Sunlight to electricity: Prospects for solar energy conversion by photovoltaics
Abstract
Aspects of energy demand and supply in the U.S. to the year 2000 are examined. Solar energy as a resource is considered along with the principles of photovoltaic energy conversion and the state-of-the-art in photovoltaic conversion technology. Attention is given to silicon cells, cadmium sulfide, cuprous sulfide, cadmium telluride, the possibilities for technological advancement and cost reduction, and questions related to the storage of electrical energy. Economic considerations in the development of photovoltaic energy conversion are discussed, taking into account the demand for electricity, its supply, costs, and the markets for photovoltaic energy conversion.
- Publication:
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Cambridge
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975mit..bookQ....M
- Keywords:
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- Energy Technology;
- Photovoltaic Cells;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Technological Forecasting;
- Cadmium Sulfides;
- Cadmium Tellurides;
- Commercial Energy;
- Copper Sulfides;
- Electric Energy Storage;
- Silicon Junctions;
- Solar Cells;
- Energy Production and Conversion