Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Trajectories and challenges
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- Authors
- Haegel, N. M., Margolis, R., Buonassisi, T., Feldman, D., Froitzheim, A., Garabedian, R., Green, M., Glunz, S., Henning, H.-M., Holder, B., Kaizuka, I., Kroposki, B., Matsubara, K., Niki, S., Sakurai, K., Schindler, R. A., Tumas, W., Weber, E. R., Wilson, G., Woodhouse, M., & Kurtz, S.
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- 2017-04-14
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- 356
- Issue
- 6334
- Pages
- 141-143
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- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2606792998
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- 389
- References
- 8
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- 31.35
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- Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Photovoltaics Director's Fund
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › solar cell performance optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Keywords
- solar energy, energy policy, business innovation, technological innovation, renewable energy deployment
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