The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics

427 Pages·2018·111.3 MB·English

by  Philip R. Wolfe

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The Solar Generation
Childhood and Adolescence
of Terrestrial Photovoltaics
Philip R. Wolfe
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Thisbookisdedicatedtoallthose
–describedhereinorotherwise–
whostruggledagainstthestatusquo
toestablishtheterrestrialphotovoltaicssector;
andbuildthefoundationsof
amajorcleanenergytechnology.
In memory of friends
Bill Yerkes,
Joseph Lindmayer,
Brian Harper,
John Bonda,
and those others who didn’t live
to see the extent of their success1
1 seeSection10.3.

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Contents
Foreword ix
PartI: ABiographyofTerrestrialPhotovoltaics 1
1 OriginsofTerrestrialSolarPower 3
2 WhatIsPhotovoltaics? 9
3 TerrestrialSolarApplications 25
4 PhotovoltaicResearch 47
5 PVBusinessandMarkets 77
6 EconomicsofSolarGeneration 95
7 SolarIndustryParticipants 105
8 GeopoliticsoftheEarlySolarSector 115
9 TheNextGeneration 131
PartII: Encyclopedia–People,Organizations,Events 137
10 Who’sWho:ProfilesofEarlyPVPioneers 139
11 ProfilesofEarlyPVCompaniesandOrganizations 199
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12 How:ResearchandTechnology 271
13 Where:GeographyandPolitics 275
14 When:Conferences,Get-togethers,Prizes 289
PartIII: Appendices–Dictionary,References,Glossary,andIndexes 305
A AcknowledgmentsandReminiscences 307
B CitedReferences 311
C Bibliography:Books,Publications,andWebsites 327
D Glossary,Units,Conversions,andStandards 333
E IndexofDetailedTableofContents 349
F IndexesofFigures,Images,andTables 361
Index 369
AdetailedTableofContentsisprovidedinAppendixE.