Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use
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- 9 February 2007
- journal article
- special perspectives
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 315 (5813) , 798-801
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1137014
Abstract
At present, solar energy conversion technologies face cost and scalability hurdles in the technologies required for a complete energy system. To provide a truly widespread primary energy source, solar energy must be captured, converted, and stored in a cost-effective fashion. New developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and the materials and physical sciences may enable step-change approaches to cost-effective, globally scalable systems for solar energy use.Keywords
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