PV on the road to becoming a mainstream energy technology

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 28 Mar 2011, 13:26

REVE - 28/03/11

Solar energy photovoltaic (PV) has a critical contribution to the three pillars of the EU’s energy policy: competitiveness, energy security of supply and sustainability.

Solar energyphotovoltaics (PV) is on the road to becoming a mainstream energy technology and is currently the fastest growing renewable energy source in Europe, with a rise in installed capacity of almost 13,000 MW over the past year. By the end of 2010 more than 28,000 MW of electricity were being produced from this solar energy technology. This is equivalent to the production of 2 coal-fired power plants and to the electricity consumption of 10 million households in Europe or half of the electricity demand in Greece.

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