At the time of construction of a new energy strategy and climate for Europe, the development of renewable energy is presented as a necessity to switch to a sustainable economy, low carbon. Thus, the EU has set itself the target of satisfying 20% of final energy demand by 2020 from renewable energy sources.

For many experts, solar power technologies are intended to play an important role in future global energy mix in 2050. In the struggle to reduce production costs of solar power, Germany is a model by allocating each year tens of millions of euros to research in the fields of photovoltaic

If PV does today only a tiny part of the global electricity demand, growth rates currently observed (around 40%) indicate a real change of course. Thus, the company estimates that Solar world Germany, this technology is expected to meet approximately 10% of gross electricity consumption by 2020. Meanwhile, the rising costs of fossil fuels remittent thermodynamic solar power plants and their applications up to date and suggest a bright future for companies such as German leaders Solar Millennium.

This document gives the floor a number of German experts in the field to discuss research policy in Germany, review the current technological advances and provide an overview of industrial prospects.