DocumentCode
2413283
Title
Has the sun finally risen on photovoltaics?
Author
Pinto, Mark R.
Author_Institution
Appl. Mater., Santa Clara, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
17-19 June 2008
Firstpage
2
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The idea of solar generated electricity dates to discovery of the photovoltaic (PV) effect in 1839 through to the first practical silicon solar cell in 1954. But even with concerns about oil and the environment, PV currently generates less than 0.1% of the worldpsilas electricity. We present here the case that PV is on the verge of becoming a major source of electrical power through a principle similar to that which underlies VLSI - the reduction of unit cost through nanomanufacturing.
Keywords
photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; solar power stations; VLSI; nanomanufacturing; photovoltaic effect; photovoltaics; practical silicon solar cell; solar generated electricity; Application specific processors; Cost function; Petroleum; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Production systems; Silicon; Solar power generation; Sun; Water heating; CIGS; CdTe; PV; Photovoltaics; amorphous silicon; grid parity; microcrystalline silicon; nanomanufacturing technology; tandem junction;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
VLSI Technology, 2008 Symposium on
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1802-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VLSIT.2008.4588542
Filename
4588542
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