30/04/2015 SOLAR POWER: DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY James Watson EPIA, Chief Executive Officer.

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30/04/2015 SOLAR POWER: DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY James Watson EPIA, Chief Executive Officer

Transcript of 30/04/2015 SOLAR POWER: DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY James Watson EPIA, Chief Executive Officer.

30/04/2015

SOLAR POWER: DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

James WatsonEPIA, Chief Executive Officer

EPIA – PAVING THE WAY FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

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WHO WE ARE

Our members include:

…and many more

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PREPARING TOMORROW

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GIVAR III

IEA PVPS Task 14

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01Status and outlook for solar power

“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers”Attributed to Thomas Watson – CEO of IBM in 1953

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SOLAR POWER IS GOING MAINSTREAM GLOBALLY

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TOP 3 MARKETS IN 2014

CHINAJAPAN

USA

+38 GW

STATUS AND OUTLOOK

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SOLAR POWER IN EUROPE

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90 GW Installed

3,5 MILLIONSOLAR SYSTEMS

3,3% Electricity

STATUS AND OUTLOOK

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SOLAR POWER OUTLOOK IN EUROPE

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STATUS AND OUTLOOK

THE EU MARKET IS STABILISING AROUND 7 GW, THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

Ground mounted ≈ 34 % OF THE MARKET

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SOLAR POWER: A TECHNOLOGY SHAPING THE FUTURE

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Source: EPIA Global Market Outlook 2014-2018, IEA 2014, McKinsey and ECF Roadmap 2050

2000

129 MW

800 €/MWh2014

90,000 MW

120 €/MWh2030

<80 €/MWh

450,000MW

STATUS AND OUTLOOK

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02Challenges and solutions

" For every solution, there’s a problem "Lee Hazlewood – Singer

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DEVELOPING SOLAR POWER IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD

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CLASSICAL STRATEGY

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CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

CLASSICAL STRATEGIES ARE CURRENTLY THE BENCHMARK FOR SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT

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SOLAR IS A SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY

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SOLAR SYSTEMS: THE SECOND MOST DEPLOYED “SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY” AFTER SMART METERS

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

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SOLAR POWER: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES

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CLASSICAL STRATEGY

STRATEGIES USING PV 50%

USING SOLAR SYSTEMS CREATES VALUEREDUCING COSTS AND ENABLING NEW SERVICES

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

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FROM DEMONSTRATION TO REALITY

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TRYING TO SOLVE A REGULATORTY ISSUE

WITH A TECHNICAL SOLUTION

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

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03We need smart(er) regulations

"If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got”Albert Einstein

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A VISION OF FUTURE POWER SYSTEMS

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WE NEED SMART(er) REGULATIONS

1 Photovoltaic Power Plant 2 Wind Farm 3 Hydro Electric Power Plant4 Energy Self-sufficient Family Home 5 Communal Storage6 Pumped Storage Hydro Power

7 Central Electrolysis/Methanation Station 8 Hydrogen Filling Station9 Gas-fired Power Station 10 Energy Self-sufficient Telecom Station 11 Green Intralogistics

Source: Fronius 2014

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BRIDGING THE VISION, NOT PATCHING THE PRESENT

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• SOLAR UPTAKE IS A FACT

• NEW SOLUTIONS, NEW CHALLENGES

• OLD APPROACHES WILL NOT DELIVER

NEED FOR “SMART(er)” REGULATIONS TO:

ENABLE PROSUMERS

UNLOCKNEW BUSINESSES

WE NEED SMART(er) REGULATIONS

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A look at your future:www.epia.org

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