Solar Solution: The next industrial revolution
Journal article, 2008
The industrial revolution 200 years ago freed society from the limitations of bioenergy and brought tremendous growth but also huge environmental problems. Now, a new generation of modular technologies based on advanced materials enables efficient conversion of solar energy and carries the seeds of a new industrial revolution.
Solar energy
nanotechnology
climate change
transition
energy
industrial revolution
solar cells
photovoltaics
Author
Björn Sandén
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Environmental Systems Analysis
Materials Today
1369-7021 (ISSN) 18734103 (eISSN)
Vol. 11 12 22-24Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Other Environmental Engineering
Economics and Business
DOI
10.1016/S1369-7021(08)70249-9