Photovoltaic solar energy technology overview for Malaysia scenario

This paper encompasses all the research details obtained pertaining to the topic of photovoltaic solar energy and its scenario for Malaysia. It shows how solar technology evolved from the beginning up to present time. The developments of this promising way of generating cheap, effective and reliable energy technology are included. They focus on photovoltaic (PV) effect and process, types of materials, efficiency, application, benefits and the future of PV technology in Malaysia. It is found that for Malaysia, the PV scenario plays a very important role for increasing its local energy utilization index.