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Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts

By Tim Bruton

Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts Business & Technology

Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts

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AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE THROUGH THE RABID EVOLUTION OF PV TECHNOLOGY Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts: Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts covers the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to present and future practice. Divided into 9 chapters, the book includes the following topics: Early History; The 1973 Oil Crisis and the drive for alternative energies; The emergence in the 1980's of the off grid PV market, the significant small scale PV consumer market and the establishment of a manufacturing industry; Advantages of silicon for solar cells; The evolution of PV installations; The history of the incentive programme for PV; Difficulties of alternative technologies in challenging silicon dominance; Current status of the silicon manufacturing technology and The Future. Key features: - - - - - An essential PV guide aimed at researchers and students in electrical engineering and physical sciences through the rapid evolution of PV technology to commercial viability and the challenges ahead for increased performance, efficiency and global deployment.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2021-02-12
Publication Date:
2021-02-01
Publisher:
Wiley
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1119130042
ISBN13:
9781119130048
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
596 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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