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
Solar energyScalabilityEnergy costComputer scienceEnergy transformationEnergy engineeringEfficient energy useProcess engineeringBiochemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceNanotechnologyEngineeringMaterials scienceArchitectural engineeringElectrical engineeringPhysics
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- 2007
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- Volume
- 315
- Issue
- 5813
- Pages
- 798-801
- Citations
- 2341
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Nathan S. Lewis
(2007).
Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use.
Science
, 315
(5813)
, 798-801.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1137014
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1137014