Solar is strong but there is a problem

80% of households in Europe would find it cheaper to produce their own electricity than to purchase it from a company.

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However, Europe is falling well behind in the race to install enough solar power.

The European Commission status report says the installation rate of panels has to increase more than five times by 2025, and double that again if Europe is to convert to electric cars and fuels like hydrogen.

The fossil AC grid is slowing us down

We are using a 19th century technology to transmit electricty - Altenating Current meant for a time when:

• all electricity generators were rotating turbines

• power consumers were simple rotating motors

Solar Panels, however, generate Direct Current (DC).

Most all final energy consumption is also in Direct Current - including all electronics, modern industrial motors, robotics and batteries.

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This DC Native consumption is set to explode as by 2030 we will have 0,8 TW of Electric Vehicle chargers installed in the EU, with the total electric grid capacity reaching just 1,4 TW.

Direct Current will drive us forward

We must throw off the AC training wheels from modern technology and link Direct Current Power Sources and Direct Current consumers with Direct Current.

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Distributed DC native technologies have the power to

1. improve solar energy efficiency by up to 30% and

2. reduce power electronics costs of solar and storage by up to 50%

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Ubik has the technology to take the next leap.

Find out more in our recent whitepaper: