The global photovoltaic (PV) market has been growing exponentially since almost twenty years. This huge demand for photovoltaic systems has been mainly driven by public subsidies in the form of a variety of national incentive schemes. However, in Countries where successful incentive schemes have been pioneered and are now - as planned - being brought to an end, the PV market is called to the challenge of surviving without any incentive to the end user. Grid and fuel-parity represent the keystone of this emerging new phase in the history of this renewable energy technology. In this paper we present a sensitivity analysis showing that in Sicily, Italy, the Levelized Cost of Energy from utility-scale PV plants is already competitive - if not even cheaper - with that from conventional power plants

Viola Fabio, Miceli Rosario, Di Dio Vincenzo, Massi Pavan Alessandro, Sulligoi Giorgio, Lughi Vanni, et al. (2016). Leading the way toward fuel parity in photovoltaics: The utility-scale market in Sicily, Italy. In proceedings of 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2016 [10.1109/EEEIC.2016.7555637].

Leading the way toward fuel parity in photovoltaics: The utility-scale market in Sicily, Italy

VIOLA, Fabio;MICELI, Rosario;DI DIO, Vincenzo;
2016-01-01

Abstract

The global photovoltaic (PV) market has been growing exponentially since almost twenty years. This huge demand for photovoltaic systems has been mainly driven by public subsidies in the form of a variety of national incentive schemes. However, in Countries where successful incentive schemes have been pioneered and are now - as planned - being brought to an end, the PV market is called to the challenge of surviving without any incentive to the end user. Grid and fuel-parity represent the keystone of this emerging new phase in the history of this renewable energy technology. In this paper we present a sensitivity analysis showing that in Sicily, Italy, the Levelized Cost of Energy from utility-scale PV plants is already competitive - if not even cheaper - with that from conventional power plants
Settore ING-IND/31 - Elettrotecnica
Settore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori, Macchine E Azionamenti Elettrici
giu-2016
EEEIC 2016 - International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Firenze
7-10 giugno 2016
16
2016
5
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7555637
Viola Fabio, Miceli Rosario, Di Dio Vincenzo, Massi Pavan Alessandro, Sulligoi Giorgio, Lughi Vanni, et al. (2016). Leading the way toward fuel parity in photovoltaics: The utility-scale market in Sicily, Italy. In proceedings of 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2016 [10.1109/EEEIC.2016.7555637].
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Viola Fabio; Miceli Rosario; Di Dio Vincenzo; Massi Pavan Alessandro; Sulligoi Giorgio; Lughi Vanni; Pauli Francesco
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