Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics Roadblocks and Opportunities
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 c
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Meng Tao
Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics Roadblocks and Opportunities
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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Meng Tao
Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics Roadblocks and Opportunities
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Meng Tao Laboratory for Terawatt Photovoltaics School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe, AZ USA
ISSN 2191-530X ISSN 2191-5318 (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4471-5643-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-1-4471-5642-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-5643-7 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934660 © The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book attempts to present a bigger picture of solar photovoltaics. It goes beyond the commonly discussed topics in solar photovoltaics such as solar cell physics, manufacturing, cost, and efficiency. The question it intends to provide some insights into is: what will prevent solar photovoltaics from becoming a noticeable source of energy in the future? In other words, how big a role will solar photovoltaics play in our future energy mix? This is certainly not an easy task, especially for one author. As the reader will find out, the book contains more questions than answers. Th
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