Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics Roadblocks and Opportunities /

• Main Author: Tao, Meng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear fusion.; Electric power production.; Mechanical engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Mechanical Engineering.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Fusion.; Energy Technology.

Solar energy will undoubtedly become a main source of energy in our life by the end of this century, but how big of a role will photovoltaics play in this new energy infrastructure? Besides cost and efficiency, there are other barriers for current solar cell technologies to become a noticeable sourc...

Table of Contents:

• 1 The Grand Energy Challenge
• 2 Status of Solar Photovoltaics.- 3 Physics of Solar Cells
• 4 Manufacturing of Wafer-Si Solar Cells and Modules
• 5 Roadblocks to Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics.- 6 Pathways to Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics
• 7 Final Remarks.