Sunlight to electricity prospects for solar energy conversion by photovoltaics

"The first 30 pages of this typewritten book are generally useful as a timely, concise, well-documented statement of energy sources and expected energy usage in the U.S. to the year 2000. The rest of the book... deals with the use of solar energy through photovoltaic conversion. The principles...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merrigan, Joseph A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 1975
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Collection: MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"The first 30 pages of this typewritten book are generally useful as a timely, concise, well-documented statement of energy sources and expected energy usage in the U.S. to the year 2000. The rest of the book... deals with the use of solar energy through photovoltaic conversion. The principles of energy band structure of solids, the state of the art in photovoltaic conversion, economic considerations, and business opportunities are each discussed; extensive references and a bibliography are provided."--
Physical Description:xi, 163 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780262310994
0262310996