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The future of solar energy : an interdisciolinary MIT study

This study is the seventh in the MIT Energy Initiative’s “Future of” series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and important issues involving energy and the environment. Previous studies in this series have focused on energy supply technologies that play important roles in electri...

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Main Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2020
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Solar energy
Online Access:http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/13926
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-139262020-06-03T06:17:42Z The future of solar energy : an interdisciolinary MIT study Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solar energy This study is the seventh in the MIT Energy Initiative’s “Future of” series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and important issues involving energy and the environment. Previous studies in this series have focused on energy supply technologies that play important roles in electric power systems and on the electricity grid itself. In contrast, solar energy, the focus of this study, accounts for only about 1% of electricity generation in the United States and globally. We believe a focus on solar technologies is nonetheless warranted because, as we discuss at several points in this study, the use of solar energy to generate electricity at very large scale is likely to be an essential component of any serious strategy to mitigate global climate change 2020-06-03T06:17:42Z 2020-06-03T06:17:42Z 2015 Book http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/13926 en Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The future of solar energy : an interdisciolinary MIT study
description This study is the seventh in the MIT Energy Initiative’s “Future of” series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and important issues involving energy and the environment. Previous studies in this series have focused on energy supply technologies that play important roles in electric power systems and on the electricity grid itself. In contrast, solar energy, the focus of this study, accounts for only about 1% of electricity generation in the United States and globally. We believe a focus on solar technologies is nonetheless warranted because, as we discuss at several points in this study, the use of solar energy to generate electricity at very large scale is likely to be an essential component of any serious strategy to mitigate global climate change
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