The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels, Belgium) has emphasized the need for a reliable political framework and support programs for solar photovoltaics (PV) and renewable energy that will lead to long-term competitiveness, in a statement following its annual meeting.
EPIA also emphasized the need for a focus on integrating the increasing share of PV into the electricity grid, and a future market design that removes barriers to the technology’s development. Furthermore, the organization has called for an EU industrial policy, including support for PV research.
“It is clear that PV is approaching full competitiveness with other electricity sources,” stated EPIA President Winfried Hoffman. “But in the context of a wider energy transition, PV’s development will remain policy-driven in the coming years – very much like all other electricity producing technologies.”
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