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PHOTOVOLTAICS
Dr. Arnulf Jäger–Waldau is a Scientific Officer and Senior a PV system. The European Commission in a recently
Scientist at the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Unit, Institute published document is advocating the use of “Best
for Energy and Transport of the European Commission’s Joint practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption”9.
Research Centre since 2001. He works on the assessment of Amongst other best practices, the paper is calling
renewable energy technologies, the effectiveness of their for an “Avoidance of discriminatory charges for self-
implementation, their integration into energy infrastructures consumption projects” and “Acknowledging the different
and the role of renewable energy for climate change mitigation. national conditions, ensuring that possible future grid
tariff reforms promote both renewable energy and
Since 1987 he works in the field of material research for solar energy efficiency objectives, are based on objective and
cells and holds patents on semiconductor material deposition non-discriminatory criteria and reflect the impact of the
for thin film solar cells and solar module design. consumer on the electricity grid, while guaranteeing
sufficient funding for grid and system costs”.
He has more than 200 publications in peer reviewed journals
and conference proceedings ranging from materials research As further price reductions for PV systems and rising
for PV and solar cell development to market studies and policy electricity prices can be expected over the coming
evaluations for Renewable Energies. He is the author of the years, solar photovoltaic electricity generation offers
European Commission’s annual “Photovoltaic Status Report”, an interesting option for European citizens if the non-
which is published annually since 2002. technical costs are minimized. A 30% self-generation
of solar photovoltaic electricity of the more than 210
From 2011 to 2014 he was the Technical Chairman of the million European households would correspond to 220
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EUPVSEC) TWh or about 8% of the current electricity demand. This
and the European Co-Chair of the 6th World Conference on would require more than double the current installed
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Kyoto, Japan in November capacity and thus could revitalize the European market.
2014.
As not all households have the possibility to install a PV
Dr. Jäger-Waldau was a Lead Author for Solar Energy of the system directly on their roof, either because they are
Special Report of the IPCC on Renewable Energy and Climate tenants, live in multi-family or high rise buildings, or in
Change Mitigation published in 2011. He served as a reviewer other buildings which are not suitable, new regulations
of the Global Energy Assessment Report (GEA) published in and legal framework conditions are needed to unlock
2012 and of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of IPCC. this potential and revitalize the European PV market.
Possible solutions could be the possibility of local
He serves as Academic Committee Vice Chairman member of electricity co-operatives or other business models,
the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), member where a number of users would generate the electricity
of the International Advisory Board of the Warsaw University behind one substation, without feeding electricity back
Photovoltaic Centre and member of the Scientific Advisory to the main grid. To make such a vision come true, a
Board of the Solar Research Centre of the Bulgarian Academy new design of the electricity as well as the distribution
of Science. From 2005 to 2013 he was a member of the of electricity infrastructure costs has to be realized. As
Executive Committee of the European Materials Research long as Europe blocks such new developments and
society (E-MRS). continues to impose new non-technical costs its PV
market will remain weak. l
1. The 2010 market volume of 20.9 GW includes those systems in Italy, which were reported under the second “conto energia” and installed, but connected only in 2011.
2. The 2014 market volume includes those systems in China, which were installed in 2014 but only connected in 2015. The Chinese New Energy Administration reported
over 5GW of new installations for Q1 2015, but it is estimated that between 40 to 50% of this capacity was already installed, but not connected at the end of 2014.
3. European Photovoltaic Market Contracts in a Rapid Expanding Global Market, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, European Energy Innovation, Autumn 2014, 52 – 56
4. Cost Maps for Unsubsidised Photovoltaic Electricity, T. Huld, A. Jäger Waldau, H. Ossenbrink, S. Szabo, E. Dunlop, N. Taylor, JRC Technical Report 2014
5. PVinsight, 21 July 2015, http://pvinsights.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemPrice.php
6. Commission Staff Working Document, Best practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption, Brussels, 15.7.2015 SWD(2015) 141 final, Accompanying the
document: Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions – Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumer, {COM(2015) 339 final}
7. Cost Maps for Unsubsidised Photovoltaic Electricity, T. Huld, A. Jäger Waldau, H. Ossenbrink, S. Szabo, E. Dunlop, N. Taylor, JRC Technical Report 2014
8. PVinsight, 21 July 2015, http://pvinsights.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemPrice.php
9. Commission Staff Working Document, Best practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption, Brussels, 15.7.2015 SWD(2015) 141 final, Accompanying the
document: Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions – Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumer, {COM(2015) 339 final}
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
PHOTOVOLTAICS
Dr. Arnulf Jäger–Waldau is a Scientific Officer and Senior a PV system. The European Commission in a recently
Scientist at the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Unit, Institute published document is advocating the use of “Best
for Energy and Transport of the European Commission’s Joint practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption”9.
Research Centre since 2001. He works on the assessment of Amongst other best practices, the paper is calling
renewable energy technologies, the effectiveness of their for an “Avoidance of discriminatory charges for self-
implementation, their integration into energy infrastructures consumption projects” and “Acknowledging the different
and the role of renewable energy for climate change mitigation. national conditions, ensuring that possible future grid
tariff reforms promote both renewable energy and
Since 1987 he works in the field of material research for solar energy efficiency objectives, are based on objective and
cells and holds patents on semiconductor material deposition non-discriminatory criteria and reflect the impact of the
for thin film solar cells and solar module design. consumer on the electricity grid, while guaranteeing
sufficient funding for grid and system costs”.
He has more than 200 publications in peer reviewed journals
and conference proceedings ranging from materials research As further price reductions for PV systems and rising
for PV and solar cell development to market studies and policy electricity prices can be expected over the coming
evaluations for Renewable Energies. He is the author of the years, solar photovoltaic electricity generation offers
European Commission’s annual “Photovoltaic Status Report”, an interesting option for European citizens if the non-
which is published annually since 2002. technical costs are minimized. A 30% self-generation
of solar photovoltaic electricity of the more than 210
From 2011 to 2014 he was the Technical Chairman of the million European households would correspond to 220
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EUPVSEC) TWh or about 8% of the current electricity demand. This
and the European Co-Chair of the 6th World Conference on would require more than double the current installed
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Kyoto, Japan in November capacity and thus could revitalize the European market.
2014.
As not all households have the possibility to install a PV
Dr. Jäger-Waldau was a Lead Author for Solar Energy of the system directly on their roof, either because they are
Special Report of the IPCC on Renewable Energy and Climate tenants, live in multi-family or high rise buildings, or in
Change Mitigation published in 2011. He served as a reviewer other buildings which are not suitable, new regulations
of the Global Energy Assessment Report (GEA) published in and legal framework conditions are needed to unlock
2012 and of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of IPCC. this potential and revitalize the European PV market.
Possible solutions could be the possibility of local
He serves as Academic Committee Vice Chairman member of electricity co-operatives or other business models,
the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), member where a number of users would generate the electricity
of the International Advisory Board of the Warsaw University behind one substation, without feeding electricity back
Photovoltaic Centre and member of the Scientific Advisory to the main grid. To make such a vision come true, a
Board of the Solar Research Centre of the Bulgarian Academy new design of the electricity as well as the distribution
of Science. From 2005 to 2013 he was a member of the of electricity infrastructure costs has to be realized. As
Executive Committee of the European Materials Research long as Europe blocks such new developments and
society (E-MRS). continues to impose new non-technical costs its PV
market will remain weak. l
1. The 2010 market volume of 20.9 GW includes those systems in Italy, which were reported under the second “conto energia” and installed, but connected only in 2011.
2. The 2014 market volume includes those systems in China, which were installed in 2014 but only connected in 2015. The Chinese New Energy Administration reported
over 5GW of new installations for Q1 2015, but it is estimated that between 40 to 50% of this capacity was already installed, but not connected at the end of 2014.
3. European Photovoltaic Market Contracts in a Rapid Expanding Global Market, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, European Energy Innovation, Autumn 2014, 52 – 56
4. Cost Maps for Unsubsidised Photovoltaic Electricity, T. Huld, A. Jäger Waldau, H. Ossenbrink, S. Szabo, E. Dunlop, N. Taylor, JRC Technical Report 2014
5. PVinsight, 21 July 2015, http://pvinsights.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemPrice.php
6. Commission Staff Working Document, Best practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption, Brussels, 15.7.2015 SWD(2015) 141 final, Accompanying the
document: Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions – Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumer, {COM(2015) 339 final}
7. Cost Maps for Unsubsidised Photovoltaic Electricity, T. Huld, A. Jäger Waldau, H. Ossenbrink, S. Szabo, E. Dunlop, N. Taylor, JRC Technical Report 2014
8. PVinsight, 21 July 2015, http://pvinsights.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemPrice.php
9. Commission Staff Working Document, Best practices on renewable Energy Self-consumption, Brussels, 15.7.2015 SWD(2015) 141 final, Accompanying the
document: Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions – Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumer, {COM(2015) 339 final}
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
