Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Advanced Solar Cells Technologies and PV Market

Selected results in modelling and numerical simulation of advanced solar cells obtained by the Solar Energy Group from the Faculty of Applied Sciences of PUB (SEG-FSA) are highlighted. The opportunities for PV development together with the world PV market performances, relevant European PV market features and the forecasts until 2018 are discussed.

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