Welcome back, where we pick up on our 12th photovoltaics miniseries entry, “Jimmy Carter’s War Against PV.” Surprised? Read on. Our miniseries features physicist and author John Perlin. The idea for this series was developed to correspond with the UN’s 2015 Year of Light. Perlin’s book, “Let It Shine: The … [continued]
Welcome to our tenth entry about the first practical solar cell. This miniseries is a celebration of the UN’s 2015 Year of Light featuring John Perlin, author of “Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy.” For those who may have missed an episode in this miniseries, here is what … [continued]
This eighth entry about the element silicon celebrates the UN’s 2015 Year of Light. We feature John Perlin, author of “Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy,” who examines at the impact of the semiconductor revolution and its principal material, silicon. In the last episode Mr. Perlin pointed out … [continued]
Photovoltaic dreaming, our fifth entry on solar power commercialization in our CleanTechnica miniseries celebrating the UN’s 2015 Year of Light, is based on physicist John Perlin’s writings in his book Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. Perlin’s work is the only book that has thoroughly chronicled the development and application of solar throughout … [continued]
This CleanTechnica miniseries about photovoltaics, celebrating the UN’s 2015 Year of Light, is the fourth article of seven. We continue our dialogue with physicist John Perlin, author of Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. Perlin’s expertise on the subject provides an excellent archive for any person wishing … [continued]
In a discussion today about solar energy and the coming Year of Light, author John Perlin helped enlighten me about the importance of the solar cell (photovoltaic systems) as a source for renewable electrical energy. What is the single most significant consideration in designing a PV system, as opposed to … [continued]
