EPJ Photovoltaics

Open Access journal which publishes original, peer-reviewed papers focused in the field of photovoltaic solar energy conversion.

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Agrivoltaics in practice: forms and drivers of conflicts

Zoé Zerbib, Xavier Arnauld de Sartre and Frédéric Wurtz

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 21

Published online: 13 May 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Enhanced value of grid-connected PV with battery storage in a negative price environment

Djaber Berrian, Gaurang Chhapia, René VanBaal and Johannes Linder

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 20

Published online: 08 May 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Accessible spectral calibration of multi-LED solar simulators for tandem I–V measurement

Antoine Bourgeois, Zoltan Nicot-Senneville, Stella Hadiwidjaja, Jiayi Ye and Kwan Bum Choi

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 19

Published online: 06 May 2026
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Snapshot of photovoltaics—February 2026

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 18

Published online: 24 April 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Maps of long-term soiling losses in Europe considering a partial cleaning effect by rain

Elena Ruiz-Donoso, Fernanda Norde Santos, Álvaro Fernández Solas, Natalie Hanrieder, Leonardo Micheli, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Jesús Polo, Luis Zarzalejo and Stefan Wilbert

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 17

Published online: 24 April 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Sustainability outlook for leading silicon photovoltaic technologies from 2023–2034 in Europe

Bethany L. Willis, Oliver M. Rigby, Sophie L. Pain, Nicholas E. Grant, John D. Murphy, Ruy S. Bonilla and Neil S. Beattie

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 16

Published online: 10 April 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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UV-induced degradation: comparative analysis of PV module testing and stabilization procedures against outdoor behavior

Paul Gebhardt, Mariella Rivera, Esther Fokuhl, Christian Reise, Erdmut Schnabel, Matthias Pander and Ingrid Hädrich

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 15

Published online: 17 March 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Long-term field degradation of crystalline-silicon PV modules: insights from fifteen years of monitoring and forensic analysis

J.A. Tsanakas, Maxime Babics, Frédéric Mezzasalma, Alexandre Mignonac, Hervé Colin, Lionel Sicot, Philippe Marechal, Guillaume Capron, Jean-Patrice Rakotoniaina and Jérémie Aimé

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 14

Published online: 17 March 2026

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2244	Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo Open Access Integration of solar PV in a Norwegian energy system, navigating the trade-offs between land use and solar power production Petry Kristine Nøttum Haaland, Magnus Korpås and Ole-Morten Midtgård EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 1 Published online: 13 January 2026
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