• DocumentCode
    440071
  • Title

    Toward giga-watt production of silicon photovoltaic cells, modules and systems

  • Author

    Tomita, Takashi

  • Author_Institution
    Sharp Corp., Nara, Japan
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-7 Jan. 2005
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    The current situation of photovoltaic generation industries and its progress towards the next Giga-watt production phase is discussed. It is observed that photovoltaic generation system installations are expanding to all corners of the world and that prices of photovoltaic generation systems continue going down. It is expected that photovoltaic generation systems will become a competitive power generation source within 2010-2020 and that photovoltaic generation systems will make a key role in social contributions as a vital energy supply source and as an important industry.
  • Keywords
    electric power generation; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic power systems; silicon; Si; photovoltaic generation industry; power generation source; silicon photovoltaic cells; silicon photovoltaic modules; Costs; Fossil fuels; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system management; Production systems; Silicon; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8707-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488058
  • Filename
    1488058