Photovoltaics from milliwatts to gigawatts : understanding market and technology drivers toward terawatts

Title:

Author:

Bruton, Tim, 1946- author.

ISBN:

9781119130062

9781119130055

9781119130079

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Contents:

The photovoltaics : the birth of a technology and its first application -- The beginnings of a terrestrial photovoltaic industry -- The early PV global market and manufacturers -- Silicon technology development to 2010 -- The current status of PV systems -- History of incentives for PV -- Difficulties of alternative technologies to silicon -- Current status of crystalline silicon manufacturing and future trends -- The lessons learnt.

Abstract:

"This book is essentially the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to present and future practice. Silicon is the dominant PV technology worldwide. There is also significant content on the impact of regulatory frameworks and global business trends on the growth of the PV industry and of PV power generating capacity worldwide. Further significant content on competing technologies and why they have not overtaken silicon's leading position in terms of the fraction of global sales"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

Silicon solar cells.

Photovoltaic power generation -- History.

Photovoltaic power systems.

Solar energy industries.

Cellules solaires au silicium.

Conversion photovoltaïque -- Histoire.

Systèmes photovoltaïques.

Industrie solaire.

Energy.