Roadmap on established and emerging photovoltaics for sustainable energy conversion
Thursday 17 Oct 2024
Photovoltaics (PVs) are a critical technology for curbing growing levels of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and meeting increases in future demand for low-carbon electricity. In order to fulfil ambitions for net-zero carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq) emissions worldwide, the global cumulative capacity of solar PVs must increase by an order of magnitude from 0.9 TWp in 2021 to 8.5 TWp by 2050 according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, which is considered to be a highly conservative estimate.
Read more on this roadmap put together by Oxford researchers, published in the Journal of Physics here
Other news stories
Ofgem greenlights £28bn to strengthen UK energy networks
8 December 2025
A parked car could power your hotel room
5 December 2025
Shot in the arm for offshore wind supply chain
View all news stories
4 December 2025

