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Training and certification of PV installers in Europe

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  • Tsoutsos, Theocharis
  • Tournaki, Stavroula
  • Gkouskos, Zacharias
  • Masson, Gaetan
  • Holden, John
  • Huidobro, Ana
  • Stoykova, Evelina
  • Rata, Camelia
  • Bacan, Andro
  • Maxoulis, Christos
  • Charalambous, Anthi

Abstract

The European strategy for the coming decades sets specific targets for a sustainable growth, including reaching a 20% share of renewables in final energy consumption till 2020. To achieve this target, a number of initiatives and measures have been in force. Europe, is currently the largest market for PV systems with more than 75% of the annual worldwide installations in 2011. The favourable European policies as well as the Member States’ supporting legislations have resulted in high market growth for photovoltaics.

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  • Tsoutsos, Theocharis & Tournaki, Stavroula & Gkouskos, Zacharias & Masson, Gaetan & Holden, John & Huidobro, Ana & Stoykova, Evelina & Rata, Camelia & Bacan, Andro & Maxoulis, Christos & Charalambous,, 2013. "Training and certification of PV installers in Europe," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 593-601.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:55:y:2013:i:c:p:593-601
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.048
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