The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap

verfasst von

Gregory M. Wilson, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Wyatt K. Metzger, Stefan W. Glunz, Pierre Verlinden, Gang Xiong, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Billy J. Stanbery, Kai Zhu, Yanfa Yan, Joseph J. Berry, Aaron J. Ptak, Frank Dimroth, Brendan M. Kayes, Adele C. Tamboli, Robby Peibst, Kylie Catchpole, Matthew O. Reese, Christopher S. Klinga, Paul Denholm, Mahesh Morjaria, Michael G. Deceglie, Janine M. Freeman, Mark A. Mikofski, Dirk C. Jordan, Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Dana B. Sulas-Kern

Abstract

Over the past decade, the global cumulative installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown exponentially, reaching 591 GW in 2019. Rapid progress was driven in large part by improvements in solar cell and module efficiencies, reduction in manufacturing costs and the realization of levelized costs of electricity that are now generally less than other energy sources and approaching similar costs with storage included. Given this success, it is a particularly fitting time to assess the state of the photovoltaics field and the technology milestones that must be achieved to maximize future impact and forward momentum. This roadmap outlines the critical areas of development in all of the major PV conversion technologies, advances needed to enable terawatt-scale PV installation, and cross-cutting topics on reliability, characterization, and applications. Each perspective provides a status update, summarizes the limiting immediate and long-term technical challenges and highlights breakthroughs that are needed to address them. In total, this roadmap is intended to guide researchers, funding agencies and industry in identifying the areas of development that will have the most impact on PV technology in the upcoming years.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Materialien und Bauelemente der Elektronik

Externe Organisation(en)

Greg Wilson Consulting
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE)
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Amrock Group
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
First Solar Inc.
HelioSourceTech Llc
University of Toledo
Antora Energy
Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)
Australian National University
Architectural Solar Association (ASA)
RE_PlantSolutions
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Arizona State University
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Band

53

ISSN

0022-3727

Publikationsdatum

02.12.2020

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Elektronische, optische und magnetische Materialien, Physik der kondensierten Materie, Akustik und Ultraschall, Oberflächen, Beschichtungen und Folien

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab9c6a (Zugang: Offen)