From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar ElectricityHarvard University Press, 2002 - 224 oldal From Space to Earth tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaics, the use of solar cells to convert the sun's energy into electricity. John Perlin's painstaking research results in a fascinating account of the development of this technology, from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy to its high-visibility success in the space program, to its current position as a versatile and promising power source. |
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... solar electricity / John Perlin . p . cm . Originally published : Ann Arbor , MI : Aatec Publications , 1999 . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-674-01013-2 1. Solar power plants — History . 2. Photovoltaic power ...
... solar electricity / John Perlin . p . cm . Originally published : Ann Arbor , MI : Aatec Publications , 1999 . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-674-01013-2 1. Solar power plants — History . 2. Photovoltaic power ...
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... power . Although technically successful , none of their approaches proved commercially sustainable . The hope of economically pro- ducing electricity with solar energy would have ended if not for the advent of photovoltaics , the direct ...
... power . Although technically successful , none of their approaches proved commercially sustainable . The hope of economically pro- ducing electricity with solar energy would have ended if not for the advent of photovoltaics , the direct ...
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The Story of Solar Electricity John Perlin. Chapter Three The Dream Becomes Real 25 In spring 1953 , while researching silicon and its possible applications for elec- tronics , Gerald Pearson , a physicist at Bell Laboratories ...
The Story of Solar Electricity John Perlin. Chapter Three The Dream Becomes Real 25 In spring 1953 , while researching silicon and its possible applications for elec- tronics , Gerald Pearson , a physicist at Bell Laboratories ...
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The Story of Solar Electricity John Perlin. Chapter Eleven Father Verspieren Preaches the Solar Gospel 103 When the great drought hit the Sahel region of Africa in the 1970s , almost every- one viewed the unrelenting sun as the problem ...
The Story of Solar Electricity John Perlin. Chapter Eleven Father Verspieren Preaches the Solar Gospel 103 When the great drought hit the Sahel region of Africa in the 1970s , almost every- one viewed the unrelenting sun as the problem ...
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... power user . At this writing , however , solar electricity still costs more than power from existing overhead utility lines . Many believe that only by devis- ing new ways to make solar cells will their price drop low enough to compete ...
... power user . At this writing , however , solar electricity still costs more than power from existing overhead utility lines . Many believe that only by devis- ing new ways to make solar cells will their price drop low enough to compete ...
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