Concentrator Photovoltaics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Luque, Antonio L. (Editor), Viacheslav, Andreev (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 130
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.

Photovoltaic solar-energy conversion is one of the most promising technologies for generating renewable energy, and conversion of concentrated sunlight can lead to reduced cost for solar electricity. In fact, photovoltaic conversion of concentrated sunlight insures an efficient and cost-effective su...