{"product_id":"photovoltaics-from-milliwatts-to-gigawatts-9781119130048","title":"Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide through the rapid evolution of PV technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhotovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts: Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts\u003c\/i\u003e covers the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to present and future practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into 9 chapters, the book includes the following topics: Early History; The 1973 Oil crisis and the drive for alternative energies; The emergence in the 1980''s of the off grid PV market, the significant small scale PV consumer market and the establishment of a manufacturing industry; Advantages of silicon for solar cells; The evolution of PV installations; The history of the incentive programme for PV; Difficulties of alternative technologies in challenging silicon dominance; Current status of the silicon manufacturing technology and The future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authoritative first-hand account of an emerging technology from laboratory to global significance fo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1   The Photovoltaics -the birth of a technology and its first application\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1          Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2          Sunlight and electricity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1      The early Years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The breakthrough to commercial photovoltaic cells.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 The hiatus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4      The first successful market- Satellites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3          Photovoltaics demonstrates success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 First Commercial Operation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Solar Cell Manufacturing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Gallium Arsenide and III-V alloys for space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1. Single Junction GaAs solar cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2      Multi-junction Solar Cells for space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5          Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6          References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2  The Beginnings of a Terrestrial Photovoltaic Industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The 1973 Oil Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Way Ahead for Terrestrial PV Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Basic Silicon PV manufacturing Process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 The Low Cost Silicon Solar Array Project (FPSA).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.1 Solar Grade Silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.2 Silicon Sheet Wafers and Ribbons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.3 High Efficiency Solar Cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.4 Process development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.5 Engineering Sciences and Reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.6 Module Encapsulation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2.7 Cost Goals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Rise of the USA PV Manufacturing Industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Developments in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Developments in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 The transition in cell technology from space to terrestrial applications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Alternatives to Silicon for Solar cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3  The Early PV global market and manufacturers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Off Grid Professional Market\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Navigation aids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Microwave Repeater Stations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Cathodic Protection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Other Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5 Early Grid Connected application\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Off Grid social applications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Solar Home systems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Water Pumping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Consumer Electronics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Silicon Technology Development to 2010\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2  Technologies supplying the global market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Advantages of silicon as a solar cell material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Availability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Elemental semiconductor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Non-toxic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Self passivating oxide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Synergy with global semiconductor industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Silicon Solar Cell Design Features\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5  Silicon Solar cell manufacturing from 1980 to 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6  Developments in Manufacturing Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.1  Silicon Feedstock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.2 Crystallisation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.3 Wafering\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.4 Anti-Reflection Coating (ARC)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.5 Solar Cell Development to 2000\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.5.1 Cz-Cell Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.5.2 Multicrystalline Silicon Processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.5.3 Integration of mono and multicrystalline silicon processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.5.4 Other process technology changes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Module Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 8 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5   The Current Status of PV Systems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The off-grid market\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The decentralised grid connected market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Research Phase 1974-1989\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 The Demonstration Phase 1989-2000\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Decentralised Grid connected market 2000- 2019: The Commercial phase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.1 The achievement of grid parity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2 Resolution of the silicon feedstock supply.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Utility Scale Grid connected PV systems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Novel applications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 History of incentives for PV\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Chicken and egg problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Capital Subsidies on system purchase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Feed-in-Tariffs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Power Purchase Agreements and other Incentives for large scale systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Difficulties of Alternative Technologies to Silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Sheet Silicon Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Direct crystallisation of silicon sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.1  Westinghouse Dendritic Web\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.2 Edge Defined  Foil Growth (EFG)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.3 String Ribbon Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Cast Silicon sheet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.1 Hoxan Casting process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.2 Ribbon Growth on Substrate(RGS)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.3 Direct Wafer ™\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.4  Lift Off wafer technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Thin film Solar Cell Technologies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Copper Sulphide Solar Cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2  Amorphous Silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.3 Amorphous Silicon Manufacturing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.4 Manufacturing the amorphous silicon microcrystalline silicon tandem cell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.5 Thin film crystalline silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.6 Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.6.1 CIGS Manufacturing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.7 Cadmium Telluride Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.7.1 Cadmium Telluride Commercial production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Dye sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Polymer (Organic) Solar Cells  (OPV)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Perovskite  (PVK)Solar Cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Concentrator technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Summery\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8  Current status of crystalline silicon manufacturing and future trends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Approaches to high efficiency silicon solar cells on p type silicon  wafers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Laser Grooved Buried Contact (LGBC) Solar Cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Selective Emitters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 PERL and PERC Solar Cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.4 Industrial Manufacture of PERC Cells.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.5 Bifacial Module Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.6 Light Induced Degradation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Solar cells with n type silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Silicon Heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Rear Junction Silicon Heterojunction solar cells (IBC-SHJ)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 N type IBC cells without amorphous silicon passivation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The future of PV technology towards Terrawatts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 III-V Tandems on Silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Silicon Tandems using perovskites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Silicon Module Reliability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9  The Lessons Learnt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Role of governments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3  Role of the Research Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 The role of manufacturing Industry in Europe and the USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Role of China as a PV manufacturing base.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Potential for continues market growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Future Technology Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Final analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406993432919,"sku":"9781119130048","price":71.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119130048.jpg?v=1730497816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/photovoltaics-from-milliwatts-to-gigawatts-9781119130048","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}