Overview
- Features authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
- Provides detailed analysis of present-day photovoltaic deployment and key solar cell technologies currently in development
- Presents state-of-the-art measurement and modeling techniques for solar resource studies and solar energy utilization
- Covers a wide range of technologies that actively convert solar radiation into useful heat for applications ranging from space heating, cooking, and domestic hot water supply, to electrical power generation and high temperature thermochemical processes
- Includes a glossary of key terms and a concise definition of the subject for each contribution
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Table of contents(30 entries)
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Keywords
- CdTe Solar Cells
- Chalcopyrite-based Thin Film Solar Cells
- Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
- Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Organic Solar Cells
- PV
- Photovoltaics
- Photovoltaics Sustainability
- Silicon Solar Cells
- Solar Cooling Systems
- Solar Radiation
- Solar Thermal Desalination
- Solar Thermal Energy
- Solar Updraft Towers
- Thermal Energy Storage
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Plataforma Solar de Almeria Institute of Solar Research DLR – German Aerospace Centre, Cologne, Germany
Christoph Richter
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Institute of Research and Development of Photovoltaic Energy, Chatou Cedex, France
Daniel Lincot
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Solar Consulting Services, Colebrook, USA
Christian A. Gueymard
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Energy
Editors: Christoph Richter, Daniel Lincot, Christian A. Gueymard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5806-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Energy, Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5805-0
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5806-7
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 744
Number of Illustrations: 148 b/w illustrations, 355 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Systems, Optical and Electronic Materials, Energy Harvesting