Solar energy: Principles and possibilities

Science Progress

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-112

  Rhodes, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Dye sensitized solar cells; Gr tzel cells; Peak oil; Photovoltaics; Quantum dots; Satellites; Solar energy; Solar power; Space based solar power; Thermal solar power; Thin film cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952467268     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685010X12626410325807     Document Type: Article

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