ABSTRACT
Solar photovoltaic systems have largely penetrated the global energy market and especially Europe. According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association [1], photovoltaics (PV) for second consecutive year is the dominant new source of electricity production installed in Europe, where 55% of the global market of new connected to the grid capacity in 2012 with 17.2 GW is installed. PV systems consist of a competitive alternative for the decarbonization of Europe’s energy sector, as they cover 2.6% of the electricity demand and 5.2% of the peak electricity demand. In 2012,
912 MW of PV was installed in Greece, increasing the PV contribution to 4% of the electricity demands.
