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Bindex 369..412 369 Index a aerospace companies Aachen 285. See also Stawag in the PV sector 110 feed-in tariffs 118, 284 Affirma Aachen, University of Isofotón 215 Lindmayer, Joseph 168 Agenda 21 116 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Agip 219 246, 247. See also ADMA-OPCO Pragma 108 ACORE. See American Council on agro-photovoltaics Renewable Energy Fraunhofer ISE 155 ADMA-OPCO 246, 247 air mass 11 Advanced Micro Devices 83 definition 339 Advanced Photovoltaic Systems in test standards 273 (APS) 91 Alba Corporation BP Solar 208 Isofotón 215 Chronar 209 albedo effect 53, 67 Advanced Technology Program. See Alicudi Island project 211 NIST-ATP Allen, Jonathan AEG Solartechnik Kiss, Zoltan 165 ASE 205 Allison, Dr. John 197 Fraunhofer ISE 251 Alpha Real 234 Hoffmann, Winfried 162 net metering 40 Mertig, Dieter 201 Real, Markus 177 profile & peopleCOPYRIGHTED 200 solar MATERIAL car race 44 Schmidt, Eckehard 201 Alsthom top-5 producer 268 de Franclieu, Robert 151 UNSW-SPREE 258 Remy, Claude 178 AEG-Telefunken. See AEG Altener Programme 260 Solartechnik Alvesalo, Dr. Tapio 35, 106, 197 aeroplanes, solar-powered Fabre, Emmanuel 152 232 interview 308 The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics, First Edition. Philip R. Wolfe. 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. Published 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 370 Index Alvesalo, Dr. Tapio (Continued) Antec Solar 58, 268 Neste 108, 239 Bonnet, Dieter 148 profile & career 140 anti-reflective coatings 52 American Council on Renewable Apollo 11 231 Energy (ACORE) 183 Apollon Solar American Solar Energy Society de Franclieu, Robert 152 Böer, Karl 147 Applied Materials 268 Amoco 91, 268 Eberspacher, Chris 196 acquisition of 230 Gay, Charlie 154 Lindmayer, Joseph 168 HCT Shaping Systems 237 Solarex 106, 108, 229 Hoffmann, Winfried 162 Amoco/Enron Solar 229 Applied Solar Energy amorphous silicon (α-Si) 59, 62, 91, Corporation 267 165, 292 Berman, Elliot 145 applications 36, 37, 126 block-buys 276 cell efficiency record 272 Applied Solar Energy GmbH. See ASE companies 60, 165, 166, 179, 201, April Fool’s Day 295 203, 204, 208, 211, 216, 220–222, Archer, Dr. Mary 196 224, 229, 230, 234, 238, 240 books 318 definition 339 Arco Solar 15, 47, 51, 57 discovery 59, 249 Aschenbrenner, Peter 141 hybrids 60, 63, 158, 203, 204 Atlantic Richfield 108 low light performance 60, 166 Berman, Elliot 145 market penetration 134, 136 Blieden, Dick 145, 196 multi-junction 60, 63 block-buys 276 patent 91, 208, 220, 315 Carrisa Plain project 20, 41, 42, 109, researchers 141, 142, 146, 149, 150, 148, 203, 211 158, 162, 165, 166, 173, 175, 184, cell efficiency record 272 185, 248, 249, 258 distributors 85 solar cell structure 59 Dyer, Tom 196 stability 59 ECD 203, 211 thin film 345 exhibitions 292 Anderson, Jerry Harper, Brian 159 Arco Solar 203 Jester, Terry 162 Anderson, Robert Kaufman, Bob 196, 268 Atlantic Richfield 202 leading producer 203 Angewandte Solarenergie. See ASE Lugo project 41, 148 Annan, Robert (Bud) 197 McKenzie, Peter 196 US Department of Energy 265 Muhn, Rob 196, 206 World Bank 266 Nagib, Salama 206 Ansaldo 268 overseas offices 141 EPIA 261 patent 91 Eurosolare 220 potential management buy-out 113 Index 371 profile & people 201 ASES. See American Solar Energy PV Electric 44 Society SEIA 265 Asia/Pacific PVSEC Conference. See Showa-Shell 111, 224 Conferences, Asia-Pacific Siemens 111, 204, 225 award 301 solar fridge 35 Asia Sustainable and Alternative solar modules 44, 65, 67 Energy Program (ASTAE) Solar Technology International World Bank 266 194, 202 Asociación de la Industria Fotovoltaica SolarWorld 196, 202, 204 (ASIF) 113 Spiers, David 240 Assosolare 113 successor website 329 Simoni, Giovanni 182 thin films 60, 63 AstroPower Corporation 50 top producer 268 Aschenbrenner, Peter 142 Yerkes, Bill 194 Barnett, Allen 143 Arnault, Ron 148, 195, 196, 203 profile & people 206 array structures 19, 71 silicon film 55 adjustable tilt 71 on stock market 112 Asahi Glass 110 top-5 producer 268 Asbach, Frank 106, 196 Astrosystems Inc Aschenbrenner, Peter 16, 109 AstroPower 206 Arco Solar 204 Atersa AstroPower 206 AstroPower 206 Hubert Aulich 142 Atlantic Richfield. See also Arco Solar interview 308 Arco Solar 108, 113 profile & career 141 atomic energy. See nuclear energy PV Electric 142 ATS 56, 268 Siemens 204, 225 de Franclieu, Robert 152 Stanford University 257 Photowatt 219 SunPower 233 Remy, Claude 178 ASE (Angewandte Solarenergie) 111 Woerner, Klaus 219 DASA 201 AT&T 247 Gay, Charlie 154 auction 292 Hoffmann, Winfried 162 Cannes 1980 88 Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohn Aulich, Dr. Hubert (MBB) 267 Aschenbrenner, Peter 142 Nukem 216 interview 308 Phototronics Solartechnik (PST) profile & career 142 234 PV Electric 142 profile & people 205 PV Silicon 235 top-5 producer 268 Siemens 225 ASE America 205 Aurora Solar Car 44 372 Index Austria storage 21 solar policies 127 battery chargers automated production 202, 229 solar-powered 38 Automatic Power 28 battery monitoring 73 Autovent BayWa-r.e. solar ventilator for cars 37 Simoni, Giovanni 182 availability of energy 26 Becquerel, Antoine César 9 azimuth angle 11 Becquerel, Edmond 9 Azur satellite 201 Becquerel family 3, 9 Becquerel Prize b profile & winners 300 Baccini, Prof. Peter Bell Laboratories 3, 11, 15, 267 Real, Markus 177 Goetzberger, Adolf 155 Backus, Dr. Charles NREL 254 awards 290, 300 Raisbeck, Gordon 29 Bacon, Nancy Benemann, Joachim 197 ECD 265 awards 294, 301 Bailey, Dr. Sheila books 236 conferences 297 EPIA 261 NASA 196 Flachglas Solartechnik 235 balance-of-system interview 307, 315 cost 98 profile & career 143 definition 339 Bergé Group Balance-of-Systems Specialists 44, 73 Isofotón 215 bandgap 14, 56–58, 60 Berkeley, University of California Barnett, Allen 106 at 61 AstroPower 206 Berlin railway station 66, 302 awards 143, 291, 300, 302 solar roof 39 conferences 290 Berman, Dr. Elliot 4 Delaware University 248 Arco Solar 202 interview 307 interview 308, 318 profile & career 143 profile & career 144 SEIA 265 Solar Power Corporation 106, 226 Barthez, Roland Bern University Total Energie 233 solar car race 44 Battelle Institute Bevan, Godfrey Bonnet, Dieter 148 interview 308 batteries 72 UK Department of Energy 286 cost 98 Beyond Petroleum 108, 208 lead-acid 21 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited life 22 (BHEL) 267 nickel-metal-hydride 173, 211 bifacial modules sealed 21, 72 Isofotón 214 Index 373 bifacial solar cell 53, 66, 67, 169, 214, conferences 289 253 Delaware University 247 biomass energy 27 interview 308, 318 Bishop, Dr. James profile & career 146 JRC Ispra 252 Shell 223 Bjørseth, Dr. Alf 196 Bonda, John 197 Blaesser, Dr. Gerd awards 294, 301 JRC Ispra 252 Bonda Prize 302 Blakers, Dr. Andrew EPIA 114, 171, 261 UNSW-SPREE 258 profile & career 147 Blättler, Theo 284 Shell-Eskom 41 Blieden, Richard (Dick) 196 Bonda Prize 66, 302 Berman, Elliot 145 inaugurated 147 Block-buys, JPL 119, 133, 276, 278, profile & winners 302 367 Bonnet, Dr. Dieter 58, 197 blocking diode 65 awards 148, 301 block purchases 117 conferences 289 Bloss, Prof. Werner 58, 197 profile & career 148 awards 146, 294, 300, 302 Boomer 240 conferences 292 Booth, Roger Hoffmann, Winfried 161 Shell International 224 Nukem 216 Borschberg, André profile & career 145 solar-powered plane 45 Stuttgart University (IPE) 257 Bos, Herman Blue Mountain Energy Shell-Eskom 41 Firor, Kay 109 Boston College BMC Solartechnik 268 Willis, Bob 192 EPIA 261 Boston University BMFT 124, 334 Berman, Elliot 144 AEG-Telefunken 201 Botswana MITI Japan 264 solar policies 127 1000 roofs 285 Bouverat, Philip 238 Stuttgart University 257 BP Solar 57, 91, 92, 111 boats Advanced Photovoltaic solar power for 44, 67, 70, 81 Systems 209 Boeing Company 110, 194, 267 British Petroleum 108 Spectrolab 231 Bruton, Tim 196 Yerkes, Bill 195 EPIA 261 Böer Medal 147, 248 Evans, Dick 196 profile & winners 302 IES-UPM 253 Böer, Prof. Karl 58, 198 leading producer 208 awards 147 liquidation 113 books 147, 318, 328 profile & people 207 374 Index BP Solar (Continued ) books 314 Saturn modules 70, 208, 258 Stanford University 257 Shah, Dipesh 180 Budapest, Technical University of Shimp, Harry 208 Lindmayer, Joseph 168 top producer 268 Bundesministerium für Forschung und UNSW-SPREE 258 Technologie. See BMFT Wohlgemuth, John 196 Bundestag Wolfe, Philip 192 solar roof 39 Brandhorst, Dr. Henry 58, 254 Burgdorf, Switzerland awards 290, 300 feed-in tariffs 284, 285 conferences 290 Burke, Lt Col Allan NASA 196 Prince, Morton 175 Brannigan, Stuart Bush, President George (Sr) 120 EPIA 261 administration 255 Brazil Business Council for Sustainable solar policies 127 Energy British Broadcasting Corporation 300 Sklar, Scott 183 British Petroleum 108, 207 Butt, Sheldon Amoco 91 SEIA 264 BP Solar 108, 113 bypass diode 65, 75 Lucas Industries 111 British Photovoltaic Association c (PV-UK) 113 Cable & Wireless 247 Hill, Bob 161 Cabraal, Dr. Anil McNelis, Bernard 171 awards 267, 302 Wolfe, Philip 193 books 267 Brookhaven National Laboratory World Bank 266 NREL 255 cadmium 91 US DOE 266 toxicity 58 Browne, John cadmium-sulphide (CdS) 58, 59, 292 books 316 companies 58, 216, 223, 233 BP 230 researchers 146, 148, 161, 173, 248 Brown & Root 247 window layer 62 Brullet, Miguel (architect) 39 cadmium-sulphide/copper-sulphide Brusseau, William (Bill) 196 (Cusub2/subS/CdS). See Solar Power Corporation 227 cadmium-sulphide (CdS) Bruton, Dr. Timothy (Tim) 196 cadmium-telluride (CdTe) 58 BP Solar 208 cell efficiency record 272 ’MUSIC FM’ report 316 companies 58, 148, 208, 230, 233 BSW-Solar 113 researchers 148, 195, 240, 248, Cramer, Günther 150 257 Hoffmann, Winfried 162 solar cell 58 Bube, Prof. Richard thin film 345 Index 375 Cadonau, Gallus Carrisa Plain project. See Arco Solar solar car races 44 cars, solar-powered 43 calculators Carter, President James (Jimmy) 119 solar-powered 36 administration 255 Caldwell, James (Jim) 91, 107, 197 awards 302 Arco Solar 204 Goldsmith, Dr.
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