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300 GW/a: PVs bold horizon

Interview: Last month pv magazine launched its 300GW/a initiative at the EU PVSEC. Speakers such as the Fraunhofer Institutes Eicke Weber and the Lemoine Institutes Christian Breyer addressed the theme in a breakfast event at the trade show. This month, NRELs Greg Wilson addresses the goal and argues that as the effects of climate change become apparent, the case for such a goal to be realized will become compelling.

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Jonathan Gifford

28 Sep 2012

What’s your first reaction to the 300GW/a goal? I think it’s doable. With the current capabilities of the silicon-based industry, one could fairly easily conclude that it can be scaled another 10 times by 2025. That’s 13 years away and given the rate of growth that we’ve seen, it’s certainly conceivable. Because I work in …

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