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Recent progress and future prospects for Japan's photovoltaic power generating systems—towards a genesis project
Author(s) -
Kuwano Yukinori
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<53::aid-pip312>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , solar energy , power (physics) , systems engineering , engineering , engineering physics , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Solar cells represent a critical technology for overcoming a number of global environmental problems and energy problems. This paper will review the history of photovoltaic research in Japan, its current status and application technologies of solar cells, concluding with a discussion of the prospects for a future global‐scale energy supply system based on solar cells. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.