Solar industry: roofs could generate 40 per cent of EU electricity
Study reckons 40 peer cent of European roof space is technically suitable for solar installations Around 40 per cent of the EU's required electricity could be generated using building-mounted solar panels by 2020, according to new figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).
The study calculated that 40 per cent of all building roofs and 15 per cent of all facades are technically suitable for photovoltaic (PV) installations, providing an area of over 22,000 square kilometres. It added that solar panels installed on these buildings alone could generate about 1,400TWh of electricity each year.