The Role of Education and Science-Driven Tools in Scaling Up Photovoltaic Deployment

Ana M. Martínez (), Christian Thiel (), Sandor Szabo, Imen Gherboudj, René van Swaaij, Andreea Tanasa, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Nigel Taylor and Arno Smets
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Ana M. Martínez: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Christian Thiel: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Sandor Szabo: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Imen Gherboudj: International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 236, United Arab Emirates
René van Swaaij: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
Andreea Tanasa: Delegation of the European Union to Benin, Porto-Novo BP 613, Benin
Arnulf Jäger-Waldau: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Nigel Taylor: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Arno Smets: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: Accelerating the deployment of Photovoltaic (PV) systems is a key contributing factor in achieving climate neutrality. Even though solar power is one of the cheapest energy sources and its deployment is growing rapidly around the world, an even faster growth is required to achieve existing climate goals. Besides the role that finance and permitting can play as enablers or barriers to this, the key elements to enable fast PV deployment are the use of education, and science and data-driven tools to empower citizens, installers, and investors to make their decisions based on robust scientific evidence. This perspective article aims to summarize the key concepts presented and discussed during the side event at COP27 on PV resources towards climate neutrality. The article will accomplish this by highlighting two key aspects: (1) the advantages of using solar-related education and data-driven tools, and (2) showcasing the significance of education, improved data and tools, community involvement, and PV mapping in expediting the deployment of PV systems.

Keywords: solar PV; solar energy; PV deployment; climate neutrality; COP27; online education; data-driven tools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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