Photovoltaics Archives

Environment

Solar Grand Plans Start Answering Basic Questions

Solar is a great theoretical answer to climate concerns and energy independence. Although some nettlesome questions keep it from becoming a practical solution, skyrocketing oil makes some answers more palatable.

Joan Melcher

Environment

Electrifying the Developed World

The German experience offers an excellent model for creating a solar cell marketplace.

John Perlin

Environment

Solar Cells From Space to Earth

How the in-space success of the world's first solar cell-powered satellite encouraged their commercialization across the globe.

John Perlin

Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea

John Perlin chronicles solar electrical generation from wishful thinking to realized dream.

John Perlin

Environment

Workhorse of the Solar Industry

When people think of solar these days, photovoltaics, or solar cells, pop into their heads. But there is just so much more than merely PV when it comes to solar devices.

John Perlin