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PV Self-Consumption Installations: Challenges and Action to Achieve SDG7 Rosa María Laguna-Ruz1 and Nicolás Aranda-Pérez2 1 Filosolar Association, Seville, Spain 2 Greenartech S.L., Cordoba, Spain
Synonyms PV Rooftop Installation
Definitions Photovoltaic (PV) self-consumption installation refers to the system composed by solar PV panels, inverter, and the balance of the system to produce renewable electricity for the use in the place that is generated or, in other words, that is generated and consumed by the same owner. According to the different types of consumption and selling, there are different schemes as described by (IEA et al. 2019) which depend on countries regulation. In this definition, it is not mentioned the type of legislation because it will be out of the scope of this encyclopedia; instead it will be centered on the technical and sustainable development goals perspective as well as challenges and strategies toward its implementation. There are two main types of installations: first, off-grid which refers
to systems that are isolated or stand-alone, and, second, grid-connected which means that there is a grid infrastructure in place and the system is connected to it avoiding the lack of electricity.
PV Self-Consumption Challenges and Action to Achieve SDG 7 Introduction Energy is essential for the development of a society; it contributes to increase the well-being in a wide sense from sanitary to education and economical perspective. This is the reason behind its incorporation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in its seventh statement which highlights the importance to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all (United Nations 2015). Regarding solar energy is of major interest in developing countries, as recognized by Shahsavari and Akbari (2018) that underlines the potential of this source of energy due to the geographical location. The irradiance received is in average significantly higher compared to developed countries as shown in Fig. 1. From IEA Report (IEA et al. 2019), it can be observed different data regarding the use of sustainable sources that indicates the evolution in 2 reference years 2010 and 2017. Although, there is a relevant work to do to reduce inequalities, there has been an improvement in the different indicators such as renewable energy installation. PV
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