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All, have a look at Midsummer (Midsummer.se) flexible, thin film solar PV which can be applied on all kind of roofs, also low load bearing roofs and low low bearing roofs. In average Midsummer panels are 90% lower weight and 90% lower LCA CO2 vs traditional Chinese scilicon panels. Also much easier to install without any roof penetration and fully integrated with the roof material. Midusmmer panels offers a payback time in central and south europe of approximately 4 years. Furthermore, Midsummer panels are favourable for ocean solar parks due to the low weight and flexible panels, also the panels can be exposed to salteater without any negative effects.

#JRCinMaps show that #solar energy is key to accelerating the green transition in Europe ☀ According to the EU Science, Research and Innovation recent study, rooftop PV, floating PV coupled with hydropower and bifacial PV along roads and railways could generate 1,208 terawatt-hours of electricity annually = Around 48% of the EU's 2022 electricity consumption! https://lnkd.in/d3xJx7gA

Large-scale installation of rooftop photovoltaics (PVs), as well as innovative floating PV coupled with hydropower and bifacial PV along roads and railways can offer incredible opportunities with minimal environmental impact.

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One of the keys to the green energy transition is embracing the potential of #solar energy in Europe! Large-scale installation of rooftop photovoltaics (PVs), as well as innovative floating PV coupled with hydropower and bifacial PV along roads and railways can offer incredible opportunities with minimal environmental impact. According to a study by DG JRC (EU Science, Research and Innovation), using solar in these ways could generate 1,208 terawatt-hours of electricity per year. That's ~48% of the EU's 2022 electricity consumption! Read the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dnzAzfEb

Time for some good news! ☀️ Deploying photovoltaic (PV) systems on existing rooftops, hydropower reservoirs, and transportation infrastructure across Europe could push the EU’s total installed capacity in excess of 1 TWp. Without compromising the environment! Utilising existing infrastructure, these PV applications contribute to local energy production and decentralisation, all while minimizing land use competition and reducing transmission losses.  💡 How much energy are we talking about? The latest study shows that such solutions could generate approximately 1 208 TWh/yr, which represents 48% of the EU’s 2022 total final electricity consumption.  This installed capacity could easily surpass the goals set in the EU Solar Strategy (720GWp by 2030)! But that's not all – the study dives into the country-level impact. Explore the potential for different EU nations, delve into the details in our latest news update: https://lnkd.in/ePY8eTV5 #RenewableEnergy #GreenEnergy #photovolataic #GreenDeal #SolarEnergy 

Mircogrids are a regluatory/commercial innovation more than a technical innovation. Presently, the regulatory environment is what sets the limitations of what can be done by SmartGrid, so engagenment with policy makers is vital.

#France has made great strides in the development of #photovoltaic (PV) systems, seeing a significant #increase in new PV installations, with a 30% increase as of 2022. 🌞 🕸 This #growth reflects France's commitment to #renewable_energy and its efforts to transition to #sustainable_energy_systems. ⚡ 🔋 These developments indicate that France is actively enhancing its #solar energy capabilities, which represents a positive step towards #energy_security and environmental #sustainability. 📈 The following #infographic shows the capacity added from photovoltaic energy projects during the past two years, based on quarter/capacity 📊

Cross-technology legitimacy feedback: The politics of policy-led innovation for complementarity in #CSP Solar #PV and wind power generation is expanding fast globally, fuelled by technological progress and rapid cost reductions. Other renewable power technologies fare much worse: deployment stagnates despite substantial technological progress. Here, we explore why these technologies fall off political agendas although they are improving, proposing that negative cross-technology feedback from more dynamic, faster deployed technologies reduce the legitimacy of laggard technologies. This generates political pressure to cancel or adapt support schemes, which in turn may push the laggard technology to change and become more complementary to the dynamic technologies. We illustrate our propositions with a case study of #Concentrated #Solar Power policy and deployment in three countries. We show how negative legitimacy feedback from the dynamic diffusion of photovoltaics and wind power in the 2010s led to both policy termination and technological adaptation towards complementarity, changing CSP from a generation to a storage and balancing technology. https://lnkd.in/ddkMpHSw #thermal Richard Thonig Johan Lilliestam

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