Solar Energy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Richter, Christoph (Editor), Lincot, Daniel (Editor), Gueymard, Christian A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy harvesting.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Energy Harvesting.

The tiny portion of the sun's energy that reaches the earth in one year is approximately 10,000 times the energy consumption of humankind during that same period.  Absorbed in the atmosphere and on the surface of the earth, it is responsible for the temperature range that enables our diverse ec...