Flexible Solar Cells

Book by Mario Pagliaro, Giovanni Palmisano and Rosaria Ciriminna
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (Germany)
ISBN-13: 9783527323753
Date of publication: 30 October 2008
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This book deals with one of the hottest fields of contemporary chemical and nanotechnology research: Flexible solar cells based on inorganic and organic photovoltaics.

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

1. 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
   • References