, ▁society , ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁govern ance . ▁▁ ▁The ▁r ationale ▁for ▁the ▁transition ▁is ▁often ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁of ▁energy ▁consumption ▁on ▁the ▁environment . ▁This ▁includes ▁reducing ▁green house - gas ▁em issions ▁and ▁mit ig ating ▁climate ▁change . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁to ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁ ▁To ▁fully ▁em brace ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition , ▁thorough ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁conducted ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁p iv otal ▁areas ▁for ▁growth ▁within ▁the ▁industry . ▁In vest ing ▁in ▁new ▁technology ▁research ▁is ▁imper ative ▁in ▁providing ▁answers ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁topics : ▁efficiency , ▁storage ▁and ▁vari ability . ▁Regarding ▁phot ov olta ic ▁technology , ▁efficiency ▁plays ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁its ▁capacity ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁transition . ▁With ▁the ▁ideal ▁efficiency ▁rate ▁being ▁ 1 5 %, ▁research ers ▁must ▁invest ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁this ▁technology . ▁Additionally , ▁energy ▁storage ▁is ▁reli ant ▁upon ▁local ▁infrastr ucture . ▁For ▁energy ▁transport ation ▁and ▁flex ibility , ▁storage ▁is ▁vital ▁for ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition . ▁More ▁specifically ▁with ▁the ▁natural ▁variations ▁of ▁several ▁energy ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁solar , ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁flexible ▁energy ▁sources ▁to ▁ful fill ▁peak ▁demand . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁an ▁established ▁flexible ▁and ▁inf lex ible ▁energy ▁structure ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁any ▁vari ability . ▁Research ▁within ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁technology ▁field ▁is ▁well ▁under way , ▁and ▁while ▁there ▁is