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Technical and economic opportunities for CdTe PV at the turn of the millennium
Author(s) -
Meyers Peter V.,
Albright Scot P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(200001/02)8:1<161::aid-pip307>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - cadmium telluride photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , market penetration , polycrystalline silicon , business , order (exchange) , environmental economics , industrial organization , engineering physics , commerce , telecommunications , electrical engineering , economics , engineering , nanotechnology , marketing , materials science , finance , layer (electronics) , thin film transistor
A variety of issues face the photovoltaic (PV) industry in order to meet a market penetration goal of more than a gigawatt per year in worldwide sales before the year 2020. Although the PV market is dominated by silicon‐based technology, it is not reasonable to project installed system prices of below $1·50/W in the next 5 or even 20 years without including the impact of polycrystalline thin films. Polycrystalline thin‐film technologies, including cadmium telluride (CdTe)‐based technologies, are a viable option for enabling lower costs, more rapid market expansion, and gigawatt/yr annual sales. A number of issues must be resolved in order to demonstrate a competitive price of energy to the customer in the range of the $0·11–0·16/kWh. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.