Solar energy: power to the people
Solar energy: power to the people
Photovoltaics is experiencing an unprecedented growth, with arrays capable of generating some 70GW of power installed around the world. This talk will give an overview of this field, taking a look at the history and the technologies which are in production today. Despite the rapid progress, the cost of solar electricity remains high, stimulating much research activity worldwide. We shall discuss a range of research directions including ideas for high efficiency (“3G”) structures as well as a number of options for improving the capture of incident sunlight that may be available by the application of photonics and nanotechnology. A satisfactory solar electricity supply, however, is not just about solar cells: it also requires effective system integration. Indeed, the developments taking place today represent an opportunity for a fundamental review of how electricity is both generated and delivered to the user. The advances in solar energy mean a shift away from the traditional centralised power system to distributed generation, and we shall examine what this new energy system might look like.
Markvart, Tom
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27 September 2012
Markvart, Tom
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Markvart, Tom
(2012)
Solar energy: power to the people.
2012 IET Energy Lecture, Chennai, India.
26 Sep 2012.
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Photovoltaics is experiencing an unprecedented growth, with arrays capable of generating some 70GW of power installed around the world. This talk will give an overview of this field, taking a look at the history and the technologies which are in production today. Despite the rapid progress, the cost of solar electricity remains high, stimulating much research activity worldwide. We shall discuss a range of research directions including ideas for high efficiency (“3G”) structures as well as a number of options for improving the capture of incident sunlight that may be available by the application of photonics and nanotechnology. A satisfactory solar electricity supply, however, is not just about solar cells: it also requires effective system integration. Indeed, the developments taking place today represent an opportunity for a fundamental review of how electricity is both generated and delivered to the user. The advances in solar energy mean a shift away from the traditional centralised power system to distributed generation, and we shall examine what this new energy system might look like.
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Published date: 27 September 2012
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2012 IET Energy Lecture, Chennai, India, 2012-09-26 - 2012-09-26
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