#betd2020 Documentary: Integrated PV - The Future of Solar

Due to falling costs, advances in technology and the greater need to expand the use of renewables for energy generation, solar photovoltaics (PV) are now the most popular renewable technology in the world. Solar PV is now cheaper than conventional fossil generation in many parts of the world and costs continue to fall. As more and more renewables come on line and outdated, expensive, carbon-intensive fossil-generation is replaced, the need for new innovative applications of clean renewable technologies such as solar PV will become more and more important. Companies such as BayWa r.e. and Fraunhofer ISE are leading the way is research and development into solar PV optimisation and utilisation. Integrated PV solutions offer both renewable, affordable energy and additional functionality such as crop protection for agriculture or structural integrity in buildings. Innovative PV solutions are sure to ensure that solar PV will continue to play an important role for the renewable, clean and sustainable energy system of the future. For more information on innovative PV solutions, please go to: https://www.baywa-re.com/en/ https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en.html