Presentation Details
| Paradigm shifts for sustainable scalable photovoltaics Lukas Wagner1, 2, Ian Marius Peters3, Annick Anctil4, Matthew Davies5, 6, Jiska de Groot7, Li Wang8, Henning Helmers9, Robert Pietzcker10, Jan Christoph Goldschmidt1, 2. 1Physics of Solar Energy Conversion, Department of Physics, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.2mar.quest Marburg Center for Quantum Materials and Sustainable Technology, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.3Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Erlangen, Germany.4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.5SPECIFIC IKC, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom.6School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.7African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.8School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.9Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany.10Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany |
Abstract
With global PV deployment reaching multi-terawatt scale, the industry’s sustainability becomes increasingly important. We analyze how the development of multi-junction devices and thin-film technologies like perovskite or concentrator III-V PV can reduce material and energy demand, address the challenges of incorporating materials streams into a circular economy and advocate for the industry to take social responsibility throughout the technology life cycle.
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