Renewable electricity

My research interests and priorities contribute to TNO’s objectives by advancing the capabilities and use of state of the art system analyses methods and tools to inform the energy transition across the board.

The main research area of Arthur Weeber at Delft University of Technology (TUD) entails developing technologies and solutions that enable large-scale application of photovoltaics (PV) based on silicon.

The research area of my lectorship is wind energy. The focus lies on technological aspects of wind energy, e.g.  turbine technology and experimental techniques, as well as on social acceptance. These research areas are largely in line with those of  the TNO unit Energy Transition, department Wind Energy. My lectorship at UAS Hanze is active since November 1, 2018. Prior to that, I was lector at UAS NHL in Leeuwarden since January 1, 2012.

We are at a critical turning point of the energy transition. Despite the pandemic, the global PV module market is expected to reach over 180 GW in 2021 and this on top of the more than 100 GW of PV modules shipped for the previous 3 years. More importantly, the PV industry is maturing quickly with a learning rate – the price reduction for each doubling of cumulative PV module shipments - of over 39% since 2006.