The high cost of power from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has been a major deterrent to the
technology's market penetration. Proponents have argued, however, that typical analyses …

Numerous exhaustive analyses of the economic assessment of conventional PV systems
are available in the literature. However, there is a lack of these studies concerning High …

To quantify the potential value of technological advances to the photovoltaics (PV) sector,
this paper examines the impact of changes to key PV module and system parameters on the …

Concentrating solar power (CSP) capacity has expanded slower than other renewable
technologies and its costs are still high. Until now, there have been too few CSP projects to …

Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) is an important metric which provides one way to
compare the economic competitiveness of different electricity generation systems, calculated …

High-concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) modules incorporate solar cells, optical devices,
cooling mechanisms, and other elements in an assembly to provide the functions required to …

Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) is an alternative to flat-plate module photovoltaic (PV)
technology. The bankability of CPV projects is an important issue to pave the way toward a …

The installed capacity of global and US photovoltaic (PV) systems has soared in recent
years, driven by declining PV prices and government incentives. The US Department of …

To determine whether solar electricity (that is, electricity generated by photovoltaics) is, on
an average, more valuable—in market terms—than the electricity generated in power …

The recent announcements of a wide variety of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power
projects provide evidence that utility-scale PV is now reaching levels that are price …