Solar Photovoltaic Projects in the Mainstream Power Market (Electronic book text)

Around the world the falling price of components and growth of policy support is making solar photovoltaics (PV) an increasingly attractive investment. However, people planning to develop large PV projects face many unique challenges and pitfalls, and as a rapidly expanding sector key lessons continue to be learned. In this book Philip Wolfe, solar pioneer of more than thirty years' standing, shares his experience and insights which will give PV developers a solid foundation from which to construct their own projects.

Divided into two main sections, the first part of the book gives an accessible overview of the PV project development process, including: technology basics; economics of PV; structuring, planning (including siting, planning and connection issues), building and operating solar projects, and other PV applications. The second part goes into greater detail on these issues as well as giving insights into the history and business of PV, financing and regulation as well as more technical aspects of system design. This section is illustrated by extensive case studies from around the world, as well as though interviews with other leading figures in the PV industry.

Highly illustrated and presenting a wealth of easily readable information, this is a vital first point of call for anyone with a commercial, professional, financial, engineering or political interest in the development of PV power projects.