BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2025.1610359
This article is part of the Research TopicEnergy Transition: Opportunities and Barriers in Technology, Economics, and PolicyView all 8 articles
Technological Opportunities for the PV Industry in Argentina: Satellite and Terrestrial Developments
Provisionally accepted
Carlos Valdivia Alcántara*
Eliana Canafoglia*- CONICET Institute of Human, Social and Environmental Sciences (INCIHUSA), Mendoza, Argentina
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This article is part of a broader research agenda focused on the energy transition from a Latin American perspective. Within the framework of our participation in the CLACSO Working Group on Energy and Sustainable Development, our study examines the characteristics, composition, and dynamics of photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing and related technologies for both terrestrial and satellite applications.In order to assess the potential and limitations for advancing technological development in Argentina, we analyze the key stakeholders involved in the photovoltaic industry's production and value chains. We argue that sustainability is also rooted in the origin and processing of primary inputs-ranging from raw minerals such as quartz to refined materials like silicon-as well as in the scientific and technical capabilities necessary to support and drive these developments.
Keywords: Carlos Valdivia Alcántara: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources
Received: 11 Apr 2025; Accepted: 04 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Valdivia Alcántara and Canafoglia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Carlos Valdivia Alcántara, CONICET Institute of Human, Social and Environmental Sciences (INCIHUSA), Mendoza, Argentina
Eliana Canafoglia, CONICET Institute of Human, Social and Environmental Sciences (INCIHUSA), Mendoza, Argentina
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