Will EU support solar PV Manufacturing in Europe reshape global market growth?

The announced support schemes for solar PV manufacturing in Europe, attempting to boost EU’s domestic manufacturing capacities and rebuilt its competitiveness in the global PV value chain, are encouraging, but their realisation is not keeping up with global market growth.

Is storage a viable solution for a power plant based on renewable sources?

At present, a common solution for this problem is the integration of electricity production from renewable sources with conventional base load power plants. However, this creates difficulties for the operators of both networks and existing power plants. Thus, a solution based on storage seems more preferable in the long run.

Is the EU PV value chain ready for accelerated development?

While the EU PV value chain is in a good position regarding polysilicon manufacturing, backsheets, contact materials, inverters and balance of system components, an accelerated development of new capacities for wafer, cell and solar glass production is required.

Does Hungary have a battery energy storage system?

It is worth noting that Hungary has already licensed battery energy storage systems whose function is to assist the accuracy of the schedules of the PV power plants belonging to a given balance group.

What is the European commission'recommendation on energy storage'?

It contains concrete recommendations to help facilitate the fast and broad deployment of energy storage. In its latest effort to support the deployment of energy storage in Europe, the European Commission adopted its “Recommendation on Energy Storage – Underpinning a decarbonised and secure EU energy system,” on March 14, 2023.

Does Europe have a PHS potential?

Europe’s most significant PHS potential is concentrated in the Alps, and much of it is already utilized for balancing the variability of energy generation from renewable sources at a European level (Gurung et al., 2016, Gyalai-Korpos et al., 2020).