Photovoltaics From Milliwatts To Gigawatts - Tim Bruton

An Essential Guide Through The Rapid Evolution Of Pv Technology Photovoltaics From Milliwatts To Gigawatts: Understanding Market And Technology Drivers Toward Terawatts Covers The History Of Silicon Based Pv, From The Earliest Discoveries To Present And Future Practice. Divided Into 9 Chapters, The Book Includes The Following Topics: Early History; The 1973 Oil Crisis And The Drive For Alternative Energies; The Emergence In The 1980s Of The Off Grid Pv Market, The Significant Small Scale Pv Consumer Market And The Establishment Of A Manufacturing Industry; Advantages Of Silicon For Solar Cells; The Evolution Of Pv Installations; The History Of The Incentive Programme For Pv; Difficulties Of Alternative Technologies In Challenging Silicon Dominance; Current Status Of The Silicon Manufacturing Technology And The Future. Key Features: An Authoritative First-hand Account Of An Emerging Technology From Laboratory To Global Significance For Electricity Generation By An Industry Expert.