Potential of advanced photovoltaic technologies

We contributed to an analysis led by colleagues from the Land-use change and climate team on how advanced photovoltaic technologies could counteract the reducing effects of changes in solar radiation and rising temperatures on the global solar photovoltaic potential.

The authors investigated the potential of photovoltaics to satisfy energy demands, taking into account the future impact of climate change on PV potential and competition for the land itself.
Solutions include PV deployment coupled with multifunctional land use, such as agrivoltaics, and the use of more efficient technologies that can generate more energy while using less land.
In this way, it seems possible to create a sustainable energy future that meets both environmental and energy needs.

Read the full article in NATURE Communications Earth&Environment (https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01754-4)