| AAPPS Bulletin Vol.13 No.3 June 2003 |
Highlight of the Issue : New Energy Option for the 21st Century
Recent Progress in Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (PDF,608KB)
Yoshihiro Hamakawa,Ritsumeikan University, Japan
abstract---
A review is given on some important roles of the solar PV technology
in sustainable development of the 21st century civilization. Firstly,
the motivations of the industrial developments attributable to the energy
revolutions since James WattÅfs steam engine of the 18th century
are discussed. The transitions of natural resources from solid (coal),
liquid (oil) and gas (LNG, LPG) are closely related to not only the
economy of mass production, storage, and transportation but also environmental
issues. Secondly, a brief discussion is given on Ågthe 3E
TrilemmaÅh which is the most important issue that we are facing in
the 21st centuryÅfs civilization life. Thirdly, a new strategy for the
renewable energy promotion, the so called ÅgFundamental Principle to Promote New Energy Development
and Utilization,Åh and its action plan for the PV technology development up to the year
of 2010 are introduced. In the final part of the paper, the prospect of future industrialization of
photovoltaics is discussed, and then the possible new roles to contribute to global environmental
issues by the PV system developments are introduced.
Keywords: PV System, 3E-trilemma, environmental issue, clean energy revolution, new sunshine project,
renewable energy
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