Solar Power for the World: What You Wanted to Know about PhotovoltaicsWolfgang Palz The book describes the industrial revolution associated with the implementation of electric power generation by photovoltaics (PV). The book's editor and contributing authors are among the leading pioneers in PV from its industrial birth in 1954 all the way up to the stormy developments during the first decade of the new century. The book describes |
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A Life for PV Wolfgang Palzs Notable Role in Development from the Early Days until Now | 29 |
The Beginning of PV in the United States | 197 |
PV Starting a Solar Age in Europe | 285 |
PV in Asia A Dragon Is Waking up | 415 |
PV for a Better Developing World | 451 |
PV for the World | 531 |
Back Cover | 770 |
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