Photovoltaic electricity is increasingly competitive with conventional electricity generation, and cost analyses are now being developed for early-stage technologies. A recent techno-economic analysis looks at thin-film tandem photovoltaics to inform research directions.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Goodrich, A. C. et al. Energy Environ. Sci. 6, 2811–2821 (2013).
Sivaram, V. & Kann, S. Nat. Energy 1, 16036 (2016).
Sofia, S. E. et al. Nat. Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0126-z (2018).
Green, M. Nat. Energy 1, 15015 (2016).
Mailoa, J. P. et al. Energy Environ. Sci. 9, 2644–2653 (2016).
Powell, D. M. et al. IEEE J. Photovolt. 3, 662–668 (2013).
Jones-Albertus, R., Feldman, D., Fu, R., Horowitz, K. & Woodhouse, M. Prog. Photovolt. 24, 1272–1283 (2016).
Chang, N. L. et al. Prog. Photovolt: Res. Appl. 25, 390–405 (2017).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Egan, R.J., Chang, N.L. When every cent counts. Nat Energy 3, 361–362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0148-6
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0148-6
- Springer Nature Limited