Future of solar energy: less costs and more work

The plants that use the sun soddisfarranno 5% of the world's energy needs by 2020 and 9% by 2030. And 'what emerges from the report Solar Generation 2010 released by Greenpeace International and EPIA - European Photovoltaic Industry Association.

The estimates closely linked to the energy market, the report also forecasts that flanked the Equipment: Regarding the cost of photovoltaic modules is expected by 2015, a drop of 40% - a decline similar to that in the last three years - which will allow the energy thus produced to be on the market at a competitive price and comparable to that obtained from other sources, as part of an offering that will expand more and more, both in industrialized countries and emerging markets, going to cover the needs of a population of over 2.5 billion people within the next twenty years.

The costs related to the production of energy from photovoltaic modules, in the trends of the report Solar Generation 2010 Greenpeace / EPIA

"Solar PV - notes Domenico Belli, head of Greenpeace's Climate and Energy Campaign - is a solution that responds to the urgent need to produce clean energy and environmentally friendly. Global investments on solar PV reached a record of € 35 billion in 2009 and is expected to reach 70 billion in 2015. Italy is among the most active countries, with nearly 1 billion investment. " In the next five years, worldwide installed capacity could reach 180 GW and Italy could offer a contribution of all respect, since the National Action Plan foresees the achievement of 8 GW, a result that will be achieved maintaining the incentive mechanisms and offering more streamlined authorization procedures and bureaucratic processes.

In terms of environmental impact, the report found that the production of 1 kWh with photovoltaic modules will prevent the emission of 0.6 kg of CO2: "Solar PV proves to be a key technology in the fight against climate change ensure widespread access to energy from renewable sources. Improvements in technology and lowering costs will double within five years the incidence of photovoltaics in the primary energy supply, "he added Domenico Belli.

The economic and environmental benefits have reflected favorable terms of employment: around the world, the photovoltaic industry currently employs 230 thousand people, which is expected to reach quota1, 5 million within five years. Italy, according to a report IRES / CGIL, contributes to this area with 10 thousand employees (in the middle of last year there were 6 thousand).

If the incentive policies are not reduced, the power of photovoltaic solar installed globally will reach 180 GW in 2015, compared to 23 GW recorded at the beginning of 2010. According to Greenpeace, Italy will have an important role with its 8 GW planned by the National Action Plan, which, however, could not be more bureaucratic and political obstacles to its spread, and policies in support of this technology that will give certainty businesses and citizens.

05/11/2010

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