JOLY Jean-Pierre

Jean-Pierre Joly graduated from Grenoble INP and specializes in semiconductor materials and their implementation in electronic components and photovoltaic cells. He headed the National Solar Energy Institute (INES) from 2008 to 2015 and helped make it the European reference center for solar energy and buildings. He has been a member of numerous expert committees dedicated to the analysis and development of the Solar Energy sector both nationally and internationally.

Articles published in the Encyclopedia of Energy and their translations:

Photovoltaic solar power: technologies and their trajectory

Découvrez les articles auxquels il a contribué :

Solar energy: the theoretical basis

The conversion of solar radiation into calorific, electrical or chemical energy for our purposes is what is known as solar energy. Over time, this energy has become one of the major sources of renewable energy alongside biomass, hydraulic energy and wind energy. The use of solar energy is still quite low compared to other energy…

Photovoltaic solar power: technologies and their trajectory

To understand the place photovoltaic solar energy has made for itself in electricity mixes, it is essential to know the resource and principles of converting solar radiation into heat or electricity. (Read: Énergie solaire : les bases théoriques pour la comprendre), but it is also necessary to discover its origin and the trajectory of the main…