Photovoltaic solar energy : from fundamentals to applications. Volume 2 / edited by Wilfried van Sark, Bram Hoex, Ang�ele Reinders, Pierre Verlinden, Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes.
Contributor(s): Sark, Wilfried van [editor.] | Hoex, Bram [editor.] | Reinders, Ang�ele [editor.] | Verlinden, Pierre [editor.] | Ekins-Daukes, Nicholas J [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource (xxxvii, 597 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119578819 ; 9781119578826; 1119578825; 9781119578840; 1119578841; 9781119578833; 1119578833Subject(s): Photovoltaic power generation | Photovoltaic cells | Solar energyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 621.31/244 LOC classification: TK1087 | .P478 2024Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: "Photovoltaic technology has now reached an installed base of 300 GWp globally (end 2016), providing 1 to 2% of the global electricity demand, and up to 100% during the summer in some regions. In every scenario towards addressing the climate problem, photovoltaic technology has a prominent role. It is a proven technology, it generates electricity at costs competitive to fossil fuels in many regions of the world, it has a very low carbon footprint, it is modular, it can be installed on roofs to provide electricity directly to the inhabitants of the house, and field installations already entering the GW level. It is expected that the global installed capacity will exceed the terawatt level in the next five years. The cost of manufacturing of PV modules is decreasing at a significant rate, around 12% per year while the average efficiency of commercial PV modules is increasing by 2% relative per year (or about 0.5% absolute). In the labs, the best efficiency ever reported for any PV device is approaching 50%. Several PV technologies for single junction PV devices are approaching the maximum theoretical limit, and the industry is seriously considering the use of tandem junction technologies as the next technology node for commercial terrestrial applications"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Photovoltaic technology has now reached an installed base of 300 GWp globally (end 2016), providing 1 to 2% of the global electricity demand, and up to 100% during the summer in some regions. In every scenario towards addressing the climate problem, photovoltaic technology has a prominent role. It is a proven technology, it generates electricity at costs competitive to fossil fuels in many regions of the world, it has a very low carbon footprint, it is modular, it can be installed on roofs to provide electricity directly to the inhabitants of the house, and field installations already entering the GW level. It is expected that the global installed capacity will exceed the terawatt level in the next five years. The cost of manufacturing of PV modules is decreasing at a significant rate, around 12% per year while the average efficiency of commercial PV modules is increasing by 2% relative per year (or about 0.5% absolute). In the labs, the best efficiency ever reported for any PV device is approaching 50%. Several PV technologies for single junction PV devices are approaching the maximum theoretical limit, and the industry is seriously considering the use of tandem junction technologies as the next technology node for commercial terrestrial applications"-- Provided by publisher.
About the Author
Wilfried van Sark is currently Full Professor at Utrecht University, Netherlands, and has over 40 years’ experience in the field of Photovoltaics Solar Energy research.
Bram Hoex is currently Professor, Deputy Head of School (Research) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Angèle Reinders is currently Director of Solliance Solar Research, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. She supervises PhD and graduate students and research system integration and product development with renewable energy technologies.
Pierre J. Verlinden is currently Chief Scientist of Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology, China, and Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes is currently Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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