Lectures
- 1. Background I
- 2. Background II
- 3. Charge excitation and conduction I
- 4. Charge excitation and conduction II
- 5. Charge separation I
- 6. Charge separation II
- 7. Charge collection, and the solar cell device
- 8. Review
- 9. Crystalline silicon solar cells
- 10. Crystalline silicon solar cells II
- 11. Thin Films
- 12. Review
- 13. Guest Lecture
- 14. Developing technologies
- 15. Photoelectric conversion efficiency
- 16. Photoelectric conversion efficiency II
- 17. Modules, systems, and reliability
- 18. Cost and manufacturability
- 19. Price, markets, and subsidies
Fundamentals of Photovoltaics - Lecture 19
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Lecture 19 - Price, markets, and subsidies
Price and markets: what sets price (and profit), energy future and overview of renewable energy sources, economics and market dynamics. Fluctuations in supply and demand, drivers for oversupply/undersupply conditions, and what this means for profits.
Prof. Tonio Buonassisi
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