The Solar Generation

The Solar Generation
Technology and regional trends (Figs 5.3 and 5.4 from the book)
AuthorPhilip R Wolfe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSolar energy
Renewable Energy
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons; copyright IEEE
Publication date
2018
Publication placeUSA (author UK)
Media typepaperback and electronic versions
Pages411
ISBN978-1-119-42558-8

The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics is a 2018 book by Philip R Wolfe published by John Wiley & Sons[1] and the IEEE. It describes the early years of the solar power sector, covering in particular the years between 1973 and 1999.

The author's foreword says[2] this was a period when solar power was "discounted as an irrelevance", but he "confidently predicts that it will be the world's largest energy source" within his lifetime.

The book covers specifically solar photovoltaic power generation for terrestrial uses. It does not deal with space applications of solar cells, nor solar thermal energy including CSP.

  1. ^ "The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics". Wiley. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Philip (2018). The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics. Wiley / IEEE Press. p. 411. ISBN 9781119425588.