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Photovoltaics and in particular organic photovoltaics are fields of applied research whose support by the society is based on the insight that this technology can significantly contribute to worldwide electricity generation by conversion of solar energy into electrical energy.

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Notes

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    Assumptions: area \(9 \times 10^6\; {\mathrm{km}^2}\), mean irradiation \(285 \;{\mathrm{W}/\mathrm{m}^2}\) [1], power-conversion efficiency 10 %.

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    In Germany the typical Sunday peak load around noon is approximately 60 GW [11].

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Tress, W. (2014). Introduction. In: Organic Solar Cells. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 208. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10097-5_1

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