Updating the European Strategic Research Agenda

The Strategic Research Agenda of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform has been updated to include new cost and performance targets, together with revised research priorities. This reflects the progress in the PV market, advances in PV R&D and the increased ambitions for PV contribution to Europe s electricity supply since the publication of the first SRA four years ago. This paper discusses the approach taken and summarises the main differences between the new and old versions. It highlights the research priorities across the range of PV device technologies and at PV system level. Keywords: Research; PV Cell Technologies; PV Systems