Solar pv

by M. Parans Paranthaman (Editor), Winnie Wong-Ng (Editor), Raghu N Bhattacharya (Editor)
Provides a comprehensive introduction to solar PV cell materials
Reviews current and future status of solar cells with respect to cost and efficiency
Covers the full range of solar cell materials, from silicon and thin films to dye sensitized and organic solar cells
Offers an in-depth account of the semiconductor material strategies and directions for further research

A practical DIYers guide to understand and design your first solar photovoltaic system.

Valentin Software Inc. has released update (R4) of PV*SOL 7.5 Premium, is dynamic simulation pv program with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis of photovoltaic systems with storage systems.

Authors: Mir-Artigues, Pere, del Río, Pablo
Provides an economic analysis of solar photovoltaic electricity generation technologies as well as the associated policies that have been devised and implemented to support renewable energy advances
Treats both theoretical and practical aspects of the cost of these technologies from a historical and comparative perspective with respect to other competing technologies (both conventional and renewable)
Maximizes reader insights into how public support for these technologies is justified, as well as the consequences for the economy of different promotion measures

Renewable hydrogen produced using solar energy to split water is the energy fuel of the future. Accelerated innovation in both major domains of solar energy (photovoltaics and concentrated solar power) has resulted in the rapid fall of the solar electricity price, opening the route to a number of practical applications using solar H2.