Solar photovoltaic
Dr Fred Morse is a veteran of the solar industry. He started out in solar assessing the viability of the resource for Nixon, helped save the industry when a report by the NRC at the time was trying to close down the US Department of Energy Solar programs and he now is pushing forward with Abengoa's Solana plant and the industry in general as head of the CSP division Solar Energy Industries Association. Dr Morse speaks to Matthew
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has dominated the development of standard photovoltaics cells since the mid 1980s and Professor Martin Green has been at the head of the UNSW efforts since the late 1970s. From BP buying into the UNSW's photovoltaic technology in the 80s to the UNSW's recent relationship with Suntech, the UNSW has been at the forefront of photovoltaic development and commecialisation globally.
Taking more solar electricity from commercial rooftops and doing it cheaper. Rick Russell tells how Soliant Energy are planning to do just that, using concentrating photovoltaic technology that tracks the sun.
This morning on Beyond Zero we’re interviewing Dr Mark Wanlass, researcher at the National Center for Photovoltaics, a division of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory ( aka NREL). Dr Wanlass is the principal scientist in a new type of multi-junction cell that improves performance, and reduces weight and cost.
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