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- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Copyright
- Copyright 1981 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
- Subject
- Review Articles
- ISSN
- 1543-5938
- DOI
- 10.1146/annurev.eg.06.110181.000245
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Five years have passed since Fred Morse and I wrote the review article on solar energy that appeared in the first volume of (1). Annual Review o Energy f Much has occurred in those years, and in no energy area has change article is to provide a review of the major events and trends of that five-year been faster or more dramatic than in solar energy. The purpose of this period. Although the treatment of each topic is of necessity brief, this review ring in solar energy technology. may provide a useful perspective on the complex and rapid changes occur During the last five years, Annual Review ofEnergy has published a series of reviews on individual topics in solar energy and related areas. Merriam (2) reviewed concluded that of these, wind energy has the best prospect for a significant contribution to world energy supplies. Anderson & Michal (3) reviewed the passive solar energy designs that are now gaining wide recognition of their performance, cost-effectiveness, and suitability to many architectural styles. Costello wind, wave, and tidal energy resources and technologies, and and market status of photovoltaic conversion, and sketched a scenario of future photovoltaic commercialization. Bolton ongoing research on
Journal
Annual Review of Environment and Resources – Annual Reviews
Published: Nov 1, 1981