the European Union: Rooftops, reservoirs, roads (R3) |
| title_sort | communication on the potential of applied pv in the european union rooftops reservoirs roads r3 |
| topic | photovoltaics floating bifacial rooftop eu solar strategy r3 |
| url | https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2024/01/pv230071/pv230071.html |
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