| The Solar Generation | |
| Author: | Philip R Wolfe |
| Country: | USA (author UK) |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Solar energy Renewable Energy |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons
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| Pub Date: | 2018 |
| Media Type: | paperback and electronic versions |
| Pages: | 411 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-119-42558-8 |
The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics is a 2018 book by Philip R Wolfe published by John Wiley & Sons[1] and the IEEE. It describes the early years of the solar power sector, covering in particular the years between 1973 and 1999.
The author's foreword says[2] this was a period when solar power was "discounted as an irrelevance", but he "confidently predicts that it will be the world's largest energy source" within his lifetime.
The book covers specifically solar photovoltaic power generation for terrestrial uses. It does not deal with space applications of solar cells, nor solar thermal energy including CSP.
The book is presented in three parts:
This part tells the story of the period from various perspectives; research and technology, industrial development, applications of solar generation, economics and the geo-political context.
It has chapters entitled:
Central to this section is a 'Who's Who' of the leading participants in the early solar sector:
Part II also includes compendia enumerating specific records and achievements in research and technology; national and international policies towards the sector; prizes, awards, conferences and expositions.
This very comprehensive reference section includes Acknowledgements; Citations; Bibliography; Glossary and Indexes