Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics: Roadblocks And Opportunities (Springerbriefs In Applied Sciences And Technology)

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 cell technologies to become a noticeable source of energy in the future. Availability of raw materials, energy input, storage of solar electricity, and recycling of dead modules can all prevent or hinder a tangible impact by solar photovoltaics. This book is intended for readers with minimal technical background and aims to explore not only the fundamentals but also major issues in large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaics. Thought-provoking ideas to overcoming some of the barriers are discussed.

• • Author: Meng Tao
• • Publisher: Springer
• • Publication Date: Apr 23, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 124 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1447156420
• • ISBN-13: 9781447156420