Advances in photovoltaics Volume 1 / edited by Gerhard P. Willeke, Eicke R. Weber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Willeke, Gerhard P.

Weber, Eicke R.

Series:

Semiconductors and semimetals, 0080-8784 ; v. 87

Advances in photovoltaics ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photovoltaic power generation.

Semiconductors.

Semimetals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the ""Willardson and Beer"" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field. The volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Photovoltaics: Volume 1; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One: Foreword; Chapter two: Introduction; References; Chapter three: On The History of Terrestrial PV Development: With a Focus on Germany; 1. Introduction; 1.1. A revolution in semiconductor devices: The crystalline silicon solar cell; 1.2. A challenge for governments, society, and industry; 1.3. The four phases of development; Phase 1: 1975-1984; Phase 2: 1985-1994; Phase 3: 1995-2008; Phase 4: 2009 till today (2012); 2. Phase 1 (1975

1984): Germany Plays Its Role

2.1. Partnership between state and industry2.2. Pioneers in the German research community; 2.3. The status in the year 1984; 3. Phase 2 (1985-1994): Consolidation and Take-Off; 3.1. Thousand roofs and more; 3.2. The research scene after 1990; 4. Phase 3 (1995-2008): Enter Japan and a Big Chase; 4.1. A catch-up race; 4.2. The German market; 4.3. The German industry; 4.4. Silicon shortage; 5. Phase 4 (2009

2012): Enter China, PV Breaks Through; 5.1. Mass-produced thin-film PV technology; 5.2. Changes in the political situation in Germany and economic issues; 5.3. The situation in 2012

6. The Solar Cell is Not Everything6.1. Materials supply for cell and module production; 6.2. Supply of production equipment; 6.3. Inverters and other electronic equipment; 6.4. Project development for large PV power plants; 6.5. Concentrator photovoltaics; 7. Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter Four: Overview of Photovoltaic Production, Markets, and Perspectives; 1. Introduction and Chapter Methodology; 2. Overview of Supply and Demand in Relationship to the PV Industry; 3. Shipments by Region, Technology, and Capacity (1997-2011)

3.1. Regional production and shipments by technology3.2. Regional capacity and utilization by technology; 4. Global Markets for PV Technologies; 4.1. Regional market development; 4.2. Application overview; 4.3. Module size trends; 4.4. Price development; 4.5. Perspective and future outlook for the PV industry and its technologies; Chapter five: PV Learning Curves and Cost Dynamics; 1. Introduction; 2. Experience Curves and Learning in PV Technology; 2.1. Cost trends; 2.2. Theoretical basis for learning curves; 2.3. Policy applications of experience curves; 2.3.1. Energy system modeling

2.3.2. Informing policy decisions2.4. Issues with experience curves; 2.5. Assessing the reliability of projections of future costs; 2.5.1. Apparent deviations in the late-2000s; 3. A Look at the Drivers Behind the Learning Curve; 3.1. Explaining cost reductions in PV; 3.2. Electrical conversion efficiency; 3.3. Identifying appropriate niche markets; 3.4. Responding to rising expectations about future demand; 3.5. Learning by doing; 3.6. Serendipitous spillovers from other technologies; 3.7. Input materials; 3.8. Prices versus costs: Demand and structure of the industry

3.8.1. Concentration in the PV industry

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283634700

1283634708

9780123884206

0123884209

OCLC:

818816888