Intelligent lighting management requires a holistic view of different photonic technologies


A competitive technology? One of the great opportunities and challenges in the coming decades will be to ensure a sustainable supply of energy beyond the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy. To remain competitive, though, the PV


industry in Europe needs to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency. To enhance the performance of solar cells it is important to optimise the conversion of light-to-electricity.


Photovoltaics largest end-markets


Secondly, the light needs to be coupled into the semiconductor material as efficiently as possible. EPIC members such as TNO, in the Netherlands, contribute to realising these goals through application of new nanotechnology approaches, which affect the generation of electricity, the matching of the device response to the available sunlight and the coupling of light into the devices. Examples are nanostructured anti-reflective


One opportunity ➤


and challenge will be to ensure a sustainable supply of energy beyond the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy


Where will the growth come from in 2013? IHS forecast


PHOTONICS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY 2013 5


IREC – Catalonia Institute for Energy Research


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