Publications

The “Activities & Membership - 2013 Edition" gathers in one document EPIA's activity report for the past year as well as an EPIA Members directory, which includes all member profiles and their contact details. An always up-to-date version of the directory is available online here.

“Connecting the Sun: Solar photovoltaics on the road to large-scale grid integration”, shows how Europe’s electricity system can integrate high levels of solar PV in the coming decades. In many ways, PV is already providing grid-integration solutions. PV is meeting a growing share of electricity demand at increasingly competitive cost without creating undue strain on the power system. By making smart choices now to improve energy infrastructure, European policymakers can ensure that the EU’s ambitious energy and decarbonisation goals are met. The increasing role played by renewable energy sources, including PV, requires a new perspective on Europe’s power system management. 

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The "Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2016" assesses the European and global markets for PV in 2011, and makes forecasts for the next five years. Solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity continued its remarkable growth trend in 2011, even in the midst of a financial and economic crisis and even as the PV industry was enduring a period of consolidation. As they have for the past decade, PV markets again grew faster than anyone had expected both in Europe and around the world.

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“Solar Photovoltaics competing in the energy sector – On the road to competitiveness” shows that PV competitiveness with grid electricity can be achieved in some countries as early as 2013, and then spread across the continent in the different market segments by 2020. The study, carried out with support from the strategic consulting firm A.T. Kearney, shines new light on Europe’s future energy mix and PV’s role in it.

In the context of the fast evolution of the European PV market in recent years, the need to permanently monitor market dynamics has led to the creation of the Photovoltaic Observatory. The "Photovoltaic Observatory" identifies recommended conditions for market development and best practices for the sustainable development of PV by basing its analysis on examining existing policies of several key countries. The Photovoltaic Observatory also focuses on relevant regulatory issues, financial incentives, administrative barriers and grid connection procedures. EPIA advocates sustainable policies in order to keep the PV industry and market on a sustainable yet accelerated growth path.