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Dr. Arnulf Jäger-Waldau
European Commisssion, Joint Research Centre, Ispra

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Encyclopedia
Published: 29 July 2021 in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
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Since the demonstration of the first modern silicon solar cells at Bell Labs in 1954, it took 58 years until the cumulative installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity had reached 100 GW by the end of 2012. The 1 TW barrier will be broken during 2022. For more than a decade, photovoltaic electricity generation is the fastest growing power generation source world-wide. Despite the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the overall investments in solar energy increased by 12% to USD 148.6 billion (EUR 125 billion). In 2020, over 135 GW of new solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity was installed increasing the total cumulative installed capacity to over 770 GW. The recovery of the Chinese market, a continuing growth in Europe and the USA as well as new emerging markets were the main drivers. The number of countries installing more than 1 GW annually has increased to 18 countries in 2020. The continuation of price reductions in the battery storage sector has again resulted in growing market for local battery storage systems in solar farms as well as decentralized photovoltaic electricity generation systems. Apart from the classical electricity use, renewable electricity for the generation of green hydrogen will become more and more important in the future.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Overview of the Global PV Industry. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences 2021, 1 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Overview of the Global PV Industry. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2021; ():1.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2021. "Overview of the Global PV Industry." Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 19 May 2021 in EPJ Photovoltaics
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For the past 10 years, photovoltaic electricity generation has been the fastest-growing power generation source worldwide. It took almost six decades to achieve 100 GW of solar energy capacity in 2012, but the 1 TW barrier is likely to be broken during 2022. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the overall investments in solar energy have increased by 12% to USD 148.6 billion (EUR 125 billion). In 2020, more than 135 GW of new solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity was installed. The recovery of China, the continuous growths in Europe and the USA as well as new emerging markets were the main drivers. The number of countries installing more than 1 GW annually has increased to 18 in 2020. The continuation of price reductions in the battery storage sector has again resulted in a growing market for local battery storage systems in solar farms as well as decentralised photovoltaic electricity generation systems. Apart from classic electricity use, renewable electricity for the generation of green hydrogen will become more and more important in the future.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of photovoltaics − March 2021. EPJ Photovoltaics 2021, 12, 2 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of photovoltaics − March 2021. EPJ Photovoltaics. 2021; 12 ():2.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2021. "Snapshot of photovoltaics − March 2021." EPJ Photovoltaics 12, no. : 2.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2021 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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The European Green Deal was published at the end of 2019 and represents EU's biggest action to reach climate neutrality. The European Recovery Fund was presented in July 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. This study looks at the role that photovoltaics could play to support the successful implementation of these initiatives, in particular in regard to the increased climate ambition. The European Commission proposal of September 2020 (55% emission reduction in 2030 compared to 1990) and the European Parliament proposal that followed soon after (−60%), have changed the level of greenhouse gas reduction ambitions. Energy system modelling shows that achieving the updated targets will require large quantities of renewables deployed at an unprecedented pace. Over the past 10 years solar PV has achieved the technological and market maturity to spearhead EU efforts to reach the energy and climate targets. The paper looks at future projections of solar PV deployment, also considering ongoing sectorial policies (e.g. the EU hydrogen strategy, the building renovation wave) and overarching aims for system integration and a just transition.

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Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Georgia Kakoulaki; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. The role of photovoltaics for the European Green Deal and the recovery plan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021, 144, 111017 .

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Ioannis Kougias, Nigel Taylor, Georgia Kakoulaki, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. The role of photovoltaics for the European Green Deal and the recovery plan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2021; 144 ():111017.

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Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Georgia Kakoulaki; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2021. "The role of photovoltaics for the European Green Deal and the recovery plan." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 144, no. : 111017.

Journal article
Published: 11 January 2021 in Renewable Energy
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Africa is characterised by a very high solar potential, with a yearly sum of solar irradiation exceeding 2000 kWh/m2. Many African countries are heavily dependent on hydropower, however, increasingly frequent droughts have been severely affecting hydropower generation in the last few decades. The installation of floating photovoltaics (FPV) in existing hydropower reservoirs, would provide solar electricity to help compensate hydropower production during dry periods and reduce evaporation losses while helping to sustainably satisfy the current and future energy needs of the fast-growing African population. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential of FPV installation in Africa, by using highly accurate water surface data of the largest 146 hydropower reservoirs in the continent. In addition to the electricity production, evaporation savings and the potential extra hydroelectricity generated by these water savings are also estimated at reservoir level for four different cases and two types of floating structures. The results indicate that with a total coverage of less than 1%, the installed power capacity of existing hydropower plants can double and electricity output grow by 58%, producing an additional 46.04 TWh annually. In this case, the water savings could reach 743 million m3/year, increasing the annual hydroelectricity generation by 170.64 GWh.

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Rocio Gonzalez Sanchez; Ioannis Kougias; Magda Moner-Girona; Fernando Fahl; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Assessment of floating solar photovoltaics potential in existing hydropower reservoirs in Africa. Renewable Energy 2021, 169, 687 -699.

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Rocio Gonzalez Sanchez, Ioannis Kougias, Magda Moner-Girona, Fernando Fahl, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Assessment of floating solar photovoltaics potential in existing hydropower reservoirs in Africa. Renewable Energy. 2021; 169 ():687-699.

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Rocio Gonzalez Sanchez; Ioannis Kougias; Magda Moner-Girona; Fernando Fahl; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2021. "Assessment of floating solar photovoltaics potential in existing hydropower reservoirs in Africa." Renewable Energy 169, no. : 687-699.

Communication
Published: 16 October 2020 in Clean Technologies
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The political goal of the European Union is to transform into a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy by 2050. To accelerate this transition, the European Commission has presented a European Green Deal in 2019. The aim is to reduce up to 55% the greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The paper looks at the role photovoltaic electricity generation can play to achieve this and whether the required areas for the installation of the photovoltaicaic power needed are available. Following a review of the existing literature, the paper concludes that better use of the technology that has been largely neglected so far coupled with dual-use options would generate much more PV capacity than required to achieve a neutral economy.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. The Untapped Area Potential for Photovoltaic Power in the European Union. Clean Technologies 2020, 2, 440 -446.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. The Untapped Area Potential for Photovoltaic Power in the European Union. Clean Technologies. 2020; 2 (4):440-446.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2020. "The Untapped Area Potential for Photovoltaic Power in the European Union." Clean Technologies 2, no. 4: 440-446.

Conference paper
Published: 23 April 2020 in Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications X
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Manufactured by Bell Labs in 1954, first modern silicon solar cells exhibited an efficiency of 6%. Research has continuously pushed this limit higher and reached 26.7% for a single-junction silicon solar cell in 2017. The family of different types of solar cells expanded in the lab as well as in commercial manufacturing and the installation of solar photovoltaic electricity generation systems still follows an exponential growth rate. In 1999, 45 years after the first modern silicon solar cells had been released, the cumulative installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity reached 1 GW and by 2012 the total installed PV capacity reached 100 GW. Only five years later, in 2017, t100 GW became the annual market volume. As a consequence, the total world-wide installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity exceeded 630 GW by the end of 2019.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Material research for photovoltaics - from lab to market. Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications X 2020, 11387, 1138708 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Material research for photovoltaics - from lab to market. Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications X. 2020; 11387 ():1138708.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2020. "Material research for photovoltaics - from lab to market." Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications X 11387, no. : 1138708.

Commentary
Published: 10 April 2020 in Energies
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Electric vehicles (EVs) have been around for more than a hundred years. Nevertheless, their deployment has not been a sustainable success up until now. Many scientists, engineers and policymakers argue that EVs are a promising, maybe even indispensable option to achieve ambitious decarbonization goals, if powered by electricity from renewable energy sources. At the moment, the EVs market is gaining a lot of momentum and we may be near the point of no return for a sustained mass market deployment of electric vehicles. Many papers exist that describe future prospects of EVs. In our commentary we try to provide a bigger picture view and look at market and societal aspects. We analyze why previous generations of EVs were not successful and how current electric vehicles could become a sustainable success. We perform a semi-quantitative Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis and find that current electric vehicle designs are technologically on par with or better than conventional alternatives. Car buyers go electric when the economics make sense to them. We conclude that incentives are needed for electric vehicles until battery costs lower—as much as to allow EVs to become cheaper—from a total cost of ownership (TCO) perspective, than other alternatives. Other policy measures are needed to overcome remaining barriers, especially in supporting the setup and operation of publicly accessible recharging points to overcome range anxiety. EVs in isolation may not be the next mobility killer app. The real next mobility killer app may emerge as an autonomous shared EV in a world where the border between public and private transport will cease to exist. The findings of our commentary are relevant for scientists, policymakers and industry.

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Christian Thiel; Anastasios Tsakalidis; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App? Energies 2020, 13, 1828 .

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Christian Thiel, Anastasios Tsakalidis, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App? Energies. 2020; 13 (7):1828.

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Christian Thiel; Anastasios Tsakalidis; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2020. "Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App?" Energies 13, no. 7: 1828.

Review article
Published: 31 March 2020 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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The new European Commission plans to raise the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target from 40% towards 55% by 2030 and make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Achieving this will require accelerated energy efficiency measures, deeper electrification of sectors currently consuming conventional fuels and the deployment of more renewables, faster. This opinion article looks specifically at the role of photovoltaics (PV), based on scenarios from the Commission's 2018 long-term strategy (LTS) for energy and climate. To reach a 55% GHG emissions reduction, the cumulative PV capacity in the EU and the UK would need to surge to 455–605 GW, depending on the strategic policy scenario. This implies a compound annual growth rate between 12 and 15% in the timeframe 2020–203 to increase the annual PV market from approximately 16.5 GW in 2019 to 50–80 GW by 2030. Such a volume can provide the basis for reviving the European solar manufacturing industry as well as creating more than 100 000 jobs along the value chain.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Christian Thiel. How photovoltaics can contribute to GHG emission reductions of 55% in the EU by 2030. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 126, 109836 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Ioannis Kougias, Nigel Taylor, Christian Thiel. How photovoltaics can contribute to GHG emission reductions of 55% in the EU by 2030. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2020; 126 ():109836.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Christian Thiel. 2020. "How photovoltaics can contribute to GHG emission reductions of 55% in the EU by 2030." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 126, no. : 109836.

Journal article
Published: 19 February 2020 in Energies
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Since the demonstration of the first modern silicon solar cells at Bell Labs in 1954, it took 58 years until the cumulative installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity had reached 100 GW by the end of 2012. Then, it took another five years to reach an annual installation capacity of over 100 GW in 2017 and close to 120 GW in 2019. As a consequence, the total world-wide installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity exceeded 635 GW at the end of 2019. Although it witnessed a 20% and 25% decrease in annual installations in 2018 and 2019, respectively, China was again the largest market with 30 GW of annual installations. The number of countries in the club with more than 1 GW annually has increased to 18 countries in 2019. The use of local battery storage systems in solar farms as well as decentralized photovoltaic electricity generation systems combined has again increased, due to the falling storage system costs.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2020. Energies 2020, 13, 930 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2020. Energies. 2020; 13 (4):930.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2020. "Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2020." Energies 13, no. 4: 930.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2019 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Nigel Taylor; Sándor Szabó. A high-resolution geospatial assessment of the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in the European Union. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 114, 1 .

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Katalin Bódis, Ioannis Kougias, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Nigel Taylor, Sándor Szabó. A high-resolution geospatial assessment of the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in the European Union. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 114 ():1.

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Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Nigel Taylor; Sándor Szabó. 2019. "A high-resolution geospatial assessment of the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in the European Union." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 114, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 05 July 2019 in Sustainability
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The use of coal for electricity generation is the main emitter of Greenhous Gas Emissions worldwide. According to the International Energy Agency, these emissions have to be reduced by more than 70% by 2040 to stay on track for the 1.5–2 °C scenario suggested by the Paris Agreement. To ensure a socially fair transition towards the phase-out of coal, the European Commission introduced the Coal Regions in Transition initiative in late 2017. The present paper analyses to what extent the use of photovoltaic electricity generation systems can help with this transition in the coal regions of the European Union (EU). A spatially explicit methodology was developed to assess the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential in selected regions where open-cast coal mines are planned to cease operation in the near future. Different types of solar PV systems were considered including ground-mounted systems developed either on mining land or its surroundings. Furthermore, the installation of rooftop solar PV systems on the existing building stock was also analysed. The obtained results show that the available area in those regions is abundant and that solar PV systems could fully substitute the current electricity generation of coal-fired power plants in the analysed regions.

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Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation: A Lifeline for the European Coal Regions in Transition. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3703 .

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Katalin Bódis, Ioannis Kougias, Nigel Taylor, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation: A Lifeline for the European Coal Regions in Transition. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (13):3703.

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Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Nigel Taylor; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2019. "Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation: A Lifeline for the European Coal Regions in Transition." Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3703.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2019 in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
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The objective of this paper is to propose a reliable and accurate perspective on key markets and policies related to PV development in 2018 and previously. It aims at offering a clear analysis of how PV markets have developed in 2018, with updated numbers, along with analysis of the policies behind the development. . In this paper are displayed and analyzed survey results for the calendar year 2018 concerning PV markets and policies, as well as other key issues. An increasing number of national markets experienced notable growth in 2018 with impacts on policy development. Figures show that close to 100 GW of PV systems have been installed in the world last year. Consequently, cumulative capacity crossed the 500 GW mark in 2018, or half a TW.

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Gaetan Masson; Izumi Kaizuka; Johan Lindahl; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Gregory Neubourg; Jose Donoso; Francesca Tilli. A Snapshot of Global PV Markets - The Latest Survey Results on PV Markets and Policies from the IEA PVPS Programme in 2018. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) 2019, 0588 -0591.

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Gaetan Masson, Izumi Kaizuka, Johan Lindahl, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Gregory Neubourg, Jose Donoso, Francesca Tilli. A Snapshot of Global PV Markets - The Latest Survey Results on PV Markets and Policies from the IEA PVPS Programme in 2018. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). 2019; ():0588-0591.

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Gaetan Masson; Izumi Kaizuka; Johan Lindahl; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Gregory Neubourg; Jose Donoso; Francesca Tilli. 2019. "A Snapshot of Global PV Markets - The Latest Survey Results on PV Markets and Policies from the IEA PVPS Programme in 2018." 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) , no. : 0588-0591.

Communication
Published: 26 February 2019 in Energies
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Over the last two decades, grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have increased from a niche market to one of the leading power generation capacity additions annually. In 2018, over 100 GW of new PV power capacity was added. The annual PV capacity addition in 2018 was more than the total cumulative installed PV capacity installed until the mid of 2012. Total installed PV power capacity was in excess of 500 GW at the end of 2018. Despite a 20% decrease in annual installations, China was, again, the largest market with over 44 GW of annual installations. Decentralized PV electricity generation systems combined with local battery storage have substantially increased as well.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2019. Energies 2019, 12, 769 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2019. Energies. 2019; 12 (5):769.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2019. "Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2019." Energies 12, no. 5: 769.

Editorial
Published: 01 November 2018 in Solar Energy
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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Paola Delli Veneri; Alessio Bosio; Takhir Razykov; Phillip Dale; Nicola Romeo. Editorial. Solar Energy 2018, 175, 1 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Paola Delli Veneri, Alessio Bosio, Takhir Razykov, Phillip Dale, Nicola Romeo. Editorial. Solar Energy. 2018; 175 ():1.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Paola Delli Veneri; Alessio Bosio; Takhir Razykov; Phillip Dale; Nicola Romeo. 2018. "Editorial." Solar Energy 175, no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)
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Since 2000 grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems have increased their world-wide cumulative capacity more than 300 times to reach 400 GW at the end of 2017. Another doubling is forecasted until 2020 and the further development is coupled with the question at what prices solar photovoltaic electricity can be provided and delivered to the customers. The installation of PV systems for self-consumption is already now an interesting option for many people but in general limited to those who have access to a rooftop they own or can use. A new development to enable residents of multi apartment buildings to commonly use electricity generated by a PV system is a relatively new development and is still facing a lot of administrative and regulatory challenges.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Christof Bucher; Kenn H.B. Frederiksen; Ricardo Guerro-Lemus; Gaetan Mason; Barry Mather; Christoph Mayr; Diana Moneta; John Nikoletatos; Mike Roberts. Self-consumption of electricity produced from PV systems in apartment buildings - Comparison of the situation in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) 2018, 1424 -1430.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau, Christof Bucher, Kenn H.B. Frederiksen, Ricardo Guerro-Lemus, Gaetan Mason, Barry Mather, Christoph Mayr, Diana Moneta, John Nikoletatos, Mike Roberts. Self-consumption of electricity produced from PV systems in apartment buildings - Comparison of the situation in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC). 2018; ():1424-1430.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Christof Bucher; Kenn H.B. Frederiksen; Ricardo Guerro-Lemus; Gaetan Mason; Barry Mather; Christoph Mayr; Diana Moneta; John Nikoletatos; Mike Roberts. 2018. "Self-consumption of electricity produced from PV systems in apartment buildings - Comparison of the situation in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the USA." 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) , no. : 1424-1430.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)
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Over the last decade, the utilisation of renewable energy in the electricity sector, especially from solar, is growing at a much faster pace than the rest of the economy in Europe and world-wide. The significant cost reduction of solar PV power during this time and their zero fuel cost have increased its attractiveness. However, the growth rate in the European Union is declining since 2011. So far, the European Union is the largest economy with a legally binding target to reach 27% of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2030 and efforts to increase it to 35% are underway. In 2017 about 4% of the Union's electricity demand was covered by solar PV, but in order to reach the 2030 target at least a tripling of this contribution is needed.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Thomas Huld; Katalin Bodis; Sandor Szabo. Photovoltaics in Europe after the Paris Agreement. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) 2018, 3835 -3837.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau, Thomas Huld, Katalin Bodis, Sandor Szabo. Photovoltaics in Europe after the Paris Agreement. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC). 2018; ():3835-3837.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Thomas Huld; Katalin Bodis; Sandor Szabo. 2018. "Photovoltaics in Europe after the Paris Agreement." 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) , no. : 3835-3837.

Journal article
Published: 10 May 2018 in EPJ Photovoltaics
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Solar photovoltaic electricity generation is the fastest growing power generation source world-wide. The significant cost reduction of solar PV over the last decade, and the zero fuel cost volatility have increased the attractiveness. In 2017, the newly installed solar PV power of over 90 GW was more than all the world-wide cumulative installed PV capacity until the mid of 2012. China was again the main driver behind this strong growth with more than 50 GW of annual installations in 2017. Apart from the electricity sector, renewable energy sources for the generation of heat and environmental friendly synthetic-fuels for the transport sector will become more and more important in the future.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of photovoltaics − February 2018. EPJ Photovoltaics 2018, 9, 6 .

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Snapshot of photovoltaics − February 2018. EPJ Photovoltaics. 2018; 9 ():6.

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Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2018. "Snapshot of photovoltaics − February 2018." EPJ Photovoltaics 9, no. : 6.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Over the last decade, the utilisation of renewable energy in the electricity sector, especially from solar and wind sources, is growing at a much faster pace than the rest of the economy in Europe and world-wide. The significant cost reduction of solar PV and wind power during this time and their zero fuel cost volatility have increased their attractiveness. Between 2005 and 2015, the installed solar PV power in Europe as increased 50 fold to reach 95 GW and wind power has increased three and a half times to 142 GW at the end of 2015. The fact that the Paris Agreement went into force on 4 November 2016 will be another accelerating factor for the use of electricity from renewable energy sources. This paper shows the deployment of photovoltaics and wind power in the European Union and the policy drivers behind this development. So far, the European Union is the largest economy with a legally binding target to reach 27% of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2030. The data used for this publication are collected on a regular basis from statistical offices, stock exchange filings, press releases, public and commercial studies. The results are cross checked with personal communications and on-site visits as well as meetings with government officials and policymakers. In order to provide a timely coverage of the dynamic increase of solar and wind power this use of grey data is necessary. In 2016 slightly more than 12% of the Union's electricity demand was covered by solar and wind, but in order to reach the 2030 target a tripling of this contribution is needed.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

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Roberto Lacal Arantegui; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Photovoltaics and wind status in the European Union after the Paris Agreement. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 81, 2460 -2471.

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Roberto Lacal Arantegui, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. Photovoltaics and wind status in the European Union after the Paris Agreement. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 81 ():2460-2471.

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Roberto Lacal Arantegui; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau. 2018. "Photovoltaics and wind status in the European Union after the Paris Agreement." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 81, no. : 2460-2471.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Local urban planning has become concerned over clean energy technologies development on greenfield land that may lead to competition in land use. Solar photovoltaic systems on agriculture land is an indicative example of this disputed strategy. At the same time closed landfills and their post-closure management pose environmental, economic and land value concerns at the local authorities. In the present work we analyse the concept of solar photovoltaic system installation in closed landfills. This practice has already received attention and the present article provides an overview of existing installations as well as assessment of the existing potential. Moreover, it introduces a methodology that geoanalyses closed sites, evaluates them in a hierarchical manner and suggests the appropriate PV technology for each site. The methodology has been applied in Hungary and revealed that 450 MWp of solar could be deployed in Hungarian closed landfills. EU-level projections provide estimations for the potential to range around 13 GWp. Such an approach may become a forefront instrument in the local, bottom-up sustainability policy planning.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

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Sándor Szabó; Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Magda Moner-Girona; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Gábor Barton; László Szabó. A methodology for maximizing the benefits of solar landfills on closed sites. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017, 76, 1291 -1300.

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Sándor Szabó, Katalin Bódis, Ioannis Kougias, Magda Moner-Girona, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Gábor Barton, László Szabó. A methodology for maximizing the benefits of solar landfills on closed sites. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017; 76 ():1291-1300.

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Sándor Szabó; Katalin Bódis; Ioannis Kougias; Magda Moner-Girona; Arnulf Jäger-Waldau; Gábor Barton; László Szabó. 2017. "A methodology for maximizing the benefits of solar landfills on closed sites." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 76, no. : 1291-1300.

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Published: 01 June 2017 in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)
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Since 2000 grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems have increased their world-wide cumulative capacity about 250 times to exceed 300 GW at the end of 2016. More than another doubling is forecasted until 2020. Despite this positive development the photovoltaic market in the European Union has dramatically declined since 2012 and a major change is not in sight. The further development of the photovoltaic market in the EU is not only coupled to the question at what prices solar photovoltaic electricity can be provided and delivered to the customers, but even more to the regulations in place, which govern the installation of residential systems and the self consumption of PV electricity.

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Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Thomas Huld; Sandor Szabo; Matei I. Oprea; Sergiu V. Spataru; Dezso Sera; Peter B. Poulsen; Sune Thorsteinsson; Ronni Basu; Anders R. Andersen; Kenn H.B. Frederiksen. Residential Photovoltaic Electricity Generation in the European Union 2017-Opportunities and Challenges. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 2017, 2167 -2169.

AMA Style

Arnulf Jager-Waldau, Thomas Huld, Sandor Szabo, Matei I. Oprea, Sergiu V. Spataru, Dezso Sera, Peter B. Poulsen, Sune Thorsteinsson, Ronni Basu, Anders R. Andersen, Kenn H.B. Frederiksen. Residential Photovoltaic Electricity Generation in the European Union 2017-Opportunities and Challenges. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). 2017; ():2167-2169.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Arnulf Jager-Waldau; Thomas Huld; Sandor Szabo; Matei I. Oprea; Sergiu V. Spataru; Dezso Sera; Peter B. Poulsen; Sune Thorsteinsson; Ronni Basu; Anders R. Andersen; Kenn H.B. Frederiksen. 2017. "Residential Photovoltaic Electricity Generation in the European Union 2017-Opportunities and Challenges." 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) , no. : 2167-2169.