NDLI: Photovoltaics towards terawatts – progress in photovoltaic cells and modules

Content Provider	IET Digital Library
Author	Benda, Vitezslav
Abstract	After 30 years of development, photovoltaic (PV) technology has been recognised to be capable of contributing significantly to future energy supply. The global cumulative installed PV power now exceeds 180 GWp, and the annually installed power exceeds 40 GWp. The cost of electrical energy produced by PV systems is now close to that from conventional sources. This study discusses the physics, construction and manufacture of PV cells and modules, taking into account current trends in technology. All parts of PV systems that influence the cost of the electrical energy produced are considered. Three generations of PV module are described. Crystalline silicon (c-Si) is and will remain the dominant PV material at least until 2020 because of its high efficiency, long service time and relatively low cost. It represents nearly 90% of total module production. There are no material supply constraints to limit production and a decrease in c-Si PV module cost to below 0.4 €/Wp before 2017 can be expected. PV power generation will reach industrial grid parity before 2020 and a cumulative installed power of 1 TWp is expected before 2025.
Starting Page	2343
Ending Page	2351
Page Count	9
ISSN	17554535
Volume Number	8
e-ISSN	17554543
Issue Number	Issue 12, Dec (2015)
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-pel/8/12
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0102
Journal	IET Power Electronics
Publisher Date	2015-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	© The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Subject Keyword	C-silicon PV Module Cost Cost Reduction Crystalline Silicon Electrical Energy Cost Elemental Semiconductor Energy Supply Global Cumulative PV Power Photoelectric Conversion Photovoltaic Cell Photovoltaic Module PV Material PV System Renewable Energy Technology Silicon Solar Cell And Array
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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