DocumentCode
3346646
Title
Third generation photovoltaics: comparative evaluation of advanced solar conversion options
Author
Green, Martin A.
Author_Institution
Centre for Third Generation Photovoltaics, New South Wales Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2002
fDate
19-24 May 2002
Firstpage
1330
Lastpage
1334
Abstract
Although "second generation" thin-film technologies offer substantial potential material cost advantages compared to "first generation" silicon wafers, the former eventually will run into their own material cost limits, for example, encapsulants to ensure 30-year life. Improved efficiency is the key to cost reduction past this stage. This leads to the conclusion that efficiency will differentiate between viable and non-viable thin-film technologies in the longer term. Efficiency limitations upon the performance of candidates for a "third generation" of high performance thin-film technology are discussed.
Keywords
solar cells; advanced solar conversion options; efficiency; thin-film technologies; third generation photovoltaics; Amorphous silicon; Australia; Costs; Glass; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Solar power generation; Thermodynamics; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
ISSN
1060-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7471-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190855
Filename
1190855
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