Feasibility of low cost silicon solar cells.Future costs of silicon solar cells are projected on the basis of more than a thousand-fold increase in volume. If no major application of new manufacturing technology is made, the cost remains excessive for any large scale energy system. However, the development of a multiple-ribbon crystal growth process could permit a 300-fold reduction in cell costs to about $375/kW of cell output.
Document ID
19730029449
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Currin, C. G.
Smith, W. A. (Dow Corning Corp. Hemlock, Mich., United States)
Ling, K. S. (Globe-Union, Inc. El Monte, Calif., United States)
Ralph, E. L. (Textron, Inc. Sylmar, Calif., United States)
Stirn, R. J. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)