Economically sustainable scaling of photovoltaics to meet climate targets

Paths to future growth in photovoltaics manufacturing

(2016) Paul A. Basore   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Passivating boron silicate glasses for co-diffused high-efficiency n-type silicon solar cell application

(2015) Josh Engelhardt et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 47)

(2015) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Economic Measurements of Polysilicon for the Photovoltaic Industry: Market Competition and Manufacturing Competitiveness

(2015) Ran Fu et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Potential Gain in Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by n-Type Doping

(2015) Florian Schindler et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Resistive Power Loss Analysis of PV Modules Made From Halved 15.6 × 15.6 cm2 Silicon PERC Solar Cells With Efficiencies up to 20.0%

(2015) Jens Muller et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Using the sun to decarbonize the power sector: The economic potential of photovoltaics and concentrating solar power

(2014) Robert Carl Pietzcker et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

An innovation-focused roadmap for a sustainable global photovoltaic industry

(2014) Cheng Zheng et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Minority-carrier lifetime and defect content of n-type silicon grown by the noncontact crucible method

(2014) Maulid Kivambe et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets

(2014) P. Friedlingstein et al.   Nature Geoscience

Manufacturing 100-µm-thick silicon solar cells with efficiencies greater than 20% in a pilot production line

(2014) Barbara Terheiden et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Laser-fired contact for n-type crystalline Si solar cells

(2014) Jianbo He et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Unified methodology for determining CTM ratios: Systematic prediction of module power

(2014) Ingrid Haedrich et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The energy payback time of advanced crystalline silicon PV modules in 2020: a prospective study

(2013) Sander A. Mann et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Re-considering the economics of photovoltaic power

(2013) Morgan Bazilian et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A wafer-based monocrystalline silicon photovoltaics road map: Utilizing known technology improvement opportunities for further reductions in manufacturing costs

(2013) Alan Goodrich et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The case for organic photovoltaics

(2013) Seth B. Darling et al.   RSC Advances

Modeling the Cost and Minimum Sustainable Price of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the United States

(2013) Douglas M. Powell et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Silicon Crystal Growth and Wafer Technologies

(2012) G. Fisher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE

Perspectives on the pathways for cadmium telluride photovoltaic module manufacturers to address expected increases in the price for tellurium

(2012) Michael Woodhouse et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

What is the global potential for renewable energy?

(2011) Patrick Moriarty et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Emission pathways consistent with a 2 °C global temperature limit

(2011) Joeri Rogelj et al.   Nature Climate Change

Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power, Part I: Technologies, energy resources, quantities and areas of infrastructure, and materials

(2010) Mark Z. Jacobson et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Photovoltaics: Life-cycle analyses

(2010) V.M. Fthenakis et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Materials Availability Expands the Opportunity for Large-Scale Photovoltaics Deployment

(2009) Cyrus Wadia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Estimates of te and in prices from direct mining of known ores

(2009) Martin A. Green   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030

(2009) Mark Z. Jacobson et al.   SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Ultraviolet light test and evaluation methods for encapsulants of photovoltaic modules

(2009) Michael D. Kempe   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Material considerations for terawatt level deployment of photovoltaics

(2007) Andrea Feltrin et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY