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The Future of Photovoltaics: Research Perspectives for 2020
Call for Papers
Along the road to increase the market penetration of photovoltaic devices, many academic and industrial efforts have been made to minimize the cost of PV devices per unit of produced energy. Typical paths to this purpose are through either minimizing material and production costs or maximizing device efficiency and manufacturing yield. In particular the efficiency of commercial flat-plate modules is expected to rise up to 23% by 2020, in line with the milestones set in the implementation plan for the Strategic Research Agenda of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform. Are we on track according to this challenging plan? Are photovoltaic devices environmentally sustainable, in particular considering the availability of the raw materials, and to what extent is this sustainability among the current priorities?We invite researchers to contribute original research articles as well as review articles proposing new answers and innovative solutions. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Advanced materials and device concepts
- Innovative concept for modules design
- Advanced manufacturing processes
- Life cycle analysis of photovoltaic devices
- Low-cost applications
- Advanced measurement techniques
- Impact of public policy on the growth of photovoltaic industry
Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijp/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/ijp/tfp/ according to the following timetable:
| Manuscript Due | Friday, 5 April 2013 |
| First Round of Reviews | Friday, 28 June 2013 |
| Publication Date | Friday, 23 August 2013 |
Lead Guest Editor
- Georgios Tzamalis, European Commission, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Guest Editors
- Harald Müllejans, Joint Research Centre, European Solar Test Installation, Via Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
- George E. Georghiou, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Street, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus