Solar Technologies for the 21st Century

• Author(s): Anco S. Blazev,
• Publisher: Fairmont Press, Incorporated
• Pages: 713
• ISBN_10: 088173697X
  ISBN_13: 9780881736977
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Energy , Science / Environmental Science , Technology & Engineering / Mechanical , Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable ,

Description:...

This book examines solar technologies, describes their properties, and evaluates the technological potential of each. It also reviews the logistics of deploying solar energy as a viable and sustainable way to solve urgent energy, environmental, and socio-economic problems. Topics discussed include solar power generation, today s solar technologies, solar thermal, silicon PV, thin PV, 3-D solar cells, nano-PV, organic solar cells, solar successes and failures, solar power fields, finance and regulations, solar markets and solar energy and the environment.