Audience
Well beyond researchers and students, readers of this nicely illustrated book include industry's top managers, management consultants,as well as science and energy journalists.
Indeed, this is a strategic book, because the socioeconomic impact of cheap, ubiquituous electricity generation from
the sun
radiation cannot be overestimated. PV solar cells are free
from chemical and noise pollution; their power output is flexible, producing µW
as well as MW; production is not dependent on the electrical grid, which makes
them portable.
Moreover, the sun's rays reaching the earth are enough to
fulfill global energy demand more than 10 thousand times over, i.e. in
theory one hour of sunlight is more than enough for a whole year of global
consumption.
Why this book
The PV market has had outstanding yearly growth, 33%
growth per year since 1997, and it is expected to grow by 25 to 30% per year in
the next decades.
The average annual growth rate for non c–Si cells is
estimated at 43% over the next 10 years.
Written in a clear, concise style, it presents the scientific, technology and market aspects of
thin film photovoltaics
(TFPV), in the context of concomitant developments made in integrated PV-thermal
technologies, and concentrated solar power generation.
As climate change meets peak oil producing enormous changes, solar
electricity holds the key to solve the energy and environmental global crisis.
Readers of the book will find in a single, updated volume plenty of relevant
information of scientific and practical usefulness.
As the book has been written “looking after commas”, its good language
will enable them to think -- and thus to act -- carefully about an important
topic.
Book Table of Contents
- Towards A Solar Energy Revolution
- Flexible Solar Cells
- Why We are Entering the Solar Age
- Capturing Solar Light and Transferring
Energy Efficiently
- Three Waves of Innovation
- Solar Design
- New Solar
Companies
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