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Title: Photovoltaics program plan, FY 1991--FY 1995

Abstract

This program plan describes the goals and philosophy of DOE National Photovoltaics Program and its major research and development activities for fiscal years (FY) 1991 through 1995. The plan represents a consensus among researchers and manufacturers, as well as current and potential users of photovoltaics (PV). It defines the activites that we believe are necessary to continue the rapid progress toward acceptance of photovoltaics as a serious candidate for cost-competitive electric power generation by the utility, transportation, buildings, and industrial sectors. A succesful National Photovoltaics Program will help achieve many of our national priorities. The mission of the National Photovoltaics Program is to help US industry to develop photovoltaic technology for large-scale generation of economically competitive electric power in the United States, making PV a significant part of our national energy mix. To fully achieve this, we must continue to work toward the long-term goals established in our previous program plan: reducing the price of delivered electricity to 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), increasing lifetimes to 30 years, and increasing module efficiencies to 15% for flat-plate and 25% for concentrator technologies. If progress continues at its current pace, we expect that the PV industry will have installed atmore » least 1000 megawatts (MW) of capacity in the United States and 500 MW internationally by the year 2000.« less

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6274232
Report Number(s):
DOE/CH/10093-92
ON: DE91002139
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PLANNING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; CAPACITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; INDUSTRY; MARKET; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THIN FILMS; CHEMICAL COATING; CONVERSION; DEPOSITION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EQUIPMENT; FILMS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER PLANTS; SEMIMETALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SURFACE COATING; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion; 140600 - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems; 141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators; 360601 - Other Materials- Preparation & Manufacture

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@article{osti_6274232,
title = {Photovoltaics program plan, FY 1991--FY 1995},
author = {Not Available},
abstractNote = {This program plan describes the goals and philosophy of DOE National Photovoltaics Program and its major research and development activities for fiscal years (FY) 1991 through 1995. The plan represents a consensus among researchers and manufacturers, as well as current and potential users of photovoltaics (PV). It defines the activites that we believe are necessary to continue the rapid progress toward acceptance of photovoltaics as a serious candidate for cost-competitive electric power generation by the utility, transportation, buildings, and industrial sectors. A succesful National Photovoltaics Program will help achieve many of our national priorities. The mission of the National Photovoltaics Program is to help US industry to develop photovoltaic technology for large-scale generation of economically competitive electric power in the United States, making PV a significant part of our national energy mix. To fully achieve this, we must continue to work toward the long-term goals established in our previous program plan: reducing the price of delivered electricity to 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), increasing lifetimes to 30 years, and increasing module efficiencies to 15% for flat-plate and 25% for concentrator technologies. If progress continues at its current pace, we expect that the PV industry will have installed at least 1000 megawatts (MW) of capacity in the United States and 500 MW internationally by the year 2000.},
doi = {10.2172/6274232},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
}
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