Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

300 GW/a: PV as a global energy pillar

Interview: While 300 GW per year (GW/a) may give hope to a PV industry facing many challenges, Christian Breyer believes that achieving the number is vital in realizing a worldwide energy transition. With colleagues at the Reiner Lemoine Institut, Breyer is creating a multifaceted model for a 100% renewable future and pv magazine found out what it would mean for PV.

If we are to consider the global PV industry growing to 300 GW/a by 2025, it would be a part of a major energy transformation. Why do you think such a transformation is necessary? The key is energy, always energy. It’s the driver of the world and of course we hear that about oil but …

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