This report aims to understand how to handle energy performance targets by moving beyond individual buildings towards a district level. This is a relatively new endeavour in both scientific research and realised projects. One route towards this could be to have the minimum energy...
This report outlines the European Commission's Joint Research Centre's contribution to standardisation activities within the field of Photovoltaic Energy Systems. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) continues to play a significant role in European and international standardis...
To realize the EU target of energy transition to a carbon neutral energy system, wide scale deployment of photovoltaic solar energy is required. This report describes the contribution of the European Solar Test Installation to enable this transition. ...
Following the inclusion of the photovoltaic product group in the EcoDesign Working Plan 2016-19, a preparatory study has been launched on solar photovoltaic panels and inverters, in order to assess the feasibility of proposing EcoDesign and/or Energy Labelling requirements for th...
In this report, we analyze the opportunities in coal regions stemming from the deployment of power generation technologies from wind, solar photovoltaics, bioenergy and geothermal sources, as well as on coal-fired power plants with carbon capture. In this context, we also address...
This LCEO Technology Market Report aims to provide a short assessment of recent developments and future perspectives for CSP technology markets, highlighting the role of EU stakeholders. Wherever possible, data coverage is to the end of 2018. A companion LCEO Technology Developme...
The present report outlines the current market status and recent developments of the hydropower sector in the EU but also extends its scope at the global scale. Hydropower has provided clean electricity for more than a century and its importance for the power systems is shown by ...
