Title :
Present status of research and development of PV technology in Japan
Author :
Ogawa, Ken-Ichiro ; Aratani, Fukuo
Author_Institution :
Solar & Wind Energy Dept., New Energy & Ind. Technol. Dev. Organ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The second half of R&D project on photovoltaic (PV) technology under the ´New Sunshine Program´ terminated at the end of Japanese fiscal year 2000 with fruitful achievements for solar cell manufacturing technologies and PV system technologies In this paper, the outcome of the project under this program as well as present situation on photovoltaics in Japan are reviewed, and new NEDO PV R&D projects started in JFY2001 are briefly introduced.
Keywords :
solar cells; Japan; NEDO PV RD project; New Sunshine Program; PV technology; development; photovoltaic technology; research; solar cells; Biomass; Costs; Manufacturing industries; Petroleum; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Production systems; Research and development; Solar power generation; Wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190443
