Crystalline silicon photovoltaics: A cost analysis framework for determining technology pathways to reach baseload electricity costs

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 5874-5883

  Powell, D M ^a   Winkler, M T ^a   Choi, H J ^a   Simmons, C B ^a   Needleman, D Berney ^a   Buonassisi, T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BASELOAD; COST ANALYSIS; COST MODELS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; ELECTRICITY COSTS; FABRICATION COST; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; LINE-OF-SIGHT; MANUFACTURING INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT; MARKET IMPACTS; MODULE MANUFACTURING; MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DOMAINS; RESEARCH NEEDS; SILICON ABSORBERS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RESEARCH; SILICON;

SILICON WAFERS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICON;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857568078     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2ee03489a     Document Type: Review

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