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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 493001 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| Early online date | 9 Sept 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Dec 2020 |
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.
Keywords
- energy storage, energy yield, pervoskites, photovoltaics, silicon, solar cell, tandem cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
- Materials Science(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 53, No. 49, 493001, 02.12.2020.
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T1 - The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap
AU - Wilson, Gregory M.
AU - Al-Jassim, Mowafak
AU - Metzger, Wyatt K.
AU - Glunz, Stefan W.
AU - Verlinden, Pierre
AU - Xiong, Gang
AU - Mansfield, Lorelle M.
AU - Stanbery, Billy J.
AU - Zhu, Kai
AU - Yan, Yanfa
AU - Berry, Joseph J.
AU - Ptak, Aaron J.
AU - Dimroth, Frank
AU - Kayes, Brendan M.
AU - Tamboli, Adele C.
AU - Peibst, Robby
AU - Catchpole, Kylie
AU - Reese, Matthew O.
AU - Klinga, Christopher S.
AU - Denholm, Paul
AU - Morjaria, Mahesh
AU - Deceglie, Michael G.
AU - Freeman, Janine M.
AU - Mikofski, Mark A.
AU - Jordan, Dirk C.
AU - Tamizhmani, Govindasamy
AU - Sulas-Kern, Dana B.
N1 - Funding Information: This work was authored in part by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the US Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Funding provided by the US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. The views expressed in the article do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the US Government. The US Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for US Government purposes.
PY - 2020/12/2
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N2 - 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.
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