Photovoltaics For The 21st Century 6

The papers included in this issue of ECS Transactions were originally presented in the symposium ¿Photovoltaics for the 21st Century 6 ¿, held during the 218th meeting of The Electrochemical Society, in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 10 to 15, 2010.

This book examines solar technologies, describes their properties, and evaluates the technological potential of each. It also reviews the logistics of deploying solar energy as a viable and sustainable way to solve urgent energy, environmental, and socio-economic problems. Topics discussed include solar power generation, today’s solar technologies, solar thermal, silicon PV, thin PV, 3-D solar cells, nano-PV, organic solar cells, solar successes and failures, solar power fields, finance and regulations, solar markets and solar energy and the environment.

This is the Proceedings of ECS Symposium on Photovoltaics for the 21st Century, held in October 2009 in Vienna. The Symposium received over 50 invited and contributed papers. These papers cover major solar cell technologies, from silicon to thin films to 3rd-generation. Material synthesis and characterization, cell fabrication, and device physics and testing for various solar cell technologies are reported.

"Presentations of the 'Symposium on Photovoltaics for the 21st Century II' ... part of the 199th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society held in Washington, D.C. in March 2001"--Pref.

The World Renewable Energy Congress is a key event at the start of the 21st century. It is a vital forum for researchers with an interest in helping renewables to reach their full potential. The effects of global warming and pollution are becoming more apparent for all to see - and the development of renewable solutions to these problems is increasingly important globally. If you were unable to attend the conference, the proceedings will provide an invaluable comprehensive summary of the latest topics and papers.